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Hypermana Deckbuilding

Pro Tour Hall of Fame member Zvi Mowshowitz explains the principles of hypermana deckbuilding using the G/W Elves deck he designed that saw some success at #SCGINVI.

Next Level Deckbuilding Sneak Peek: Building A Mana Base

In this sneak peek of Next Level Deckbuilding, Patrick Chapin shares an excerpt of the mana base section of the book. Get your copy today!

Next Level Deckbuilding Sneak Peek: Interviewing Patrick Chapin

In this video, Patrick Chapin “The Innovator” discusses his latest project, Next Level Deckbuilding, a 472-page PDF eBook available now!

Team Sealed Tips For #SCGRICH

With the Team Sealed Open at #SCGRICH this weekend, enjoy this rerun of an overview of Team Sealed by William “Huey” Jensen with some M14 strategy sprinkled in.

Ten Thousand Hours

CVM talks about the Bant Hexproof deck he played against BBD in a Versus video last week, M14 Limited, and more! Get ready for SCG Open Series: Richmond!

The Philosophy Of Being Second Best

Sheldon has spoken many times about the benefits of pacing yourself to be the second-biggest threat at the table. Presenting: The Philosophy of Second Best!

Legacy Shell Game

Carsten Kotter explains what shells are, provides a few examples of them, and tells you why they are an important concept in Legacy.

Tilting And You

Improve your tournament results by reading Mark’s explanation of what tilting in Magic is, the four types of it, and how you can deal with and avoid it.

Optimizing Your Mind For Competitive Events

Michael Martin takes a look at optimizing how our brain operates so that we can maximize our chances to make the "best decisions" across an entire tournament.

Legacy Openings

Carsten presents you with a number of opposing opening plays and goes over what his thought process would be if he were facing them in a Legacy tournament.

Magically Applied Game Theory

How is your strategic decision making? Mike Flores talks about how game theory can be applied to Magic in order to improve your in-game play with illuminating examples.

Your First Big Tournament: As Told By Aesop

Mark uses a few fables in the vein of Aesop to convey advice about how to prepare for your first big Magic event.

Gnikrow: Working Backwards

Sheldon was off doing coverage of Grand Prix Las Vegas last weekend, so fellow Rules Committee member Alex Kenny sits in for him.

Basic Principles Of Team Sealed

Zvi explains the basic principles of how Team Sealed works strategically with examples from Grand Prix Providence. Start preparing for SCG Team Sealed Open: Richmond next month!

Grinding To A Halt

This week AJ shares some tips for dealing with tilt at Magic tournaments and tells you what you can do to avoid burnout and grow as a player.