In this episode of In Contention, the official podcast of the SCG Open Series, Reuben, Kranny, and Joey discuss results from SCG Open Series: Kansas City, several rumored Return to Ravnica cards from a Japanese blog, and Gen Con!
Dayv Doberne gives you your weekly Magic: The Gathering puzzle fix with two new puzzles and the solutions to last week’s puzzles.
Find out why Australian Magic player Dan Unwin has broken down and started playing U/W Delver in Standard. See why he firmly believes you should play it if you want to win at your next SCG Standard Open.
In order to help you prepare for Grand Prix Boston-Worcester, Cedric provides you with entertaining commentary about the picks he made in a recent Magic 2013 Draft event he participated in on Magic Online.
Check out Todd’s latest Magic Online videos, in which he pilots the deck that Charles Gindy played to second place at the SCG Standard Open in Washington, DC: U/W Delver with Hero of Bladehold.
Read about the two decks SCG Standard Open: Las Vegas Top 8 competitor Shaheen Soorani has been playing on the SCG Open Series lately: Mono-Blue Wizards in Standard and Esper Stoneblade in Legacy.
Reuben Bresler highlights the buzz on the Twitterverse for Duel Deck: Izzet vs. Golgari, which will be released on September 7th and is available for preorder.
Orrin Beasley recounts how he made Top 4 of the SCG Legacy Open in Washington, DC with Maverick. Read why he feels this deck is very well positioned and a great choice for your next SCG Legacy Open.
If you’re looking for something different to play at your next SCG Standard Open, see the decks that Jesse "Smi77y" Smith thinks have potential, including Mono-Black Pox, Bant Midrange, and G/W Infect.
Two-time Grand Prix winner Jeremy Neeman goes over his favorite and least favorite cards from each color in M13 Limited. Learn more about the format Jeremy says is the best core set experience he’s ever had.
Magic’s considered by many to be a game of resource management. How should you evaluate attrition and card advantage in Magic’s most open format?
Ari Lax won a PTQ this past weekend with Four-Color Pod. Read about his card choices and typical sideboard plans against the metagame because this deck could be a contender at the next SCG Standard Open.
Renowned rogue brewer Adrian Sullivan has been in love with U/W Control in Standard since late last year, but he thinks their relationship might be over with M13. Find out if there is hope for this deck to be viable on the SCG Open Series.
Since a reader pointed out that he didn’t include any decks with black in his last article, this week Valeriy Shunkov explores using Black Cat and Smallpox in Standard.
Get your biweekly dose of Magic: The Gathering news and humor from the latest episode of Reuben Bresler’s Magic: The Newsening.
