Magic: The Newsening – Episode 4
Need a laugh? Then don’t miss the fourth installment of Reuben Bresler’s Magic news parody series!
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The Truth About What Has Been Restored…
Wonder why Avacyn Restored hasn’t made a big impact on Standard yet? Patrick Chapin has the answers, including which deck he wants to work on next for the format. Prepare for this weekend’s SCG Open Series in Nashville.
My Love Life, And What It Means For Your Magic Collection
Inspired by one of Mark Rosewater’s old articles, Chas Andres goes through the lessons that he’s learned from dating that can be applied to buying, selling, and trading Magic cards.
Dear Azami – Numot: Enter The Dragon
Cassidy McAuliffe returns to help Nick, who is seeking professional advice for changes to his Numot, the Devastator deck and for solid cards and strategy in enters the battlefield/Blink Commander.
Reigniting The Fire
Do you feel like you’re in a competitive Magic slump? Brian Braun-Duin tells you how helping Team SCG Blue for Pro Tour Avacyn Restored helped him reignite his fire for tournament Magic.
Char To The Face: Craig Jones And The $16,000 Lightning Helix
Read Ben Snyder’s interview with former pro Magic player Craig Jones, who had one of the greatest topdecks of all time in the semifinals of Pro Tour Honolulu.
Sweet Tweets: Tweetin’ ‘Em Black And Blue
The Pro Tour this past weekend shook up the Twitterverse with the emergence of several new teams, as well as a breakout performance by the Canadians. Reuben Bresler, your host on The Newsening, drops in this week.
How To Invent That Feeling Of Dread
“How important is a nail?” Mike Flores sets up some context in order to respond to those that disagree with his admonition from last week’s article to “never” play The Rock.
The Cho-Hawk Soars to 3rd! PT Avacyn Restored *Semifinalist*
Find out how it’s possible to Top 8 your first Pro Tour with Josh Cho’s account of how he made it to third place at PT Avacyn Restored with the help of his testing group, Team SCG Blue.
Eternal Europe – Basic Sideboarding Theory
Need some sideboarding help for your next SCG Open Series event? Carsten Kotter goes over some fundamentals of sideboarding so that you will be better prepared to do it successfully in Orlando this weekend.
When It All Goes Wrong
Brian Kibler details where his team went wrong during the testing process for Block Constructed at Pro Tour Avacyn Restored. Find out why he’s still excited about playing the format at GP Anaheim in a couple weeks.
Limited Metagaming And Drafting Black
Fresh off Pro Tour Avacyn Restored, Brad Nelson tells you how he came to realize that metagaming is as important in Limited as Constructed and how to draft black in Avacyn Restored (since no one else wants to).
Draft? It’s Been Forever!
Although Commander and Standard are his favorite formats, Bennie Smith also talks about Draft today after participating in his first Avacyn Restored draft. Prepare for SCG Open Series: Orlando!
Team SCG Blue And PT Avacyn Restored
Pro Tour Avacyn Restored competitor and Team SCG Blue member Todd Anderson takes you through the team’s testing process for Block Constructed and Draft and how he performed at the tournament.