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Ideas Unbound – I Went To A Limited Tournament To Win At Legacy

Thursday, September 16th – Alex asked me exactly how much preparation I’d done for Grand Prix Portland. “Well, I went to the Prerelease. And, um, I 0-3’d a draft.” Good thing there were Legacy side events.

The Nose Knows – Grabbing Wins and Beds In Amsterdam *59th*

Thursday, September 16th – We were going to play a game, then go eat lunch. But we kept playing games, because my Scapeshift deck was smashing Doran.

One Step Ahead – Mess With The Bull, You Get The Horns (GP Portland *14th*)

Thursday, September 16th – Who wins a Feature Match with Demon’s Horn? GerryT does! And he mixes strategy and crazy tales in this tourney report!

The Justice League: Meet The New L3s!

Thursday, September 16th – Pro Tour Amsterdam is in the books, and the DCI Family has a whopping three new Level 3 judges in its ranks! Let’s find out more about who these great guys are!

Drafting With Anton – M11 #2!

Thursday, September 16th – Follow famed pro Anton, pick by pick, as he drafts a deck! Today, he gets a deck with two Mind Controls but runs into trouble…

A Deeper Look at CounterTop in Legacy

Thursday, September 16th – I have a deep and insatiable love for Trinket Mage. As such, I’ve been favoring a CounterTop deck that has a lot of controlling elements.

Constructed Criticism – Understanding Archetypes

Wednesday, September 15th – Today, we’re going to go over the classic deckbuilding archetypes, figure out how to best exploit their advantages, and then make the correct decisions for card selection.

Embracing the Chaos – Intet, the Dream Crusher

Wednesday, September 15th – Twice in one game, Bribery got pointed my way, both times it got Emrakul, and I survived. That’s how spicy this EDH deck is.

Black Magic – Primeval Titan and Windbrisk Heights at Amsterdam

Wednesday, September 15th – This deck doesn’t lose a single card from the rotation of Time Spiral block, and it no longer has to play against Punishing Fire or several of the more problematic combo decks.

MTGCast #224 – Scarred for Life

Wednesday, September 15th – Scars of Mirrodin, SCG’s new article direction, Bram Snepvangers – this week’s podcast has it all!

Mulldrifting – How To Beat Punishing Fire With Extended Mythic

Wednesday, September 15th – The deck obviously looks and operates very much like Mythic in Standard — but goes even bigger with the help of Summoning Trap and hideaway lands.

Rats and the Wrath of Everything

Wednesday, September 15th – My writing lately has lacked the joy of the old articles. But I’m very joyful about Magic right now – so let me tell you about two crazy decks and one crazy wedding!

Getting Back On The Train: From The PTQ Circuit To Top 8 At Amsterdam

Wednesday, September 15th – The last two years of Magic have been pretty bad for me: I fell off the gravy train, not even reaching Level 3. So it was a relief to get back into the game at Amsterdam.

Duel with Ruel – At Least I Had The Right Deck At Amsterdam…

Wednesday, September 15th – Everyone came to the same conclusion: even if playing White Weenie at a Pro Tour would be ugly, it was our best deck.

Darksteele Cube: Mecha Geth!

Tuesday, September 14th – With Scars being spoiled, it’s never too early to start debating what new cards will make the cut in your Cube.