Playing Against Combo Decks
To every player who has died out of nowhere, Ross Merriam knows your pain! Combo can be scary to fight against, but the road to recovery starts with being prepared! And that starts with help from Ross himself.
TagFundamentals
Attacking Constructed: New Deckbuilding Concepts
SCG Tour star Jeff Hoogland has never been one to just pick up the deck everyone else is playing. That isn’t his style, and that’s why he’s been so successful! So how does he do it? He answers the question himself!
Deck Selection Part 1: The Devaluation Of Importance
Brad has had it: Why don’t we talk about deck selection more?! He studies this phenomenon in the first of an excellent two-part series here!
The Total Package
When commentators and players say that a deckbuilder or player has included “a package” in their decklist, what does that mean? Emma Handy talks about the house Stoneforge Mystic built before SCG Richmond!
Let’s Get Down To Business
Have you selected your SCG Columbus deck yet? How hard is it to conquer week-one formats? Emma Handy talks about the strange process of outdoing a metagame you can’t even see!
Them’s The Breakpoints
Great players have terminology most of us have never even heard of. What is a breakpoint? How can learning this concept win you Magic games at SCG Columbus? Jadine is happy to help with your Magic education!
The Metagame Clock
Do you play aggro decks? Are you a dedicated control mage? Why do these distinctions matter? How much can they actually change week-to-week? Mrs. Mulligan has an excellent study on this questions here!
Making Magic Fit
The tension between the want to be great at Magic and the time it takes to do it is a problem Emma Handy can help you solve! Join her for some excellent advice this week!
Why Do You Play Magic?
SCG is proud to welcome Jadine Klomparens! She’s beginning her work here by asking you an important question with an equally important answer: Why do you play?
A Look At Modern’s Diverse Manabases
With most sets, Modern gets an influx of potential candidates for manabases! Which lands are right for your favorite archetype? Jennifer Long breaks down the real estate!
My First Year In Magic: Part 2
Emma Handy picks up right where she left off! For the final entry in her chronicle as a rookie grinder in 2016, read her road diary and the lessons that came with the adventure!
Revisiting Tilt
Players come and go, but tilt is eternal in the Magic community. Mark Nestico doesn’t think you should suffer it, though! He revisits a classic article and gives new tips for avoiding tilt.
Fundamentals: Value Above Replacement
Is Magic: The Gathering a sport, electronic or otherwise? Either way, Ross Merriam has imported a useful sports analytics tool to help you with deckbuilding! How can Value Above Replacement improve your Limited game, and why is “nothing” sometimes a better card than Lightning Bolt?
Christmas Across The Formats!
Gruul kids unite! Mrs. Mulligan is bringing you holiday cheer in the form of a great red and green deck in every format you care to play during your December celebrations!
My First Year In Magic: Part 1
Emma Handy has played Magic for years and years, but she didn’t “go for it” the way she did this year. Spoiler alert: It has paid off well! Join Emma as she talks shop on being a Magic road warrior!