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Thragtusk And Some M13 Green

With M13’s release getting closer, GP Nashville winner Reid Duke has been hard at work brewing up decks with what he believes is the best new card that’s been spoiled: Thragtusk! Check out what he’s come up with so far.

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.

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.

Magic Isn’t The Same: A Lesson In Deckbuilding And Selection

GerryT tells you how you can select and build better decks by figuring out what you enjoy playing, what you play well, and what has a chance at winning. Use this information to select your decks for SCG Open Series: Seattle.

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.

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.

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!

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.

Modern At GP Yokohama And Why I’m Voting For Oiso

Modern hasn’t gotten a lot of attention lately, but it was recently featured at GP Yokohama. Sam takes a look at the decks that made Top 8 and also tells you why Masashi Oiso is on his Hall of Fame ballot this year.

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.

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!

Team Italia

Pro Tour mainstay Gerard Fabiano returns to writing with an in-depth look at Team Italia, a Legacy deck he created last year and has championed ever since. Check it out it if you want to play something different at the SCG Legacy Open in Seattle.

Don’t Play A Hate Deck At A Grand Prix

Six-time SCG Legacy Open Top 8 competitor Drew Levin tells you why playing a hate deck in Legacy is a losing proposition. Find out what you should consider playing instead at GP Atlanta or the SCG Legacy Open in Seattle this weekend!

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.

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.