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!
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 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…
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.
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?
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.
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.
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?
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…
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…
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.
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.
So you’ve been slinging the paper cards for awhile, but just downloaded the Magic Online software. You might be under the illusion that Magic skill will translate directly to Magic Online skill… And unfortunately, you’d be wrong. You’ll dominate those who are remarkably worse than you are, of course – but all other things being equal, the person with more skill at navigating the Magic Online interface will win. So what tips and tricks does the beginning Magic Online player need to know to win?
England’s finest Constructed mind, Stuart Wright, turns his eye to triple Coldsnap draft. Today’s article sees Stu share a number of winning strategies that have served him well at high-level events and on Magic Online. There’s something for everyone in this comprehensive article… is there a deck style for you?
Vintage is the oldest and grandest format sanctioned by the DCI. It has a history as rich and varied as the game itself. Despite that background, it is in a constant state of growth and flux. In today’s article, Stephen reprises his Ten Principles of Vintage, investigating the very cornerstones that underpin Magic’s most broken format.
