Legacy Intro Decks
Planning on playing in your first Legacy Open at #SCGCOL? Carsten has some suggestions for what deck to choose to ensure that you have a good experience.
TagFundamentals
Lies, Damn Lies, And Statistics
Celebrated Magic theory author Mike Flores talks about cooperative drafting, being results oriented, and why he thinks Blood Baron of Vizkopa is underplayed in Standard.
Best Deck vs. Familiar Deck
Torn between two decks for Standard at #SCGCOL? CVM explores why you might want to consider playing a deck you’re more familiar with over the “best deck.”
The Elephant Method: A Case Study
Pro Tour Hall of Famer Zvi Mowshowitz explains the Elephant method with the example of how he used it to tune Team SCG’s Bant Control deck for Pro Tour Dragon’s Maze.
Musings Of The Southern Paladin
Bow tie aficionado Roberto Gonzales shares his rules for avoiding burnout on the Magic tournament grind and why he plans to revive them at Grand Prix Las Vegas.
Pitfall Harry And Pro Tour Dragon’s Maze
Jim Davis tells you about the pitfalls he fell into while preparing for #PTDGM so that you can avoid them yourself when preparing for your next Constructed tournament.
Life Lessons For New Players
As a follow-up to his “Life Lessons For Grinders,” this time Mark has some advice for new players to help them get better while having fun playing Magic.
Tilting And Standard
After going on tilt at a Standard tournament last weekend, Jon Agley looked into research about tilting and found some helpful information to share with you.
Sideboarding Solutions
2012 Florida State Champion Mark Nestico provides some tips for getting better at a very important aspect of Magic that is often overlooked: sideboarding.
Lessons And Progress
In the past year, Ari went from staring down a possible last Pro Tour to missing Platinum by a single match. Read about what he learned in that time to make progress as a player.
Life Lessons For Grinders
Find out how you can grow as a player and experience more tournament success by reading what Mark learned from preparing and playing in a PTQ this past weekend.
Guttural Reponses
Danny West writes about having a professional competitive mentality and its role in tournament success as well as its place in preserving the Magic community.
We Have A Plan
Two-time SCG Invitational Top 8 competitor Brian Braun-Duin talks about the importance of long-term planning in games of Magic and provides helpful examples.
How To Crack A Grand Prix
Four-time GP Top 8 competitor Ari Lax shares why you should care about doing well at GPs and provides tips for how to be more prepared for them and other events like SCG Opens.
Four Steps To An Effective Sideboard
Would you take a test and only be prepared for one-third of the material? Learn how to build an effective sideboard for a tournament by using CVM’s four steps!