The Japan Metagame Diaries – The Mutating Metagame
It’s already well into June, and the world of Magic: The Gathering in Japan is heating up along with the weather. Find out what Standard decks American Ryan Schwenk has been facing in Japan lately.
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Brian Kibler, Ascendant Dragonmaster
Don’t miss Ben Snyder’s interview with SCG’s own Brian Kibler, who has won Pro Tours, designed award-winning games, and helped hundreds of amateurs reach their dream of playing competitive Magic through his writing and videos.
Dear Azami – Under Cover Of Darkness
Sean McKeown was itching to build a deck with a new Planechase commander, so he went ahead and built himself a sweet 100-card deck with Vela the Night-Clad as general.
Cube Holistic Wisdom – Enablers Part 2: Symmetrical Disruption
Cube theorist Usman Jamil gives you ideas for cards that you can include in your cube to enable and support symmetrical disruption decks while also being generally useful to the cube as a whole.
The Brave Old World
With nothing banned in Standard, Valeriy Shunkov thinks we have the perfect chance to prove that we’re able to fight the Delver menace. He’s been working on a Naya Pod deck that you should look at playing at SCG Open Series: Seattle.
Thank God It’s FNM: R/W Storm
Although he didn’t get to play U/R Delver like he promised he would, AJ Kerrigan took a sweet R/W Storm brew to play at FNM last Friday. See if it’s something you’d like to try playing at your own FNM!
Building A Commander Deck From The Bottom Up
Most Commander decks are built from the top down around a general, but today Bennie does something different by building a deck from the bottom up with Deadeye Navigator.
Sweet Fire Of Mine, Part 23: Remaining Lit *SCG Invitational Top 8*
A few weeks ago, Brian Braun-Duin wrote an article about how he reignited “the fire.” Find out if it sputtered and fizzled out or if BBD was able to keep it successfully lit at the SCG Invitational in Indianapolis.
The 6-1-1 Or Better Decks At The Invitational
The decklists that went 6-1-1 or better in the Standard and Legacy portions of the Invitational have been published!
Victory In Indianapolis
Lauren Nolen won the SCG Invitational in Indianapolis with U/W Delver in Standard and RUG Delver in Legacy. Read why he recommends both decks to anyone going to this weekend’s SCG Open Series: Detroit.
Sweet Tweets: #TaxDay
The unbanning of Land Tax in Legacy lit up a firestorm the likes of which has rarely been seen on Twitter. Reuben Bresler gives you all the deets about the tweets.
The Kitchen Table #382 – Norinmonium
Abe Sargent shares an off-kilter Commander deck that he recently built online featuring Norin the Wary as its general. Read about the deck’s concept and why he made specific card choices.
Lessons Learned In Indianapolis
Ben Friedman placed 35th at the SCG Invitational in Indianapolis this past weekend. Read about the lessons he learned from the tournament, including why he’s returned to playing U/W Stoneforge in Legacy.
Mind Twists #3
If you like solving Magic: The Gathering puzzles, then don’t miss this week’s installment of Dayv Doberne’s Mind Twists!
SCG Open Series Preview: Magicians In Motown
The SCG Open Series makes its first stop in Detroit, MI this weekend, bringing Magic to Motor City. We’ve got a real treat for you this weekend, with commentators Adrian Sullivan and Patrick Chapin in the @SCGLive booth!