Magic Puzzles
Puzzles are an enjoyable way to think about Magic! Jennifer Long takes you from simple solutions to deceptive difficulty, getting you to think about the “fun”damentals!
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The Line Between What’s Deserved, And What’s Earned
To say Todd Anderson had an eventful year and an eventful weekend at #SCGINVI would be the understatement of the century! The #SCGPC has a very exclusive field, and he crawled his way in at the last possible moment! What does that much pressure feel like? How do you deal with it?
Tournament Magic: Best Practices
CVM joined a team this year. Since then, he’s won another SCG Tour Open and his teammates dominated the #SCGINVI weekend! How do they do it? Simple: They never ignore the details.
The Fundamentals Of A Best Deck
A lot of players thought the format was solved before the #SCGINVI. Now, even more players think this different meta is the solved Standard! Michael Majors doesn’t care; he just wants to learn and teach what a best deck (and the solved formats that often come with it) actually look like!
Learning To Evaluate Decklists
The last time you looked at a decklist, what were you thinking? Were you studying a deck or just looking at a list of Magic cards? Jennifer Long explains the difference!
Magic Memes With Me And You
Adrian Sullivan uses the cards others have associated with him online to take a look back at nearly two decades’ worth of Magic lessons learned!
The Pros And Cons Of Being Stubborn
Shaheen Soorani, stubborn? Who could possibly think that? The iconic control mage tells what his approach has given him…and the price he’s paid.
What Is Fun?
No, really. What is fun? What is it about Magic that brings us back for more? What is that intangible quality we can’t quite fully understand? And what can it teach about the pleasure of games? What about the art of mastering them? Pro Tour Champion Patrick Chapin opens your mind!
Should You Switch Decks?
We’re not talking about an audible. We’re not talking about tournament morning panic mode. We’re talking about looking at a metagame you’ve dominated with the perfect deck! But nothing lasts forever. Is #SCGINVI the moment where multiple formats shift right out from under us?
Important Lessons For Brewers Everywhere
The way of the rogue builder is a fun but trying one. Chris Lansdell has done it for a long time, and he’s excited to bring you all the lessons he has learned along the way! Are you brewing something special for #SCGINVI?
Opponents
No matter where we are in our game, we’ve all sat across from someone at some time or another! Mrs. Mulligan talks about reading and battling everyone, from the most seasoned pro to the most novice player!
Restrictions Breed Creativity
Don’t think of obstacles and parameters in your Magic as bad! They’re the perfect stepping stones to you overcoming formats, both Constructed and Limited! Ryan Saxe returns to share the story!
The Snowball: Avoiding And Beating Cards That Are Too Powerful
SCG Players’ Champion Jim Davis has cast Gideon and had Gideon cast against him. How do you overcome cards like this once they’ve got their presence established on the battlefield? Jim provides an excellent lesson in Magic momentum!
Using Other Games To Take Over Magic
Former Player of the Year Mike Sigrist didn’t get to the top by just playing Magic! A lot of games have a lot to teach, and he nearly dominated another game at a high level this past weekend! He’s bringing you the important lessons he learned by flexing his gaming muscle!
Business Ethics: A Conversation About Cheating
Magic’s complexity is something we love, but that also means the game has some room for angle-shooting and dishonesty. If you’re a fan of community and an enemy to cheaters everywhere, Mark Nestico has your back!