Sam learned some important lessons from his Standard States Championship and a recent Limited PTQ. Here, he shares his sealed pool, the U/R deck he played at States, and his thoughts on these formats before Kansas City.
It’s 2011, and Cool Things Are Still Dangerous. Mike Flores uses modern examples to demonstrate how you can shape your endgame to where you want to be and why you shouldn’t be distracted by shiny things on the way.
Michael Caffrey recently managed to borrow a playset of Imperial Recruiters. Follow his adventures playing the Aluren combo at a local Legacy tournament. Will it be a deck to watch out for in Kansas City?
The Magic Show, as you know it, will no longer be produced as a regular video program. Soon, it may not exist at all. Let’s talk, shall we?
Bennie Smith wants to power up his Glissa, the Traitor EDH deck to hang with the big boys at the table. Sacrificing synergy for power, he’s making some pretty big swaps. How would you amp up a Commander deck?
Ali plays with colors today, showing you what’s possible in Standard if you just use a new color palette. Be inspired for the SCG Open in Kansas City! Witness the revival of Solar Flare and Counterburn.
Todd Anderson maintains his love for Wolf Run strategies, but this time he has adopted Dungrove Elder into the family. Read why the green version is better and what sideboard cards would be good to have this weekend at Kansas City.
Times have changed, but Shaheen’s resolve to provide you with powerful control decks has not been weakened. In preparation for Worlds, he presents two control decks: one for Standard and one for Modern.
Marijn Lybaert made 12th at GP Amsterdam with Snapcaster Mage, the new big thing in Legacy. Try Snapcasting a Hymn to Tourach at SCG Open: Kansas City, and don’t miss the bonus Innistrad pick orders.
Kyle Sanchez finds a new powerhouse for FNM: Phyrexian Obliterator! With people running few Dismembers and more Doom Blades, this creature can completely wreck the opponent.
Gerry Thompson registered 22 Swamps for possibly the first time in his career and had no regrets. Find out why Infect is well-positioned in the meta and how you should adopt it for SCG Open: Kansas City.
If you’re going to SCG Open: Kansas City, make sure you know which decks have Daze and how to play around it. Without Mental Misstep, Daze is the best free counterspell left other than Force of Will.
Chris Mascioli examines the performances of all Pro Tour players in the last three Pro Tours by how they qualified. The data is an interesting look into the composition of the Pro Tour. How will Planeswalker Points change things?
Tim Aten boots up Magic Online and powers through this draft while making some interesting decisions. He’s here to school you for this weekend’s Kansas City Draft Open.
The Men of Magic is a podcast produced by Robert Martin and Chris Otwell. In this episode, Rob interviews our very own Gerry Thompson. What’s next for this Magic superstar?
