The Combat Phase – Metropolis
Wednesday, November 10th – Jamie wants to go big or go home; he sleeves up some Baloths for Standard this week and plays a bunch of Scars of Mirrodin Limited online.
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Video Drafting With Anton – Scars of Mirrodin #2!
Wednesday, November 10th – In his second video draft, Anton takes you through a triple Scars of Mirrodin 8-4 queue on Magic Online. Will his Blue/Green concoction get there? Watch it all in SUPER Hi-Res!
SCG Talent Search – Three Kinds of Lies
Tuesday, November 9th – Why do statistics lie? How should you look at data and prepare for the metagame? Read Valeriy’s take on the metagame and what you should play in Standard. Read and vote!
The Icy Grip – The Evolution of Control
Tuesday, November 9th – Control had been defined as a “draw-go†style of play, meaning it was 70-99% reactive and not very proactive. Reactive control, sadly, is a thing of the past.
SCG Talent Search – Trimming the Vat
Tuesday, November 9th – All right, Sea Gate Oracle. What have you got compared to your friends? Are you worth it in U/B? Michael Hetrick explores U/B Control. Read and vote!
The Rules of Magic Friendship
Tuesday, November 9th – The following rulebook is a guide to developing and maintaining lasting friendships in the Magic: The Gathering professional or aspiring professional communities. Ride shotgun with Matt Sperling, as he lays down the law.
SCG Talent Search – Finding the “One Deck”: A Hobbit’s-Eye View of Standard
Tuesday, November 9th – One does not simply walk into a StarCityGames.com Open… There are gamers there that do not sleep. The judges are ever watchful… The very air you breathe is a poisonous fume.
Just Another Dead Bonsai
Tuesday, November 9th – The most beautiful things look easy and simple yet also come out of long hours of painstaking work. Take the bonsai tree, for instance…
SCG Talent Search – Mixed Media Knockout Round 1
Tuesday, November 9th – Well, folks, time to see what the judges thought of this round of the SCG Talent Search in the Mixed Media category. Mentor Evan Erwin and judges, take the reins!
SCG Talent Search – An Expedition into Standard
Tuesday, November 9th – As I’m likely not going to play in any big Standard tournaments, I’m in the interesting position of not trying to find a deck for me, but I can instead treat the format like a huge puzzle I’m supposed to solve.
Vintage Avant-Garde – Identifying Trump in the Mishra’s Workshop Head-to-Head
Tuesday, November 9th – I’m going to discuss how the Workshop head-to-head works, which is no small feat, considering that it’s possibly the most complex, skill-intensive, and often misunderstood matchups in all of Vintage.
SCG Talent Search – The Pillars of Standard
Tuesday, November 9th – So, what are the most important players in Standard, the pillars of the format? For me, they are the cards you either build around or play around… Read, discuss, and vote for Round 1 of Constructed!
Drafting with Tim – Scars of Mirrodin #3!
Monday, November 8th – Evidence that Tim Aten is a real person has been put forth, and he does his third Scars draft. Follow along with Tim in today’s draft cap!
Dark Steele – Making Changes
Monday, November 8th – As your understanding evolves, and you begin to think of the cube as a set, other reasons for making changes become more prominent. Have I mentioned that I love lists?
The Pro Play
Monday, November 8th – I hear a lot of players who are on the cusp of success talk a lot about “The Pro Play†– the idea that there’s always a much slicker, much flashier way of doing everything.