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SCG Daily – A Deck a Day: Fire and Other Stuff

Welcome back to the last of another tryst between me and a random Magic card. It’s been a fun blast as we move through all things card, but the decks thus far have had a decided White bias, having selected White cards three out of four days. Today, I’d like a Red, Black or Blue card please.

Legacy: Reviewing Bans and Restrictions

It has been two years (eight Banned/Restricted cycles after the format was created), and the Legacy banned list has not decreased in size. There are a few cards with very strong arguments for unbanning, and some with more ambiguous positions. However, the DCI has not indicated that they are even considering modifying the list.

Mixed kNuts: Welcome to the Golden Age — Part 2

Yesterday, the mighty Mr Card Game tackled some of the Standard metagame’s stronger contenders, discussing them in relation to the coming rotation. Today, he continues on his noble quest to dissect all things Standard in time for Champs, and peppers the reader with his usual brand of off-topic humor and anecdotal irreverence. All this, and cheesecake too!

Almost All The Marbles – A Nationals Report *T8*

Jeroen has an enviable record at Dutch Nationals. However, this year saw a strong field in attendance, and an eventual Top 8 to die for. Mr Remie, on the back of a self-confessed poor year, turned up with a deck chosen on little more than a promise… and rocked the house. His report is full of interesting match data and deck strategy… and it’s only a click away!

Battle Royale Round 7: The Magic Show #2 – Spiraled

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So, Evan’s Red burn versus Billy’s maindeck Story Circle… no contest, surely? Today’s article deals with the Battle, plus some interesting thoughts on Time Spiral… all supplied in both text and video format. For those that care about such things: beware the spoilers.

Battle Royale Round 7: Where’s Billy?

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Battle Time came and went, and Magic’s bearded pro was nowhere to be seen. Today’s article is a brief one, outlining the reasons for the no-show…

The Kitchen Table #148: The Casual Metagame #5

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Hello and welcome back to the next installment of Magic Taxonomy 201: The Casual Player’s Framework. I’m Professor Abe and today we’ll investigate the fourth Archetype of the Framework — Crazy Combo Man.

SCG Daily – A Deck a Day: Tracker’s Anonymous

Welcome back to your daily dosage of deck. I’m your host, Abe Sargent, and this week I’ve been randomly rolling cards from Magic’s past and then I am forced to write an article around each one. It seems simple enough, right?

Tribal Bible #6 – I Am Unholier Than Thou, oh Tap Dancing Pants!

Welcome back! I have returned to thee, oh most faithful followers of the Standard Tribal format, and I have finally begun to wash the stench of those awful, awful decks from last week off of me.

Thirty Questions Answered

After a barren spell in which your questions were thin on the ground, Jeroen now finds himself struggling to keep up. Today, he tackles thirty questions posed by a single reader! All manner of Magical topics are discussed, from Ravnica Block, to Coldsnap draft, to Time Spiral and beyond. As usual, send your queries to [email protected]… he may be swamped with inquiries, but he’s eager for more.

Mixed kNuts: Welcome to the Golden Age — Part 1

Ted believes that the current Standard metagame is the true Golden Age. We are awash in a sea of playable decks and archetypes, and all manner of strategies are worth examination. Time Spiral approaches, and with it we wave goodbye to Kamigawa Block. Today, Mr Card Game takes a look at the stronger archetypes in the field. What suffers from the rotation? What benefits are gained? And what will make up the meta when Champs comes a’knockin?

Magic Online Musings: This Week on MTGO #31

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Blisterguy delivers his usual bout of Magic Online Premier Event data, alongside the prices in the MTGO Marketplace. He also recounts details of his recent throat infection, and adds a little blisterguy beefcake for the ladies…

Sideboards: Fifteen is Better than Zero

Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin deserts his premium post to bring us an amusing article in which he chats with some of the great and good of the Magic elite. Warning – this article may cause you to snort milk out of your nose…

StarCityGames Duel for Duals 3 – Day Two and Beyond

Ladies and gentleman, Dan Spero has done you a disservice. He has an unnatural obsession with U/G/W Threshold, and while it is a good deck, it is nowhere near the sex goddess he makes it out to be. Dan Spero would be more than willing to enter that deck into any tournament regardless of format.

SCG Daily – A Deck a Day: …And Justice For All

Welcome back to the Wednesday Edition of All Things Deck here on SCG. This week I’m randomly selecting cards to build decks around. When I select a happy card with my trusty dice, I am then forced to build a deck around it, no matter how boring the card may be.