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Picking The Best Deck

Brad Nelson is in Hawaii awaiting the start of Pro Tour Kaladesh, and you’d better believe he’s going to pick up the best deck if he can! Why do some players opt out of a best deck? What makes a best deck to begin with? Brad Nelson is here with some brilliant advice for your #SCGRegionals deck selection!

The Art Of The Splash

How often have you ruined a strong deck in order to play a card you just couldn’t resist? How do some decks get away with greedy mana, while others fold in on themselves? Ross Merriam is on his way to the Pro Tour, but first, he’s educating you on the art of making your decks powerful without sacrificing consistency!

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With his lips firmly shut for Pro Tour secrecy reasons, Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren is taking this week to revive his popular pieces on a few of his favorite things! What does he think of Magic Online Treasure Chests? What are his favorite Magic memories? What inspires him?

Breaking Symmetry

How many times have you felt like you couldn’t get any better at a matchup? How long have you played through tournaments feeling like most of your games were 50/50? Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax has provided an excellent piece here on how to push through these scenarios and into victory!

The 5 Best Ways I Know To Improve At Magic

Michael Majors has yet another Pro Tour to conquer this weekend! If you want the best chance at crushing #SCGRegionals and every other tournament beyond, listen to the wisdom of an established Platinum Pro!

The Pros And Cons Of Magic Online

Mrs. Mulligan’s Magic Online streaming is one of her big claims to fame! Who better to tell you about the perks and pitfalls of Magic’s digital offering for the competitive player?

Winning In Team Limited

Sam Black’s team took down yet another team Grand Prix at #gplouisville! It seems like teams of pros are way more likely to take down these events than their amateur counterparts. Sam Black knows exactly why, and he’s telling you how to get on the professional page when it comes to team Magic!

Acting Like A Magic Player

The Magic hive mind can solve formats faster than ever these days, but that comes with a huge cost! Mark Nestico has some of the best advice you’ll ever read this week! Think outside the box for #SCGORL!

They Call Me Mrs. Mulligan: A Guide To Mulligans

A poor mulligan decision can mean a game is over before it’s begun. But what goes into good mulligan decision-making? Mrs. Mulligan herself, Jennifer Long, is your guide to when six is better than seven!

Learning To Learn Ponza In Modern

Modern may have a ton of options, but we can always learn a few more! Jennifer Long has been blowing up her opponents’ lands all week long! She’s teaching you the importance of learning new archetypes by razing realms left and right!

The Only Skill That Matters

Magic is a complex game with a lot of angles, but nobody can break it down into the most simple and easy to understand terms the way Gerry Thompson does. If you want the most vital pieces of Magic strategy for #SCGRICH and beyond, Gerry is your source!

Dealing With Defeat

Being the Players’ Champion doesn’t make you immune from taking losses sometimes. Jim Davis opens up about a recent crushing mistake that cost him more than a small share of glory! Learning to lose is the first step to avoiding losing at all at #SCGRICH this weekend!

Making And Modifying Plans

If you want to know what great players do that you may not be, this is your chance. Pro Tour Hall of Famer Patrick Chapin has a cut-to-the-chase guide on having plans (and adjusting them) at every stage of the game! Fix your mistakes and become the best player you can be at #SCGRICH this weekend!

The Most Underrated Skills In Magic

Using a comparison point with tournament Magic’s biggest formats, Ross Merriam wants to talk about the Magic skills that nobody is talking about…but that they definitely should be! Your #SCGRICH matches will be partly determined before you ever sit down. Be prepared!

Achieving Mastery

Emma Handy hits another home run for anyone trying to become better at Magic! This week, she’s back with advice on how to make great decisions in the face of “The Clock,” Magic’s omnipresent third player!