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Compulsive Research: Fast Mana, A History In Three Decks

Tuesday, February 8 – Fast mana has been an integral part of Magic’s history – from the original Power Nine to Mox Opal today. JDB writes about this essential group of cards and how they’ve influenced formats and R&D over the years.

Anything Pro – Grand Prix Atlanta Started Off Just Like Any Other Grand Prix

Tuesday, February 8 – If there were such a thing as being too pro, Gfabs certainly would be pushing the limit. He makes 43rd place at GP Atlanta with U/W Control and uses his keen storytelling skills to give you a glimpse into the Pro Life.

Limited with Mirrodin Besieged!

Tuesday, February 8 – Brad Nelson will be battling Guillaume Matignon for the Player of the Year title in 2011! Be sure to vote for Team Brad or Team Guillaume before the showdown. Brad talks about the new Limited format with Mirrodin Besieged!

City of Brass – Making Mana

Tuesday, February 8 – Andy Probasco, resident Legacy expert, tells you how to construct mana bases in Legacy, a format riddled with Wastelands and nonbasic fixing. Sleeve up the perfect mana for SCG Legacy Open: DC on the 27th!

Darksteele Cube – The Power 9, Statistics, And Cube Finance

Monday, February 7 – Thea Steele discusses common issues on people’s minds about Cube: Power vs. No Power, small vs. large cubes, balancing multicolor, financial tips, and more.

Innovations – France, Infect, Turn 3 Kills, And New Questions In Standard

Monday, February 7 – Patrick Chapin sends updates from France, testing with the Guillaumes, Ruel, Levy, Nassif, and Jacob – a group sure to dominate this weekend in Paris. He writes about Standard Infect, the metagame, and draft!

Going Infinite – Prison, Payday Loans, And Breaking The Cycle

Monday, February 7 – There are four types of Magic players. Jon Medina, Magic financial expert, covers the “Trade To Play” player and how the cycle of trading cards to play certain decks will lose you value over time.

Flow of Ideas – Breaking Up (Is Hard To Do)

Monday, February 7 – “I don’t think this is going to work.” It wasn’t that I hadn’t seen this coming. I just thought I had a couple last draw steps to topdeck myself out of a poor situation.

Untold Legends – On The Road

Monday, February 7 – Alex Shvartsman has seen many things on the GP Circuit. He’s been on every continent except Antarctica for Magic events and has collected unbelievable stories along the way.

Yo! MTG Taps! Episode 55 – Fifty-Five With Flores

Friday, February 4 – Joey & BHJ are joined by one of their favorite people, famed MTG theorist and SCG writer Michael J. Flores! Listen in as they talk about the standout cards from Mirrodin Besieged and more…

SCG Talent Search – Top Six Knock Out!

Friday, February 4 – It has been such a long journey for many of these writers, some of whom have already been voted off yet became regular columnists anyway! What is the fate for the last six standing?

The Icy Grip – I Should Have Played Control! A Sad GP Story

Friday, February 4 – At GP Atlanta, Shaheen sleeved up the wrong 75; he sleeved up Doran instead of his beloved U/W Control deck! He still made Day Two, but he feels he made a mistake by not running control – find out why!

Black Magic – The Faeries Conversation

Friday, February 4 – You can’t stop the Faeries Master from talking about Faeries! Sam Black responds to Ari Lax’s article and makes his counterpoints. How should you play against hateful decks, and how does Go for the Throat change things?

Innovations – Mirrodin Besieged Set Review Part 5: Red and Green

Friday, February 4 – Patrick Chapin, The Innovator, finishes his evaluation of all the cards of Mirrodin Besieged, including Thrun, Goblin Wardriver, and Green Sun’s Zenith (possibly the best card in the set, according to Patrick!).

Flores Friday – Animal Jund Too! *Video*

Friday, February 4 – Animal Jund is a special Michael Flores design and his favorite deck to play in Extended! Watch him (with special guest, Bella Flores) play the deck in a variety of matchups on Magic Online!