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The Biggest Idiot In The Room

SCG Standard Open: Boston Top 8 competitor Larry Swasey writes about his experience with Magic 2013 Sealed on Day 1 at Grand Prix Boston-Worcester last weekend.

Return To Ravnica And Standard: A First Look

Even though only eight cards have been spoiled from Return to Ravnica so far, Jon Agley is already thinking about where these cards and mechanics could find a home in the new Standard format.

In Contention #91 – If Found, Please Return To Ravnica

In this episode of In Contention, the official podcast of the SCG Open Series, Reuben, Kranny, and Joey discuss the results of the SCG Open Series: Denver, Return to Ravnica spoilers, and the upcoming Players Championship.

Building To Top 4 At GP Boston-Worcester

Cedric tells the tale of why he decided to go to Grand Prix Boston-Worcester, how he got there, and how he built his M13 Sealed deck and drafted his way to a third place finish.

Video: Mono-Green Infect In Standard

See if Mono-Green Infect is a viable choice for the SCG Standard Open in Minneapolis or the first SCG Classic Series in Knoxville by watching GP Nashville finalist Todd Anderson play four rounds with it on Magic Online.

Complexity

In his farewell to StarCityGames.com and Magic for the foreseeable future, PT San Juan Top 8 competitor and two-time GP winner Jeremy Neeman tells you why he played Magic.

Return To Glenn Con

Don’t miss Glenn’s “casual player tournament report” about all the Magic and non-Magic adventures he had this year at one of his favorite annual events, Gen Con.

Attacking Legacy

Do you want to send creatures into the Red Zone at SCG Legacy Open: Minneapolis? Then see Gene Richtsmeier’s suggestions for aggressive creature decks that can be successful in the current metagame.

Landing On The Top Of The Loam

Bobby Kovacs won SCG Legacy Open: Detroit and recently made Top 8 of the 2012 Legacy Championship with Lands. Read why you should consider investing in this deck for tournaments like the SCG Legacy Open coming up in Minneapolis.

Lessons Of A Year

With the Magic year coming to a close soon (in terms of block cycles), five-time SCG Open Series Top 8 competitor Ari Lax decided to go back and figure out what he’s actually learned in the past year.

G/R Aggro: Refinement And Playing Versus Delver

AJ Sacher breaks down the matchup between two popular Standard decks: G/R Aggro and Delver. Gain valuable insight into both of these decks to prepare for SCG Classic Series: Knoxville and SCG Open Series: Minneapolis.

The Undefeated Standard Decks Of The World Magic Cup

This week Adrian takes a look at the Standard decks that did well at the World Magic Cup. Get an idea of what the metagame looks like before playing in SCG Standard Open: Minneapolis or the first SCG Classic Series in Knoxville!

Teamwork: Krenko’s Command

Valeriy Shunkov has had a lot of experience working with a team for playtesting, so he’d like to pass his knowledge on to you. Get ready for this weekend’s SCG Open Series in Minneapolis!

Magic: The Newsening – Episode 11

Be prepared to laugh and find out what’s been going on in the Magic: The Gathering world lately in this installment of Magic: The Newsening.

The Best Team

Worlds 2007 finalist Patrick Chapin goes over the value of having a good playtesting group, how to choose the right people to work with, and what you can do to get to the next level with your team.