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City of Brass – So Many Inane Plays

Tuesday, November 16th – If before this event, a friend had asked, “Hey Andy, how many times are you going to play Pithing Needle naming Eye of Ugin today?” I wouldn’t have guessed correctly. Check out Andy’s SCG Open: Boston report!

The Field Report – Valakuts & Vampires

Tuesday, November 16th – Alexander Shearer looks at more data from Magic Online Dailies and Premiers and examines the latest trends. His analysis of Valakut turns out the “ideal” Valakut deck based on the results! How close is your build?

Drafting with Tim – Scars of Mirrodin #4!

Monday, November 15th – Join Tim Aten for this week’s Scars of Mirrodin draft. Follow his picks, count the name-drops, and discuss in the forums!

Darksteele Cube – Art Fight: Green

Monday, November 15th – Welcome to Art Fight: Part Green, where I compare the available versions of the green cards in the cube. Which versions of popular cube cards should you be running in your cubes?

SCG Talent Search – Casual Knockout Round 1

Monday, November 15th – Double-elim day for the Casual contestants, which means two people have to go home crying. The judges were not lenient!

The Chapin & Sperling Show – Episode #1

Monday, November 15th – In this Season One opener, Chapin & Sperling take us back to Urza Saga development, talk about Primeval Titan vs. Jace, and more!

SCG Talent Search – Constructed Knockout Round 1

Monday, November 15th – Who gets eliminated from the Constructed Knockout round this week? The judges are getting grumpy with the contestants, it seems. Step it up, writers!

Ideas Unbound – The Process Of Actually Killing Someone On Turn One

Monday, November 15th – This is part two of Max McCall’s extensive Tendrils primer. Beat Survival decks with turn 2 kills, and take home that StarCityGames.com Legacy Open trophy!

The Long and Winding Road – Survival: The Experts, the Engine, and Legacy’s Future

Monday, November 15th – It’s your move, DCI. If you ban Survival, at least you’ll have some numbers to back you up this time, but it will cement many people’s view that the Mystical Tutor banning was unnecessary and possibly detrimental.

In Case You Missed It… SCG 11/8/10-11/12/10!

Monday, November 15th – So, Lauren Lee, what happened last week on StarCityGames.com? Well, let me show you!

Going Infinite – Most Likely to Succeed

Monday, November 15th – Jon Medina lists cards that are “Most likely to succeed” in Standard and Extended this week; know exactly what to buy/sell before Extended season!

Flow of Ideas – Sideboarding in Limited

Monday, November 15th – Sideboarding in Limited is strategically deeper than you might think, and Gavin covers 4 sideboarding strategies for maximizing your chances in your Limited games. Don’t dismiss even the most unlikely of cards!

Untold Legends – The Zvi Makeover

Monday, November 15th – While there were many interesting episodes in my Magic career, none were quite as epic as the tale of Pro Tour New York 1999 and the makeover of Zvi Mowshowitz.

Yo! MTG Taps! Episode #45 – Any Titan You Want

Friday, November 12th – Joey & BHJ talk about the “Battlecruiser Magic” state of Standard, and pick apart some of the more interesting decks from SCG Boston. Also, we announce TWO new contests!

Where We’re Coming From

Friday, November 12th – We do this all the time in Magic. We create shortcuts. We learn ‘fundamental truths’ and use them to quickly evaluate cards, decks, and board states. The problem comes when what really matters changes.