CategoryMagic The Gathering

Envy

Kyle attended the Invitational and had quite the adventure. While his Invitational time ended rather abruptly, he had a good run in the Legacy Open with Hive Mind.

A 2011 Recap

Raphael Levy recounts all the major tournaments he’s been to in the last year and how every point counts. He then reviews all the major changes Magic has seen in 2011 and his involvement.

Modern Gifts Are Given

Modern is yet again a new format with the banning of Punishing Fire and Wild Nacatl. Valeriy is on the ball, with a number of decklists that you may want to look at for the PTQ season.

Picking Your Best Frankenstein

Which Reanimator targets are the best for your Legacy deck? Drew evaluates all the big fatty boom-booms we love to unearth and goes over matchup evaluations. Stay on top of Legacy for 2012.

Esper Control Breakdown

If you want to stick to control in Standard, Esper might be the way to go. Jeremy Neeman in particular is enamored with Elesh Norn, a trump not many decks can beat! Don’t leave home without this Praetor.

Compulsive Research – Worlds, A Vision For 2013

John Dale Beety wonders how we can get back Worlds while being conscious of the finances of tournament organization. Who should be qualified? How do we bring back National pride? He considers the options here.

The Guide To Vintage’s Landscape – Vintage’s So-Called Bombo Combos

Vintage is full of wacky decks, and they don’t all win with Tinker or Time Vault. Mark Hornung presents the decks that win with cards like Auriok Salvagers, Worldgorger Dragon, and Helm of Obedience.

An Uncommon Synergy Part 2

Noah Weil continues his epic review of all the Innistrad uncommons for Limited. Take a peek and see how much you agree with his evaluations!

U/B Control In Standard

Pat Cox loves a good aggro deck, but he was convinced to play Control when he found out the power of U/B in Standard.

State Of The Format And What’s Next (For Me)

Commander has had a very successful year. Sheldon goes over the state of the format and talks about his plans as a retired Level 5 judge.

A Retro Diary Of The SCG Invitational

Adam Prosak made the finals of the Invitational with his innovative Illusions deck after going undefeated Day 1! He recounts the event with all the fun details.

Milling Yourself In Block Constructed

Innistrad Block Constructed is a great format if you want to play all the wacky decks and win on Magic Online. The Self-Mill deck is one of the main archetypes, and AJ tells you all about it here.

Rise Of Aintrazi – Modern Season

The Modern PTQ season is coming up, and if you want to stay ahead of the curve, try out these decklists from Ali and friends. There’s no better time to start testing than now.

A New Blue Mage’s Diary

Ari Lax tries to play blue cards in Legacy, the ones everyone says are the best. He learns some interesting new things and comes out with some unique decklists before settling on an answer.

Worlds 2011 Interview: Aaron Forsythe

In this in-depth interview with Aaron Forsythe, we discuss Innistrad Standard, proactively banning cards, Organized Play changes and much more!