SCG Daily – The Folklore of Magic #6
Adam returns to SCG Daily with another installment of “The Folklore of Magic.” Today, he examines everyone’s favorite aquatic mysical mammal… the Merfolk.
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The Casual Player’s Guide To Surviving The Guildpact Prerelease
When a mediocre-to-good player writes about Sealed, he’s always lamenting his choices by the end of the article. Oh, it’s not that the author built a bad deck — they’re a competent player, after all – but there’s always that post-game realization that maybe Black was a little more potent than they gave it credit for (and was worth splashing for), or that this creature wasn’t nearly as good as they thought it was. So how’s a novice going to cope with the trainwreck color-clash that Guildpact brings? The Ferrett walks you Limited newbies through the basics of Sealed play!
SCG Daily – Zero on One with Oracle en-Vec
Q: Magic has had a great run. We all want it to go on forever. Do you see anything to indicate whether Magic can continue long into the future?
A: Yes. Fortunately, Magic Players can reproduce asexually.
Ben’s Corner – The Top Guildpact Cards To Trade For!
When Ben picked the hot Ravnica cards to trade for, he was one of the few people pointing at Life From The Loam and saying, “You should pick this up, even though it’s not on the StarCityGames.com Best Seller list yet.”
Today, find out which Guildpact cards will be hot with casual players, and which will be highly sought by competitive players, before you show up to the Guildpact prerelease! Which card does Ben call “the new Life from the Loam – I don’t how how it will be broken, but it will be broken.”? Find out in today’s edition of Ben’s Corner!
Examining Red Deck Wins (and Wins and Wins) for Standard
Really, I think the title says it all. Except for the fact that, if you didn’t already know, this deck really does win and win and win…
The Guildpact Prerelease: Are You Ready?
This weekend, Guildpact boosters will be opened in the hands of multicolor lovers at Prereleases across the globe. As a bonus to our Premium members, Terry has have a tip or two for players that are looking to gain an advantage at their Prerelease tournament.
The Prerelease Survival Guide, Guildpact Edition
In his now-traditional prerelease article, blisterguy aims to harden us against the dangers of going into a battle unprepared.
Magical Hack: I’m Not On-Tilt, I’m Off-Guild
Sean explores the pros and cons of drafting outside the current Guild archetypes, focusing on Blue/Red and Green/Red. With insight on the impact of Guildpact, this is essential reading for those wanting a head-start in the current Pro Tour Qualifier season.
SCG Daily – One on One with Sir Cecil
Peter continues his series of interviews with the Great and Good of Magic history.
Out With The Old, In With The New
We live in exciting times. Everything is shiny and new. A brand new year, drowning everyone in anticipation, until we realise that every year is the same old nonsense. MagictheGathering.com has a new editor and, in unrelated news, so does some other Magic here site here somewhere…
Mixed kNuts: Wanted – Limited Manabase Technician. Inquire Inside.
You are probably wondering at this point, “Why should I read Knutson’s drivel?” I’ll tell you why… Two Sealed Deck card pools, two Top 8s, The Guest Spot featuring one Anton Jonsson, and my Top 25 Songs list of 2005. Think of it as an extra value meal for your brain.
Drafting Five-Color-Green
Chad takes us on a journey through the mind of a Five-Color-Green drafter, theorizing about the archetype both with and without Guildpact. If that’s not enough, he even sings for us.
SCG Daily – One on One with the Goblins
Goblins are fantastic. Goblins are brilliant. Goblins are wonderful. In fact, paint me red and call me Paskins – goblins are the best creatures in Magic. Today, we have a goblin-fest of epic proportions…
What About Bob? Dark Confidant in Vintage
When Dark Confidant first appeared, he made quite an impression on every Magic player that saw him. Time passed, and he slotted into a variety of decks and formats without being uber-impressive. However, has he a place in Magic’s most open (and degenerate) format? Michael vows to find out…