CategoryMagic The Gathering

Yo! MTG Taps! Episode 80 – Let’s Be Frank

Joey and Bigheadjoe are joined by Frank Lepore to talk Standard, Modern, and Innistrad. What is the future of Modern? What are the standouts of Innistrad? What sitcom reminds BHJ of Joey? Listen in to find out!

States And Innistrad Standard

States is coming up, and Brad Nelson couldn’t be more excited! With Innistrad’s release just weeks away, he dives into the deckbuilding process with the latest spoilers.

Eternal Europe – Hybrids: The Future, Today?

Carsten Kotter predicts that in a year or two, Legacy will not have any viable linear-strategy decks. It’s not just Mental Misstep’s fault either! Read why hybrid is the way of the future.

One Step Ahead – Legacy BUG And Modern

As I posted on Twitter, the previous weekend was my last Caw-rah. I found little reason to play anything else. However, Legacy posed a real question—what deck do I play?

The Sukenik Special – Magic Online And You

Jonathan Sukenik talked about going infinite on Magic Online last week, but he wants to clarify some misconceptions about Magic Online and how it can help/hurt your game play.

Preparing You For GP Montreal: M12 Limited

Reid Duke wants you to be ready for GP Montreal this weekend, featuring M12 Limited. If you need some quick tips for drafting or building sealed decks in this fast and furious format, take a look.

Constructed Criticism – Staples Of Standard Post-Rotation

Looks like we’re saying goodbye to Zendikar and M11 soon. What’s left from Scars and M12 that will become the new staples of Standard? Todd Anderson gives you his top 20.

Building A Legacy – Choose Your Weapon

Drew plays a “choose your weapon” game by presenting you with… well, Legacy weapons. Which one of these 60-card decks should you be taking to your next SCG Open?

Compulsive Research – The Art of rk post

rk post is one of iconic artists of Magic, famous for works like Ichorid, Avatar of Woe, and Voice of All. Look at this comprehensive look into his Magical art history and get your cards signed at the Indianapolis Open!

It’s Shoaltime: Pro Tour Philadelphia

Tezzerator creator Kenny Oberg got together a powerful Pro Tour team to test for Philly, and they came up with a super-fast B/G Poison Shoal list that sported turn-2 kills 30% of the time! Read about the deck and Modern.

Dark Fish Rising – SCG Atlanta Legacy 9/11/11 7th Place

A tournament report for 7th place at the SCG Legacy Open in Atlanta 2011.

Embracing The Chaos – The Philadelphia Story

Sheldon shares food adventures from Philly and his stories of much gaming at the venue. Check out notable Plays of the Week and his ratings of his own EDH decks by both quality and fun.

Rise Of Aintrazi – Dragon Kicks And Magic

Ali Aintrazi guides you on a perilous adventure with him at GP Pittsburgh and PT Philadelphia, past dragon-kicking Magic players, into heavenly food joints, and through multiple formats.

All In For Modern

Ari Lax shows you all the combo decks that didn’t take the spotlight in Modern but are still viable candidates, even after any proposed bannings. Will Modern be an all-combo format even after multiple bannings?

Vintage Avant-Garde – Identifying Trends And Reading “The List”

Brian DeMars once polled ten prominent Vintage players on their Top 100 Cards in Vintage, and today he’s here to discuss the list—which cards did people on agree on? Which did they disagree on?