CategoryMagic The Gathering

Things I’ve Learned From Magic Cards Who’ve Dumped Me

Wednesday, November 24th – Sean McKeown has a long history with Magic cards. His relationships with them have often been tenuous and perhaps sometimes misguided, but he’s learned a lot of lessons on the way.

Embracing the Chaos – You Can’t Get Mad

Wednesday, November 24th – What follows is a list of 25 cards that you can never get mad when someone blows them up (with the obvious exception of ‘but if you don’t destroy the other thing, the game is over’).

Constructed Criticism – Those Crafty Phyrexians

Wednesday, November 24th – What are the best archetypes in Scars Draft? What makes it different from Mirrodin drafting? Todd gives us the rundown on what makes this a great format and how to draft it.

Vintage Avant-Garde – Sick Plays, Tech, Decks, and More

Tuesday, November 23rd – There’s something for everybody in this article: thoughts on Survival of the Fittest in Legacy, a revamped Control Slaver deck for Vintage, the best card in EDH that nobody knows about, and more.

SCG Talent Search – Playing Control

Tuesday, November 23rd – Have you ever felt the urge to frustrate all of your opponent’s plans? To slowly strip them of all their options, accumulating answers to anything they might do? If so, this article is for you.

Matchup Tactics – Standard RUG vs. Vampires

Tuesday, November 23rd – In a new series from StarCityGames.com, Gavin + Max team up to give you in-depth matchup analyses of popular and relevant matchups. Today, Standard Vampires vs. R/U/G Control! Check it out!

Constructed Assumptions – Learning, Metagaming, and Winning

Tuesday, November 23rd – Why don’t we question our general assumptions about Magic more frequently? What are some frequent mistakes we make when choosing decks and metagaming? How do people choose decks anyway?

Drafting with Kenji – Scars of Mirrodin #3!

Tuesday, November 23rd – Kenji learns a lot in this draft of Scars of Mirrodin, and he passes his lessons down onto you! Follow him pick-by-pick and talk about the draft in the forums.

SCG Talent Search – The Art of Sideboarding

Tuesday, November 23rd – Sideboarding is an important skill for every mage to have – after all, more games are played with board than without! Michael attacks sideboarding from every article in his article. Read and vote!

Video Drafting With Noah – Scars of Mirrodin #2!

Tuesday, November 23rd – Noah returns for another of his exclusive hybrid drafts–text drafts with fully commentated match play! Check out his latest B/W concoction and watch it excel!

SCG Talent Search – Hunting for Tech

Tuesday, November 23rd – Tech is the salt and the pepper of Magic: it spices things up and makes you want more with each bite. So how do we find the tech? Valeriy shows us the way.

Tribal Thriftiness #131 – Elves

Monday, November 22nd – There’s only one upside to all of this holiday drift, and that’s that I can talk about the current Elves deck (a potentially great Constructed deck that’s actually fairly inexpensive) and stay somewhat seasonal! Yay!

SCG Talent Search – Mixed Media Knockout Round 2

Monday, November 22nd – Who made it into the final 8? Well, I guess it’s no big surprise, but here are the judges’ comments this week for our Mixed Media participants. Who will eventually come out on top? Who can step up their game?

Anything Pro – The Art of Tilting

Monday, November 22nd – Do you tilt? Do you tilt a lot? Gerard knows all about it. Let him train you in the art – and then teach you how to stop tilt.

Going Infinite – Most Likely to Succeed: Legacy

Monday, November 22nd – Last week was all about Standard and Extended, but this week’s all about what’s good in Legacy to pick up. He also offers advice on improving your salesmanship skills to trade your Magic cards!