CategoryMagic The Gathering

From Microcosm to Awesomeclasm: The BOO Experience

Once a while, me and the boys get together and run the BOO (Build Our Own) experience. We’ve been doing this for quite a while. The last incarnation was the third attempt. The BOO experience is a total one: card names, casting costs, function, flavor text, art… After they’re made, we shuffle ‘em into packs and draft ‘em up. It’s a pretty simple process: make 45 interesting Limited cards, and play with them. The power and flavor quotients are entirely in your hands.

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Legacy Prep: Stirring up Controversy

I’m afraid that right now, unless Legacy has some more major circuit events like another Grand Prix or even a Pro Tour, it will be resigned to fall back into stagnation. There is little innovation, and that’s partly due to the fact that the format is still underplayed. C’mon — four Goblin decks in the last Top 8? Solidarity is still the only viable combo? What’s up with that?

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Magical Hack: Summer Heat Caused By Solar Flare

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With the first of possibly several “Magic Weekends” behind us, the U.S. National Championships, Italian National Championships, and English National Championships are all in the books, and in at least two of the three cases we have enough information to work with…

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Looking Back at U.S. Nationals

Josh takes an introspective look at his own personal performance at U.S. Nationals. While his Standard deck was undoubtedly powerful, both Coldsnap and RGD draft supplied hidden pitfalls that prevented him going far in the tournament. So, what went wrong? And in the harsh light of day, what steps can be taken to put things right?

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Tearfully, the Complete Aggro-Ideal – Part 2

Mike completes his examination of the Aggro-Ideal archetype with a look at the matchups to be faced in the current Standard environment. He supplies handy sideboarding tips, and outlines the strategies you need to pilot the deck to a successful finish. Yes, the deck has a couple of high-profile bad matchups… but the good matchups are abundant. Is this the deck for you? Read on to find out!

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Battle Royale Round 4 – Awkward

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I’ve never been good at winning. I know I’m terrible at losing, but when it comes to winning, I don’t really know how to react. Most of the time when I win, it’s in the casual room, with nobody watching. I wait until my opponent offers the gg, so I might respond, and after a period of waiting I graciously bow out. If my opponent didn’t have some fun, then to me, it was not a good game… I’m sure baby Tim Aten is weeping at that sentiment.

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SCG Daily – To Lose In Toulouse

On Monday, it was time to go back to Portugal. As I was heading to the airport, I noticed an Irish Bar just around the corner of Raph’s place. It was called “Mulligans.” Trust me, it sucks. I went there a lot of times on Saturday, and I’d rather not repeat the experience.

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Battle Royale Round 4 – A Letter to Joshua

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Dear Joshua,

Hi! I was hoping I would never have to actually tell you this, but holy Christ on a cracker are you ever awful at this game!

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Tribal Knowledge: AquaBeasts, Ursa Major, And The Secret of Tribal Standard

Jay tackles the most monstrous of tribes… Beasts! He shares two decklists, both with high synergy and an excellent fun factor. Tribal Standard is a format with a growing fanbase… are these the decks for you?

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The Kitchen Table #143: Casual Eye for the Competitive Guy

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Many of the tournament-worthy decks we see to day would be crucified in a casual or multiplayer environment. They are too focused on one goal, or one opponent. Today, Abe takes a look at some of the more powerful decks in Standard, and adapts them for the casual scene. Wanna beat down like the pros? Then this is the article for you…

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Mixed Messages – Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Forums

As we know, Magic strategy is largely a forum of opinion. Everyone has their own take on the strongest deck, the first-pick card, the bombiest of bomb rares… but how, in this age of Information Overload, can we sort the wheat from the chaff? Richard brings us an insightful article that tackles this most nebulous of concepts…

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Tearfully, the Complete Aggro-Ideal – Part 1

Flores comes a day early to bring us the tale of the best deck he’s ever created. Spawned by an article by Richard Feldman, Mike’s Aggro-Ideal deck has been providing strong results across the board, and today’s article deals with its creation, development, and game-plan. However, a rather large spanner has been thrown into the works of late… read on to find out why.

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Announcing The 5th Annual $3,000 Kentucky Open!

The $3,000 Kentucky Open returns! Full info inside!

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SCG Daily – Pro Tour: Charleston

In Charleston, we finally got the chance to have all of us together at the same time. For the final tweaks in our decklists, we grouped ourselves by archetypes. Since every team agreed with sticking to Plan A, and each player was concerned the most with his own deck, why not discuss the final changes with someone who’s going to play the exact same deck and leave your team mates to do the same?

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Magic Online Musings: This Week on MTGO #25

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Blisterguy shares the latest news from Magic Online, with Premier Event results and card price fluctuations. He also brings us the highs and lows of reporting on control mirror matches…

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