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Book Review: Jonny Magic and the Card Shark Kids
Teddy Card Game steps out from under whatever rock he’s been hiding under to present a review of Jonny Magic and the Card Shark Kids, a biographical look at Jon Finkel and some of his closest friends. Yes, it’s about one of the crowned kings of Magic, but does that mean you should spend your hard-earned money on it? Take a peek inside for the answer.
Ben’s Corner: The SCG.com Ravnica Prerelease and Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund!
Star City’s Ravnica Prerelease will be held on Saturday, September 24th and Sunday, September 25th in Richmond, Virginia. In addition to the Ravnica sealed deck flights, we will also be running a Ravnica Team Limited event, a Ravnica Sealed Two-Headed Giant Tournament, a Star City “Power Nine” Vintage tournament, and giving away one-hundred dual lands in our brand-new Star City “Duel for Duals” Legacy tournament!
Also inside: Find out how playing at the StarCityGames.com “Duel for Duals” Legacy tournament can help you donate towards the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
SCG Daily: Ask Pugg
Tune in to this very special edition of SCG Daily, where Pugg Fuggly asks questions like: “What’s it like to be a professional bartender?” and “Do you ever get tired of serving fat guys?”
The Case for Thirst for Knowledge in Vintage Gifts
Forget Goblin Charbelcher. Once you cast that Yawgmoth’s Will, the rest is incidental. You want to win with Grim Monolith/Power Artifact? Be my guest. There’s one huge reason why the Gifts list that got second at Gen Con Champs is different, nay, better than the more popular “Meandeck Gifts” variant, and it has nothing to do with the fact that Volcanic Island counts as a Mountain.
Magical Hack: Mining the City Rumor Mill
Sean takes a look at the swirling mist of information that’s come out for Ravnica so far and attempts to determine some basic things about the set and how it will play out in Limited. This isn’t your normal premium fare, but it’s pretty interesting food for thought.
SCG Daily – Sayonara, Kamigawa
Pugg takes old Kamigawa around the block for one last spin while pondering a variety of issues facing Magic writers today. No one works harder to bring you your daily dose of Star City goodness than this animated pseudonym.
From Right Field: Eternally Yours
Decrying the results of so-called “democracy” on MagictheGathering.com, the man the ladies call Dr. Romeo sets off on his own to see if a winning deck can be designed around abusing Eternal Dominion. I think we can all see where this one is going…
Legacy Prep: In the Land of Milk and Honey
When writing my last article, I touched upon Drop of Honey in a Legacy sideboard. After playing with it for a while, I’ve come to appreciate how much awesome sauce can be packed in to one card. Therefore I decided to see what can be done with this card and built three Legacy decks designed to exploit the Arabian Nights rare.
Tooth and Nail, the Finale
After the release of 9th Edition, a lot of people were wondering how much the loss of Plow Under hurts the Green monster deck. Well, certainly, without Plow Under anymore, Medium Green has lost its strong position in Standard, which spells good news for TNN. But the bad news is TNN now has lost four essential spells against those annoying Blue decks, which is a huge drawback. Is this deck still playable in the current environment, and if so, what does the decklist look like?
Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #132: The New Emperor
Last time, I talked about the effect of Wizards’ new multiplayer rules on Two-Headed Giant. Wizards’ new multiplayer rules also define the Emperor format – and the new rules will also change that format, which is a good thing. As it is currently played, the format is about as enjoyable as battling a blazing manure pile on a hot summer day. Let me explain what decks are sucking all the fun out of the format, and why.
SCG Daily – Super Secret Tech
Today Mr. Fuggly completes his draft review and also lets Magic Online players in on a huge secret that reinstates one of the original (but now disabled) functions of Magic Online.
The Beautiful Struggle: Devil’s in the Details
Recently I began to wonder if the phenomenon of one-ofs in decklists is purely a Vintage-centric phenomenon, related to the absurd power level of the format? Does increasing a two-of to a three-of, or chopping it down to one copy, have an appreciable effect on a Standard or Block deck? To put it bluntly: just how important is one slot? I took some time exploring this question and I thought I would share the results.
The Arcborn Virus
Less than a year ago, Mike Long released a deck dubbed The Suicide Virus. The immediate reaction to this deck was incredulity. Most readers dismissed the deck as “a pile.” A few players tinkered with it before moving onto something else. Regardless of what people thought at the time, no major structural improvements to the deck have been published since. Since then, I have been furiously working in my secret Vintage laboratory pouring creative energies into improving this deck and today I’m set to unveil my latest creation.
My Grand Prix: Salt Lake City Report *T8*
In this whopper of a tournament report, Gadiel thoroughly recaps his Grand Prix: Salt Lake City T8 journey, answers some key strategy questions and speaks on a series of hotbutton issues that are sure to have people talking!