From Right Field: Getting Smacked Down
When I accepted this editorial gig, they never told me I’d face articles like this… Chris Romeo at his best, or worst. Love it or hate it, this is one article you’ll definitely remember…
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The Many Faces of Dimir, Part Two
Julien concludes his in-depth examination of the Dimir guild with a flourish. Deck make-up, comparative strengths and weaknesses, and strategies to help us pull back the reins when a draft begins to go bad. Invaluable advice from one of the game’s best.
Anton Jonsson on… Standard?
I saw a peanut stand, I heard a rubber band, I saw a needle that winked its eye… but I think I’ll have seen everything when I see Anton Jonsson write about Standard Magic. Unmissable.
SCG Daily – One on One with Academy Rector
Today, the wise and wonderful Academy Rector takes to the red carpet – sorry, the Red Zone – and tells us a little about his life.
The Many Faces of Dimir, Part One
Julien takes us through the ins-and-outs of drafting the Dimir strategy in its many incarnations. Card evaluation, tips and tricks, pitfalls and problems discussed, by one of the hottest talents in the game today. Everything the Blue/Black mage needs for victory. Need I say more?
The Weekly Guild Build: My Impetuous Right Hand
It’s the last week that anyone’s going to care about Ravnica-only Limited, as Guildpact will be all the rage next week… And so The Ferrett goes nuts with digressions on his errant digits, a careful dissection of last week’s “What Would Readers Do?” situation, and – finally – a Blue/Black deck!
SCG Daily – One on One with Morphling
In the first of what promises to be an entertaining series, an extra-special guest interviews the original Tough Guy of Magic… the mighty Morphling.
Unified Constructed Part II: Modern Implementations and Looking at the Matchups
Mike continues his sterling work, examining the upcoming Team Constructed format with acute reference to the current card-pool and metagame. Serious stuff for those wanting a head-start on an exciting new format.
SCG Daily – A Deck a Day: We Were In London
Our final installment has arrived and mourning has begun, for what once was Spring has now gone to Winter. Friday has arrived, and with it, the ending of our travels.
Nine Junk Rares
You don’t care about my tastes in music.
You don’t want to hear me quote lyrics from people funnier than me.
You sure as hell don’t care about my copy of BASEketball.
You came here to read about Magic.
Bearing A Grudge
You think you’ve seen it all from Mike Flores. Brilliant theory. Fantastic decks. More hype than a Don King promoted boxer. But you have not seen this!
Ben’s Corner: Guildpact is Coming – Alpha/Beta/Unlimited Repriced and Restocked!
We’ve added fifty-thousand (yes, 50,000) Alpha, Beta, Unlimited and Antiquities singles to our inventory – while dropping prices on the majority of the cards in these sets by as much as 50%! Learn more about this massive inventory update, the fantastic Guildpact prices we’ll be offering at Grand Prix: Richmond, and more, all in this week’s Ben’s Corner!
Ravnica Limited: Drafting All The Colors
Ravnica is a city of Guilds, each defined by a strong color pairing. Drafting along strict Guild-based themes can bear wonderful fruit. Rich Hoaen, however, says “screw that!” Today, he shares his succesful Five Color strategy, with tips and tricks for the aspiring Rainbow Mage.
Ravnica Limited: Drafting All The Colors – A Draft Walkthrough
Following up his introductory article, Rich plunges headlong into a typical Five Color draft scenario, bringing a full walkthrough and match analysis. Just how powerful is the multicolored archetype? Rich explains all…
Veggies and Kelp
It took a while to get over being unable to make new Extended decks. This season saw one of the best Constructed formats in quite some time… though it seems Friggorid will be degrading our wonderful environment next year. Alas. On the bright side, I now have a reason to write about Vintage again. It’s time to celebrate the New Year and give out some vague and inaccurate predictions for 2006!