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Five Mistakes

Thursday, January 27 – What are the pitfalls a player like you and Brad Nelson, 2010 co-Player of the Year, can fall into, especially when picking a deck for a tournament? Don’t make these common mistakes!

The Glub Club and Cat, Part 2: The Legacy Open

Thursday, January 27 – AJ made his way to the Top 8 of the SCG Legacy Open in Kansas City with a Progenitus CounterTop list, losing some close ones in the quarterfinals match against Merfolk. Read his story.

Sullivan Library – Rogue Mirrodin Besieged Extended Decks

Thursday, January 27 – Adrian Sullivan brings you rogue decks to take to your next Extended PTQ – especially with Mirrodin Besieged coming out, there are a lot of new avenues to explore!

Embracing The Chaos – Aggro-Phelddagrif

Wednesday, January 26 – Sheldon builds a Phelddagrif deck using nothing but foils that he sees in front of him. Prepare for the shiny! He also reviews his League’s point award system that gives players achievements for playing friendly.

Black Magic – GP Atlanta and Looking Forward

Wednesday, January 26 – Sam Black is a Faeries master and piloted it to 20th place at GP Atlanta. The best deck in the format is the best for a reason, and Sam Black has all the updates to keep this deck fresh and potent.

Reliquary Scapeshift – A GP Atlanta Experience (17th)

Wednesday, January 26 – Jon Smithers, one of the minds behind the Tempered Steel deck that took Worlds by storm, brewed up a sweet Naya Scapeshift list with Knight of the Reliquary. He and the other pilots of the deck had a great weekend in Atlanta, so check it out!

SCG Talent Search – A Limited Article: A Tournament Report: SOM Sealed PTQ *51st*

Wednesday, January 26 – I woke up on Sunday and immediately thought, “Hey, today is that PTQ! OHBOYOHBOYOHBOY.” One omelet later, the PTQ fired… (Vote for Jon to see him in the Top 4!)

SCG Talent Search – Girlfriends and Decklists

Wednesday, January 26 – Jon Agley writes an insightful article on the lessons his previous relationships have taught him… about choosing decks for tournaments. Vote for Agley to see him in the Top 4!

SCG Talent Search – Alterations: A Style Guide

Wednesday, January 26 – The world of Magic card alters is huge! Jeremy Froggatt covers all the different kinds of alters that exist, from border alters to full-art alters. He then pretties up Azusa, Lost but Seeking. Vote to see Jeremy in the Top 4!

Innovations – Five-Color Control at Grand Prix Atlanta (37th)

Tuesday, January 25th – Chapin played a much-disregarded deck at GP Atlanta, built to wreck some Faeries, which he played all weekend long, and along the way, encounterd JWay with his 66-card deck…

One-Shot the Robot

Tuesday, January 25th – Geordie Tait talks about one card in Mirrodin Besieged that Maro has called the “poster child of Phyrexian corruption of Mirrodin.” Was it inspired or a hack design?

Insider Information – Mythic in Extended

Tuesday, January 25th – Cedric Phillips took Mythic to second place in an online PTQ and doesn’t feel it’s getting the respect it deserves. Here’s the lowdown on this unsung deck!

City of Brass – Vintage Besieged

Tuesday, January 25th – Is Vintage Magic heading for a shake-up this weekend? Andy explores how to evaluate new cards for Constructed formats and takes a detailed look at Mirrodin Besieged from an Eternal perspective.

Darksteele Cube – Draft Archetypes and Strategy

Monday, January 24th – Thea Steele discusses several cube archetypes and the strategies behinid cube and Winston and how they differ from regular Limited.

The B/W Tokens Deck

Monday, January 24th – Reid Duke has the perfect, disuptive deck for competing against a Naya-heavy field. B/W Tokens is a great deck from previous Standard that combines the power of Bitterblossom and Windbrisk Heights.