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!
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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.
Drafting with Kenji – Scars of Mirrodin #2!
Friday, November 12th – Kenji Tsumura joins us for another SCG Draft! Follow his picks one at a time and discuss the draft in the forums.
Insider Information – Grand Prix Cleveland 2002
Friday, November 12th – This story I’m about to tell is one that many don’t know. This is the tournament that got me addicted to competitive Magic.
The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Jace – Public Enemy Number One
Friday, November 12th – One of the defining cards in Standard is, I think, an understatement. I would go so far as to argue that Jace is the single defining card in Standard right now, and essentially every successful deck is built with Jace in mind.
You Lika The Juice? Upping Your Clever Quotient in EDH
Friday, November 12th – What is a “Clever Card?” Bennie Smith gives his definition of what it means to be clever in Magic and lists ways to make your EDH decks more cleverer!
Rise of Aintrazi – How to (Not) Win at Magic
Friday, November 12th – Ali Aintrazi explains how to win in Magic – getting over nervousness, knowing why you play, and learning from your losses. And don’t say the b-word at airports!
Constructed Criticism – An Excuse to Ramble
Thursday, November 11th – Is Contagion Engine too good at its current rarity? Is losing more important than winning? Todd Anderson presents his case.
Black Magic – Breaking Azami in EDH
Thursday, November 11th – Sam Black loves a good EDH deck for those side events at GPs and StarCityGames.com Opens. Patrick Chapin asked for an Azami deck, and Sam was happy to oblige. Want to win at EDH? This is for you.
SCG Talent Search – Drafting With Pedro #1
Thursday, November 11th – Drafting is complex. Do you want to know how complex? Check out Pedro’s ambitious project to use relationship models to help make software for optimizing one’s draft skills!
Video Drafting With Noah – Scars of Mirrodin #1!
Thursday, November 11th – In his first Video Draft, Noah strikes a hybrid tone with a text draft and a full Super Hi-Res video recap of all three rounds! Watch his wacky G/B Infect deck duke it out!
Video Drafting with Matteo – Scars of Mirrodin #3!
Thursday, November 11th – This week Matteo brings us another Scars of Mirrodin 8-4 Magic Online queue featuring G/W Metalcraft. Can he get there?
SCG Talent Search – There Is More to Us Than Magic
Thursday, November 11th – He hadn’t expected to meet a doctor when he took his grandson to the Magic Grand Prix. I told him, “You’d be surprised who plays.”
SCG Talent Search – Why You Suck at EDH
Thursday, November 11th – Can’t deal with Emrakul in EDH? Well maybe you’re doing something wrong! James Fiene shows you how to beat the monster. Read, discuss, vote!
One Step Ahead – A Day to Remember
Thursday, November 11th – How many Magic players does it take to acquire a pizza?? And at what point does it not become worth it? Read Gerry Thompson’s StarCityGames.com Open: Boston report, and learn to love/hate Survival.