CategoryMagic The Gathering

SCG Daily – You Want Tech, You Got It

For some reason (complete laziness), I never wrote about my experiences at the Honolulu Pro Tour. I’m still not going to, because the time has passed and my notes went through the washing machine a few times, but I do have a tropical lesson to share….

Magical Hack: Horsemen of the Information Apocalypse

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In the past few weeks, I’ve talked about a plethora of decks. This is better than that, this put up such-and-such for numbers, this is what made the Top 4 of the Grand Prix… but we’re two weeks into the season, and as you know, two weeks in is plenty of time to find out that everything you knew was wrong.

Thinking It Through Vol. 2 – Bloodthirsty

Teddy Card Game returns with the second article in the excellent Thinking It Through series. With the help of some of the greatest Limited minds in the game today, Ted explores a number of common 40-card dilemmas. Today, they revolve around Bloodthirst. Have you got the courage to block? Read on to find out…

Qualified! The World’s Shortest Tournament Report

Mike finishes off his series on Team Constructed in fine style… discussing a powerful, new creation that helped qualify two teams at the same PTQ! Confused? Don’t be. One team made it on ranking, and one Q’ed the traditional way (their report appears on Monday)! Wanna know more? All is revealed within…

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SCG Daily – Feed Your Blue Addiction

Seriously… I’m a junkie. I’m hooked to that sweet, that nasty, that gushy stuff. Need a little blueberry to even me out. Some sapphire blue to stop the shakes. Ask around. It’s kinda sad actually… I’m compulsive about drafting Blue in RRG.

The Kitchen Table #126: Revisiting Equinaut

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For today’s article from the Kitchen Table, Abe revisits one of his most popular deck creations – the oingy boingy special, Equinaut. Modified with new cards, does it still rock the casual scene? Only Abe can tell us…

Food For Thought: Witchety GWUB

Today, Talen brings us a fun deck with explosive potential… based aound a four-color creature from Guildpact. Can a Nephilim deck really do well in the evolving Standard metagame? Read on to find out…

C is for Combat

After a brief hiatus, BDM is back with the third of his alphabetized article series. More Limited plays dissected and discussed… this time, they revolve around the cornerstone of our forty-card format: attacking with monsters. An article full of invaluable advice, that will increase your win percentage in both Magic and poker combined!

Team Standard: Exploring Heartbeat Combo

While playing Heartbeat Combo, Mike’s teammate has only lost a single match over two PTQ appearances. In today’s article, Mike analyzes the deck and updates it for the evolving Team Standard metagame… including sideboard advice and play tips!

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SCG Daily – The Magic Closet

I was curious if anyone could think of any Pros in the history of the game who were openly gay. We couldn’t think of any one, any one at all. I mean, the Europeans all wear capris and Katsuhiro Mori carries a purse, but he also gets mad honeys.

Magic Online Musings: This Week on MTGO #9

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Blisterguy is back, fully refreshed and feeling feisty! After a week-long illness, he returns to form with more musings on the Magic Online metagame, and more price information than is strictly healthy.

Yawgmoth’s Whimsy # 142: Whither 5-Color?

Last month, Pete wrote an article about the how, why, and history of bannings. Nothing much happened when the new banned and restricted list came out on March 1st — but bannings and restrictions are causing a huge uproar in the 5-Color format. It’s safe to say that the format with Chaos Orb is in chaos itself.

The Black Perspective: Winning A PTQ With B/W Husk

Joe Black (plus team) takes to the PTQ dancefloor, high-kicking with a Black/White Husk deck that slipped beneath the Pro Tour Honolulu Radar. Most opponents were shocked to see him there: after all, the man’s a PT staple. Armed with Husk, Osyp and friends took the whole hill o’ beans. Read on for the the low-down on what Osyp and Olivier Ruel call the current Best Deck in Standard…

SCG Daily – The Sobering Realities: Delusions of Grandeur and Self-Importance

Billy continues his journey of introspection through the mists of Magic, and imparts some wisdom to those who hide thier hobbies away…

From Right Field: Code Grey! — The Orzhov Preconstructed Deconstruction, Part 2

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Chris continues his examination of the Orzhov precon deck… with suprising results. Could this precon experiment be a success? Read on to find out…