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The Cream Of The Crop

Now that Avacyn Restored is fully spoiled, what cards are you most excited about? Cedric Phillips is here to tell you what he feels are the best cards in each color and why. Prepare for the Prerelease this weekend!

Giant Is The New Titan

What’s going to be the deck to beat in Standard after Avacyn Restored is released? Two-time SCG Standard Open Top 8 competitor Larry Swasey thinks it will be ramp. Read as he brews a ramp deck from scratch with cards from AVR.

State Of The Art Technology

Tired of playing the same old Standard decks? Then check out what dedicated deckbuilder Jesse Smith has been brewing up with new cards from Avacyn Restored! Get in on his state of the art technology.

Why You Should Keep More Hands (And Other Bad Advice)

How many times have you heard, "You should’ve mulliganed," and, "You should’ve played around it?" Two-time Grand Prix winner Jeremy Neeman tells you why you should stop listening to this bad advice in order improve your tournament results.

Anything Is Possible: Modern In (Rogue) Review

Dan Barrett takes a look at 50 of the best performing rogue lists from the Modern PTQ season, showing it really is a format where you can play anything you want to at all! Try one out at your next Modern event.

Question And (Maybe) Answer

Pro Tour Competitor Ari Lax asks and answers questions about cards in Avacyn Restored that haven’t been getting as much attention as others that he thinks may be role players in the future. Get ready for the Prerelease this weekend!

Gambling On Plains: White Weenie In Pauper

Alex Ullman, who was a part of the Community Team that won the 2009 Community Cup Challenge, goes through White Weenie’s evolution in Pauper. Find out how you can succeed with this cheap to build Pauper deck.

Magic: The Newsening – Episode 2

Check out the second installment of Magic: The Newsening for a parody of Magic news. Get ready for some laughs courtesy of Newsening anchor Reuben Bresler!

The Most Angels

Four-time Pro Tour Top 8 competitor Patrick Chapin is here to tell you how to correctly evaluate miracle cards in Avacyn Restored. From Entreat the Angels to Bonfire of the Damned, he gives you his assessment of miracle cards that have caught his eye.

Dear Azami – Updating Edric

Mike Lanigan takes another stab at Dear Azami with his take on a reader’s Edric, Spymaster of Trest Commander deck. If you like Mike’s work and want him to write more, show your support in the comments!

From South Africa To The World Cup *1st*

Keraan Chetty won the first Magic World Cup Qualifier in South Africa with his Naya Ramp deck. With its good matchup against Delver decks, you might want to consider playing it in Standard before the rotation.

Cubers Anonymous – Ten Cards To Add

Last time he told you which ten cards to cut from your cube; this time Cube buff Justin Parnell tells you which ten cards you should add to your cube. Will you agree or disagree with his choices?

Tell Me Something I Don’t Know: Dunning, Kruger, And You

Rising star Jackie Lee, a successful mainstay on the GP circuit this year, asks you this: "What if you’re wrong?" She tells you why knowing your perceptions and how they stack up to reality can help you improve in Magic and life.

How To Evaluate Cards

Welcome Chas Andres, a new writer for SCG that has been writing Magic finance articles for about two years. In his first article for SCG, he details you how he goes about evaluating cards financially when new set spoilers are released.

Why Being A Complete Lucksack Matters In Avacyn Restored

StarCityGames.com Open Series grinder Brian Braun-Duin is back to tell you why being a complete lucksack matters in Avacyn Restored: miracles, of course! Find out what BBD plans to do with this new mechanic.