Drafting With Tim! ISD #8
Drafting With articles are one of the best ways to improve your draft skills. Read Tim Aten’s walkthrough for some helpful tips before the Draft Open at St. Louis this weekend.
CategoryMagic The Gathering
Running The Standard Gauntlet
If you need a Standard gauntlet to test against, this article has all the lists you need to worry about for both the St. Louis Open and the Invitational in Charlotte.
Worlds Modern Review
Ari Lax takes a comprehensive look at the Modern Worlds metagame, focusing largely on the direction of the format and interesting new decks / tech. Make sure you’re ready for PTQ season, and give this article a read through.
Vintage Avant-Garde – San Francisco Bay Blues
Sometimes, you have to lose to really appreciate winning. Brian may not have had the best Worlds, but he did have a good time at his first (and likely last) Worlds ever.
Worlds 2011 Interview: Erik Lauer
In this exclusive interview with Innistrad Lead Developer Erik Lauer, we discuss werwolves, flip cards, crafting Liliana of the Veil, support enemy colors, and creating one of the best limited environments in recent memory. Enjoy!
An Awesome Year Of Magic – Worlds 2011 *53rd*
Fabian Thiele has had an awesome rookie year of Magic, narrowly missing Rookie of the Year. Read about his finish at Worlds, with some sweet tech for the SCG Open in St. Louis this weekend.
Preparing For The SCG Invitational/ Legacy: New Horizons
With the Open in St. Louis and the Invitational/Open in Charlotte coming up, Gene Richtsmeier helps you with your Legacy preparation by sharing a few “Horizons” decks with Knight of the Reliquary—a Legacy powerhouse!
The Beginning Of The End In St. Louis
There’s only one more Open Series weekend before the Invitational closes out the year in Charlotte, with players scrambling for qualification, byes, and the Player of the Year title!
High-Level Learning
If you want to become an expert at something, it’s said you need to practice it for 10,000 hours. Jeremy Neeman, winner of GP Brisbane, has three useful tips for achieving mastery at Magic, or anything.
Reviving Legacy Online
There hasn’t been a Legacy Daily Event on Magic Online in the past seven weeks. Michael Caffrey explores several reasons for the death of Online Legacy and offers suggestions for rejuvenating this once-thriving format.
Going Infinite – High-End Foils And You
Jonathan Medina continues his series on enhancing your collection with rare and shiny Magic cards. This week is all about the foils, including foreign foils and special promos.
The Sukenik Special – The Early Game
The first couple turns are vital to success in each game of Magic. Jonathan Sukenik shows you some neat tricks and examples of how the first four turns of a game can determine the winner.
Wild Nacatl Cometh: A Worlds Modern Analysis
The Modern Worlds analysis done by Michael Martin shows one thing strong and clear: be prepared for Zoo decks in the upcoming PTQ season. See what other decks under/overperformed on the weekend.
Analyzing The Worlds Standard Metagame
The format is jumping from week to week, even halfway through the season. Innistrad may be one of the best sets ever for both Draft and Constructed! Check out the latest new directions for Standard before the St. Louis Open.
Dear Azami – Storming Eiganjo Castle
Sean McKeown helps out reader Aaron with a Konda, Lord of Eiganjo EDH deck. It’s got tons of fan favorites as well as Sean’s unique touches.