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Lessons From Grand Prix San Diego

Learning a Limited format on the fly, AJ analyzes his San Diego performance with a student’s perspective. If you’re interested in improving your Innistrad skills for a St. Louis Draft Open, class is in session!

The Kitchen Table #369 – Whimsy Magic

Introducing another variant for his Compendium of Alternate Formats, Abe is happy to present you with Whimsy Magic, based on the namesake card from Shandalar!

Drafting With Tim! ISD #8

Drafting With articles are one of the best ways to improve your draft skills. Read Tim Aten’s walkthrough for some helpful tips before the Draft Open at St. Louis this weekend.

Fifteen Years, Fifteen Thoughts

Newly-minted Judge Emeritus Sheldon Menery reflects on the lessons he’s learned after a decade and a half of service to the Magic community.

The Icy Grip – The Last Worlds And Tezzeret Revisited

Shaheen’s final World Championships may have been his best yet. Read on for some stories and Standard Tezzeret technology! SCG Open: St. Louis is this weekend; could Tezzeret take it down?

Magic Online Championships Report, Part 1 *1st Place!*

Reid Duke won the Magic Online Championship at Worlds, earning $25,000 and an invite to the new, exclusive 16-person Worlds next year. He recounts his win and the preparation that led to it, beginning with Standard and his W/G/r Wolf Run deck!

Godo, Braid of Fire, And The Next Modern Bannings

Patrick offers up the deck he did play and the deck he should have played for the Modern portion of Worlds, and a reasoned analysis of the format.

Worlds 2011 Interview: Mark Rosewater

In this exclusive interview from the World Championships, I speak in-depth with Mark Rosewater on the state of Magic in the last year. We cover Mirrodin Besieged all the way up to Dark Ascension. Over forty minutes of awesomeness!

How Chalice Of The Void Teaches Deckbuilding

Beginning with an idea, Drew explores life without Brainstorm in Legacy as he prepares for St. Louis. See the format through non-blue eyes!

One More Before The Invitational

On his way to becoming the StarCityGames.com Open Series Rookie of the Year, Chris VanMeter has come a long way in 2011. St. Louis is next on the list! Read about Standard, Limited, and Legacy if you need some pointers.

Reviving Legacy Online

There hasn’t been a Legacy Daily Event on Magic Online in the past seven weeks. Michael Caffrey explores several reasons for the death of Online Legacy and offers suggestions for rejuvenating this once-thriving format.

High-Level Learning

If you want to become an expert at something, it’s said you need to practice it for 10,000 hours. Jeremy Neeman, winner of GP Brisbane, has three useful tips for achieving mastery at Magic, or anything.

The Beginning Of The End In St. Louis

There’s only one more Open Series weekend before the Invitational closes out the year in Charlotte, with players scrambling for qualification, byes, and the Player of the Year title!

Preparing For The SCG Invitational/ Legacy: New Horizons

With the Open in St. Louis and the Invitational/Open in Charlotte coming up, Gene Richtsmeier helps you with your Legacy preparation by sharing a few “Horizons” decks with Knight of the Reliquary—a Legacy powerhouse!

An Awesome Year Of Magic – Worlds 2011 *53rd*

Fabian Thiele has had an awesome rookie year of Magic, narrowly missing Rookie of the Year. Read about his finish at Worlds, with some sweet tech for the SCG Open in St. Louis this weekend.