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Legacy Top 8 At SCG Open: Cincinnati With Athens Blue

Reuben Bresler made 6th place with a Mono-Blue Control deck at the Open last weekend in Cincinnati. Why is this deck a mighty fine choice for the upcoming Opens in Seattle and Pittsburgh? Find out in this tournament report!

Constructed Criticism – Attacking For A Million

With Cincinnati in the books and Caw-Blade once again taking home the trophy, where do we go from here? Todd Anderson thinks Caw-Blade is the new Jund, a deck that can be beaten with a better plan. One of these ways is Twin combo!

Compulsive Research – The Art Of Franz Vohwinkel

If you’re going to SCG Open: Seattle this weekend, be sure to check out the artist booth where Franz Vohwinkel will be in attendance. He painted some of Magic’s great art, such as Oblivion Ring, Ornithopter, and Rocket-Powered Turbo Slug.

Results Of The First “Building A Champion” Survey

Jon Agley tallies the results of his fascinating survey in which he seeks to understand what makes a tournament Magic player successful. Is it our sleep habits? Our playtesting habits? What we eat for breakfast?

Embracing The Chaos – New Commanders Week

Sheldon runs Animar and Riku in this week’s League, and his decks do him proud. For ideas on how to make your EDH Leagues into fun and exciting times, read Sheldon’s article series!

Resurrecting The Bogeyman, Part 1 *1st With Caw-Blade*

Tim Pskowski won the Standard Open in Cincinnati last weekend with an old baddie made new, Caw-Blade! See how this archetype has been updated for New Standard and still winning the race.

Vintage Avant-Garde – Better Tournament Performance

Brian DeMars’ tournament performances have gotten much better recently, and it has to do with being a good Tournament Magic player, over just a good Magic player. Read how to improve your competitive game.

Cube Drafting With Brian Kibler!

Hall of Famer Brian Kibler makes a special series of videos and tries out cube drafting online for fun! If you’ve never cubed before, try watching these videos to get a feel for this awesome casual/competitive format.

The New And Old Of Standard

Reid Duke examines the results of the StarCityGames.com Open in Cincinnati. What are the new decks that people will have to answer this coming weekend in Seattle? Should you run any of these decks yourself?

Forgemaster Tezz In New Standard

AJ Kerrigan breaks down the U/B Forgemaster deck he’s been working on for the new Standard format, a deck much to his liking given its combo-riffic nature! Try it this weekend at SCG Open: Seattle.

Flow Of Ideas – Evil Never Dies: The Return Of Caw-Blade!

Think Caw-Blade is dead? Think again! It managed to pull off a win this past weekend at the SCG Open in Cincinnati. Gavin Verhey takes a look at how the former Standard powerhouse can evolve after the bannings of Jace and Stoneforge Mystic.

You Lika The Juice? Unpacking The Counterpunch Commander Deck

Bennie Smith takes the Ghave, Guru of Spores Commander deck and adds some updates of his own! What are the staples, the gems, and the extras from the deck and what would you replace them with?

The Magic Show #237 – Your M12 Metagame

Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re going to talk about our M12 metagame – the decks, the strategies, the tiers and the new archetypes you can expect to see this weekend in Cincinnati. Let’s go!

Pro Tour London

Ken Bearl takes a walk down memory lane as he describes his first Pro Tour experience. He shares photographs from the notebook he took, containing signatures, stories, and notes from the event.

Fall From Grace, Part 3

It’s been a wild ride, but Heezy’s Pro Tour career had its downs as well. Today, he tells the stories that ended his Pro Tour career…for now!