One Step Ahead – Dj Vu at Worlds
Thursday, December 16th – Gerry T has been in this position before… needing those last few Pro Points to make Level 6, and here he is at Worlds again in Chiba, Japan. Will he make it to the top?
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Video Drafting With Matteo – Scars of Mirrodin #8!
Thursday, December 16th – This week Matteo returns to the 40 card format with another 8-4 Scars of Mirrodin Draft! Can his U/R concoction take down the competition?
Black Magic – One Goal: Worlds Report
Thursday, December 16th – Sam Black had one goal for Worlds 2010: to make Top 32 and Level 7. 200+ matches of Standard, a sweet R/B Vampires deck, and a teched out Faeries deck with Wurmcoil Engine later…
Video Drafting With Noah – Scars of Mirrodin #3!
Wednesday, December 15th – Noah Weil tries something different this time and enlists the help of guest hosts: Gavin Verhey and Eric Reasoner, and the three of them comment in these high quality draft videos. Enjoy!
Embracing The Chaos – December 20 Announcements
Wednesday, December 15th – Commander Banned List Update! Emrakul will no longer be tearing Aeons in EDH circles, so we can all sigh with relief. A rules change allows new Commanders like Memnarch to be played!
A Rant About Magic Online and a Level-Headed Look at Faeries
Wednesday, December 15th – Todd Anderson has a love/hate relationship with Magic Online, and it’s evident they’re on a downswing right now. Read his grievances, and read why you should absolutely be running Faeries in Extended.
City of Brass – This Is Madness
Tuesday, December 14th – Is there a method to the madness in these Vintage Madness decks? Not beatdown and not aggro-control, these decks are pure control and use Bazaar of Baghdad for card advantage. This deck may be the real deal.
Topping the SCG Invitational with B/R Vampires
Tuesday, December 14th – Keith has Top 8ed several Grand Prix in years past and makes a comeback in this year’s SCG Invitational with a deck he never expected to wield, B/R Vampires. Read his report and complete sideboarding guide.
*Required Reading* Magic: The Intangibles
Tuesday, December 14th – Some articles are so good that they should be required reading for Magic players, no matter what era. Mike Flores, Magic’s most influential writer and deckbuilder, has many such articles. This is one of his best.
SCG Talent Search – Casual/Other Knockout Round 3
Tuesday, December 14th – Out of five writers, three have to exit stage left in an epic triple elimination. Pedro earned immunity this week, so who’s his lucky Top 8 partner…? John Beety? Dan Barrett? Or one of the Casual writers?
Flow of Ideas – Everything you Know is Wrong
Monday, December 13th – How does education limit the way we think? Gavin inspects age-old “laws” of Magic theory and questions what we take for granted, including the question of play vs. draw and life gain’s usefulness.
Drafting with JVL – Scars of Mirrodin #1!
Monday, December 13th – Jacob Van Lunen, Building on a Budget columnist on MagicTheGathering.com, won a Pro Tour on the back of poison counters back in 2007. Without Virulent Sliver though, will he continue poisoning opponents in Draft?
Going Infinite – Worlds, Titans, and Survival (Again)
Monday, December 13th – Survivals have passed the point of no return – at least on the market. Will it be worth holding onto them? Probably not. Jon Medina elaborates on Legacy and Standard and provides a list of cards to watch in Extended.
The Long & Winding Road – Questing at the SCG Invitational
Monday, December 13th – Have you ever stopped doing something for an extended period of time, and upon trying it again, wondered why you ever stopped in the first place? That’s me and the Standard format.
A Game of Inches, Worlds Report *22nd*
Monday, December 13th – Matt Sperling made a smart metagame decision for Worlds and played an Extended deck no one was expecting – Red Deck Wins. He was inches away from Top 8 and thousands of dollars, the biggest match of his life…