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Sweet Tweets: #MTGHOF, Part I

With the ballots sent out and the voting already started, the Twitterverse has been abuzz with thoughts about the Magic Hall of Fame.

Esper Midrange And Legacy Tezzeret

SCG Invitational: Charlotte winner Adam Prosak goes over the Standard deck he played at the SCG Invitational in Indianapolis, Esper Midrange, and the Tezzeret deck he tried out at the SCG Legacy Open that same weekend.

Shake-ups In Standard And Legacy

This past weekend in Detroit provided some shake-ups in both Standard and Legacy. Find out which decks GP Minneapolis Top 8 competitor Ben Friedman thinks would be best to play in both formats at SCG Open Series: Seattle.

SCG Open Series Preview: Seattle For Summer

The StarCityGames.com Open Series returns to the West Coast this weekend with a stop in Seattle, Washington! The coverage of #SCGSEA will include the debut of Marshall Sutcliffe along with @SCGLive regular Joey Pasco.

Intro To MOCSing

If you don’t know what the Magic Online Championship Series (MOCS) is, learn more about it from Jonathan "Watchwolf92" Sukenik. He overviews how to qualify for it and gives you advice on the best ways to go about qualifying.

What You Need To Know About Legacy For This Weekend

Seven-time SCG Legacy Open Top 8 competitor Todd Anderson is gearing up for a weekend of Legacy! See what he’s thinking about playing and what advice he has for those attending GP Atlanta or the SCG Legacy Open in Seattle.

Mind Twists #4

Dayv Doberne provides your weekly Magic puzzle fix and also shares the Standard deck he plans on playing this weekend at the SCG Standard Open in Seattle.

In Contention #82 – No Ban Like An Unban

In this episode of In Contention, the official podcast of the SCG Open Series, Reuben, Kranny, and Joey talk about SCG Open Series: Detroit, GP Yokohama, GP Vancouver, IPA Draft, the unbanning of Land Tax, and more!

The Business Of Banning Cards: Why Delver Skated

Are you still wondering why nothing got banned in Standard? John Dale Beety looks at the general business of banning cards before getting into the specifics of why the Delver deck avoided a ban this time.

Hall Of Fame 2012

Sheldon has his Hall of Fame ballot ready early this year! Find out which five players he’ll be voting for, along with some honorable mentions, shout-outs, and his Top 5 greatest players of all time.

Video: Esper Midrange In Standard

This week Todd tries out the Esper Midrange deck that has been doing well at Standard events lately. See if you’d like to play it at SCG Open Series: Seattle!

The Complete Pauper Pricelist

If you’re interested in playing Pauper with paper cards, Alex Ullman has compiled a complete list of cards that have seen serious play in the format and the number of each card you would need to purchase to have a playset of every potential card.

Vintage Avant-Garde – Rebuilding Griselbrand Oath

Brian DeMars is surprised Griselbrand hasn’t been tearing up Vintage the way he anticipated it might, so he has rethought how to best take advantage of him in the current Vintage metagame with his Griselbrand Oath deck.

Commander Caveats For A Casual Evening

You probably know Glenn Jones as SCG’s Event Coverage Coordinator, but he likes to spend his free time playing casual Magic formats—including Commander, Cube, Winston Draft, Type 4, and many, many more.

Too Much Information – Standard In Worcester And Indianapolis

Welcome to the Standard edition of Too Much Information! SCG Invitational finalist Michael Hetrick breaks down and analyzes the meta from three recent events: SCG Standard Opens in Worcester and Indy and the SCG Invitational in Indy.