CategoryMagic The Gathering

Magic Workstation Finishing School

I’m sure that the suggestions put forth in this article will already be second nature to many of you… But on the off chance that intarweb social graces aren’t your area of expertise, I’ve taken the time to provide a simple guide to help you test online in a courteous – and, more importantly, efficient – manner. I’ve taken some excerpts from TheManaDrain.com’s MWS/APPR Horror Story thread and my own experiences to highlight some specific examples of some infractions of these rules.

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SCG Daily – Why I Heart Ravnica

As many of you know, I have an aversion to buying more than a few packs of each set. This is because most often, the contents of a pack don’t typically justify the purchase. Ravnica, however, is awesome.

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From Right Field: Strawberries & Cream

For some reason, people are more excited about the Boros deck than the Golgari deck, and I can’t figure out why. The Golgari have Dredge, potentially huge animated lands, and maybe the second-best, three-mana, multi-colored common of all-time in Shambling Shell. Maybe the G/B decks spawned by Ravnica just seemed so obviously powerful that the folks who normally read my stuff weren’t impressed. “Duh, G/B’s strong. We get it.” Maybe they like the challenge of taking a weaker color combination and making it work. Maybe they just like Quaker Strawberries and Cream Instant Oatmeal and/or the color pink.

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Sealed Revealed 3: Card Pool One.

The Limited Lover’s fan favorite is back, this time covering the many colors of Ravnica in all its sealed deck goodness.

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The Black Perspective: Red-Headed Stepchild

Think Goblins is dead in Extended? Think again. The number one Goblins player at the Pro Tour tells you today that with some sideboard tweaks and correct play, Goblins is still good enough to take home the title.

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SCG Daily – Giving Thanks

As thanks for you reading all week, Jim produces two Boros creature loads for Extended that are a bit off the beaten path. Check it out.

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Livin’ The Dream: My Pro Tour: Los Angeles Report, Part 2

I’ve got to finish this report. I’m writing for posterity, so here we go — time to quit sitting on my big fat… laurels. Time to explain my perspective on a fairly interesting Top 8 Sunday. Time to own up to what’s mine.

[Click Here To Read Part One]

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A Day of Thanks

Teddy Card Game takes a break from strategy today in order to thank unsung heroes from around the game.

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SCG Daily – Style and the Magic: The Gathering Genome

As promised, here are the seven traits which I feel dictate one’s individual style as a spell slinger. No one attribute is solely definitive, as I feel every player displays at least two or three, and in varying degrees.

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SCG Daily – Styles Upon Styles Upon Styles

There’s an old boxing adage that says “Styles make fights,” but what about in Magic?

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Off the Beaten Path — The Other Decks at PT: LA and Elsewhere

Everyone knows the Top 8 decks from PT LA: Ruel’s Two Color Tog, SWK’s Heartbeat deck, Fujita’s Boros build, Moreno’s Madness Tog and so forth. I want to look beyond the Top 8 – and beyond PT LA – to see what other decks are being played. I’ll even throw in some metagame info from the recent GPs.

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Going Infinite – Grand Prix: Philadelphia *15th Place*

Originally I was planning on skipping Grand Prix: Philly and instead spending time working on the Extended format for Grand Prix: Charlotte in December. This all changed when I realized I’d be qualified for Pro Tour: Honolulu on rating. “No Constructed Magic until February?” I thought to myself. Just then I came to the realization that Grand Prix: Philadelphia was technically not a Constructed tournament, but it affected Eternal ratings. Immediately I started making phone calls, checking class syllibi and by the end of the week, my flight was booked. Now then… What the hell is good in Legacy?

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SCG Daily – For the Greater Good of All Men

I’ve developed a fascination for Greater Good combo decks in the last couple of days, even going as far as to shell out beaucoup tickets on Magic Online to get the sucker built. I hope the mad cash I’ll rake in from this week’s stint on the Daily will more than compensate for that outlay…

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Building a Legacy – GP: Philadelphia *Top 8*

I’m going to start this article the only way I can to keep it interesting – most of you have probably heard of me, not for what I’ve accomplished, but rather for what I’ve disrupted. At PTNO of 2003, team Your Move Games had an awesome Goblins deck that comboed off with a little-known enchantment from Mercadian Masques called Food Chain. It could kill on turn 2 and absolutely blindside whoever was expecting a more normal Goblins deck… if it wasn’t for the fact that everyone at the tournament already knew about it. That was because of me.

Hi, I’m Ben. Nice to meet you.

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Go Figure – Pro Tour: LA *Top 8*

One week Ervin Tormos was just some PTQ kid Tim Aten introduced me to at a Grand Prix. Then, attending his first Pro Tour ever, he was suddenly a Top 8 contender. This is the unlikely story of how that came about, including the inside skinny on how Ervin sideboarded PT Jank against the field.

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