Dress For Success
Eight-time Grand Prix Top 8 competitor Gerry Thompson traveled to Birmingham, Alabama last weekend to compete at the SCG Open Series. Read about his process for choosing and tweaking decks for the tournament and how they performed.
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Confessions Of A Losing Magic Player
Gene Richtsmeier recently traveled to two SCG Open Series events: Des Moines and Phoenix. Read how he dealt with not doing as well as he hoped and learn the way he tries to turn losses into lessons for improvement.
Interview With Ruhan Of The Fomori
Check out Sheldon Menery’s exclusive interview with Ruhan of the Fomori. Find out more about the popular commander that Sheldon played with in his play-by-play article last week.
I’m Afraid Of The Monsters
Pro player Sam Black is afraid of Titans overtaking Standard with Cavern of Souls after Avacyn Restored is released. Read about some of the ways he’s thinking about fighting the possible rise of the Titans.
The Japan Standard Metagame Diaries – Beating Down The Door
Ryan Schwenk is an American Magic player who currently lives in Nagoya, Japan. Being actively involved in the Standard Magic scene there, today he shares with you the current Standard metagame as he sees it in Nagoya.
The Meekest Control Deck You’ll Ever See
If you’re already looking for a Legacy deck to play at SCG Open Series: Providence, Legacy specialist Drew Levin’s got you covered. Check out the U/W Enlightened Tutor Counterbalance deck he’s been working on lately.
What’s In Your Pod?
What new toys is Avacyn Restored giving to Birthing Pod? SCG Standard Open in Indianapolis champion and Pod aficionado Dayv Doberne evaluates potential new cards for the strategy and suggests a starting point for Pod decks in the new format.
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!