CategoryMagic The Gathering

Cubers Anonymous – The Black Plague

Today Justin focuses on black, the worst performing color in Cube right now. He tells you how it got to be this way and what problems the color has and goes over some things he tried to make black better in his cube.

The Best Team

Worlds 2007 finalist Patrick Chapin goes over the value of having a good playtesting group, how to choose the right people to work with, and what you can do to get to the next level with your team.

Magic: The Newsening – Episode 11

Be prepared to laugh and find out what’s been going on in the Magic: The Gathering world lately in this installment of Magic: The Newsening.

Teamwork: Krenko’s Command

Valeriy Shunkov has had a lot of experience working with a team for playtesting, so he’d like to pass his knowledge on to you. Get ready for this weekend’s SCG Open Series in Minneapolis!

Thank God It’s FNM: W/B Post

AJ wasn’t able to play in FNM last Friday, so instead he tried out his friend’s W/B Post brew on Magic Online. Read on to see if this is a version of Trading Post that you’d be interested in playing at the SCG Standard Open in Denver this weekend.

Trading Up!

Pro Tour Amsterdam finalist Brad Nelson is making one last-ditch effort to get people to try out his latest Trading Post brew. If you want to be competitive and have fun at SCG Standard Open: Denver, then check out his R/G post deck.

Return To Innistrad

SCG Invitational Top 8 competitor Brian Braun-Duin looks to his extensive experience with Innistrad Block Constructed to find lessons that will probably be valuable to know for Standard when we Return to Ravnica.

Team USA At The World Magic Cup

US Team Captain Brian Kibler goes over his experience at the first World Magic Cup, where he, Luis Scott-Vargas, Alex Binek, and Joe Pennachio played to a 12th place finish.

Eternal Europe – Fundamentals: What Is Combo?

German Legacy specialist Carsten Kotter defines and breaks down combo into three different types so you can better identify and understand how to play with and against this archetype in time for the SCG Legacy Open in Denver.

Destroy All Monsters Redux (AKA Brewing Bonfires)

Want to beat up on all the creature-based decks at SCG Standard Open: Denver? Then check out the R/G Post deck championship deckbuilder Mike Flores has been working on to prey upon the current metagame.

Sweet Tweets: #71Countries1Cup

This edition of Sweet Tweets covers what went on in the Magic world last week, from the inaugural World Magic Cup at Gen Con to the release of the full contents of From the Vault: Realms.

Todd vs. BBD: U/W Delver vs. Zombie Pod

Todd and BBD’s latest playtesting video features two Standard decks that are both good choices for the SCG Standard Open in Denver as well as their first try commentating while watching their video after playing.

Vintage Avant-Garde – The Power 3 Reigns Supreme

Adapt or be destroyed—Brian DeMars learned this lesson and more about Vintage and its current metagame from participating in last weekend’s Vintage Championship at Gen Con.

NO Bant

Want to play something off the radar at SCG Legacy Open: Denver? Then learn about NO Bant in this different, entertaining article from Grand Prix Philadelphia winner Gerard Fabiano.

Prepping For The Legacy MOCS (And Some Standard)

GP Denver winner Gerry Thompson talks about the process he went through to choose a deck for the Legacy MOCS and lets you know what he’s been playing in Standard lately. Get ready to play both formats at SCG Open Series: Denver!