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Tempered Steel: A History in the Making

Wednesday, January 5th – Jon Smithers, GP Toronto champion, brought the gift of Tempered Steel to the world and wants to share his innovation with you. He tells you why you should play it and why you may have seen it fail.

Innovations – Beating Faeries: It’s Getting Worse Before It Gets Better

Wednesday, January 5th – Patrick examines the latest Extended PTQ results, and it looks like Faeries may yet again be public enemy number one. Check out Patrick’s brews for beating the flying fiends.

Vintage Avant-Garde – Vintage: The Best of 2010

Tuesday, January 4th – Brian DeMars writes a yearbook retrospective of the Vintage cards that shaped the format in irreversible ways in 2010. Here is the Vintage graduating class of 2010!

Worlds Report *2nd*

Tuesday, January 4th – Guillaume Wafo-Tapa made the finals at Worlds in Chiba and faced off his best friend, Guillaume Matignon. How did he prepare his decks and what was it like to face down Matignon at the finish line?

Going Infinite – The MTGO Renaissance

Monday, January 3rd – The MTGO Revolution is afoot, according to financial MTG expert, Jon Medina. Which formats should you start investing in for 2011?

Cradle to the Grave: A Purpose-Driven Life

Monday, January 3rd – Winning games of Magic is about playing with purpose and the mindset that you can always predict and control the game. Noah gives excellent examples of the decision-making process of a top-level Magic pro.

Black Magic – Faeries and MTGO

Monday, January 3rd – Whether it’s Standard, Extended, or Master’s Edition Draft, Sam Black is an expert of the workings of MTGO. Hear what he has to say about the decks he’s working on.

Vintage Avant-Garde – B/U/G Tempo and the 2011 Metagame

Friday, December 31st – I’ve had my deck laid out on a table, and an observer glanced at the deck and asked: “A new Vintage list?” If that isn’t a strong initial selling point for this deck, I don’t know what is.

No Gamble, No Future: Extended Ooze

Friday, December 31st – Everyone knows about Ooze now… But defending against this deck and trying to target it with hate is much easier said than done. So let the 2010 5th-place Worlds finisher tell you why Ooze is still good!

Making Goals For The New Year

Friday, December 31st – On the last day of 2010, Level 6 Pro Michael makes a list of the goals he needs to attain in 2011 – and explains why making goals is so important. Plus, some Scars of Mirrodin Block discussion for MODO grinders!

Solving the Sealed Deck Debate with Science: The Results!

Thursday, December 30th – Three weeks ago, Gabe gave four groups the same five Sealed pools, to bust open the myth that Sealed is all about the bombs. What did science say? Only one way to find out!

Mental Status, Starring Adam Yurchick

Thursday, December 30th – It was Round Nine of Grand Prix: Oakland, I was paired against Adam Yurchick, and I knew I was going to lose. Why? It’s not for the reason you’d think.

Too Hot to Handle: Worlds, Part 2 *Top 8*

Thursday, December 30th – I suppose the most controversial moment of the quarterfinals came at the beginning of the fifth game. I kept a one-land, Preordain hand… And I’d do it again, too. Let me tell you why.

Winning Worlds *1st Place*

Wednesday, December 29th – The new World Champion has a world-class tourney report! How did Wafo-Tapa and a mysterious, smiling Portuguese man keep him from going on tilt after his Day One 3-3 finish? Entertaining tales a-plenty!

Jacob’s Ladder – MTGO Video with R/U/G Control

Wednesday, December 29th – Michael Jacob records Constructed videos of a Standard Daily Event with R/U/G Control list. Watch the DarkestMage, as he recounts his matches in high res!