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One Word

Today, SCG Invitational finalist Jim Davis is going to show you how to get better at Magic with one simple word. Read on to find out more!

Cube Holistic Wisdom – Alternate Categorization

This week Usman talks about alternate methods of categorizing cards and how you can utilize them when designing your cube.

More Than One Way To Skin An Aristocrat

Zvi explains why he played The Aristocrats very differently than other members of #TeamSCG in this article full of helpful deckbuilding theory.

Finding Your Happy Place

Where does Magic fit into your life? Jim Davis tells you why figuring out the answer to this question will make you a better Magic player and happier person.

How To Become A Deckbuilder

World-class deckbuilder Sam Black has some pointers for those of you who would like to become proficient at building your own decks.

Originality vs. Mainstream

Three-time SCG Invitational Top 8 competitor Shaheen Soorani talks about the advantages of playing decks of your own creation over net decking.

How You Can Form Your Own Justice League

While preparing for Pro Tour Gatecrash, Ari has learned a lot about the process and logic behind creating a testing team that he’d like to share with you.

Playtesting Doesn’t Have To Suck

Brian goes over why having a good playtesting group is important and shares a couple Standard brews that could be good to try at #SCGDB or #SCGCIN.

Hedge, Twin, Win

Jim Davis, Goblins expert and 2011 Indianapolis Invitational finalist, writes his first article about winning a Modern PTQ with Splinter Twin.

The Arrogance Of Competence

GP Nashville finalist Ari Lax shares some tips for testing for tournaments and tells you how he thinks Modern will be affected by the most recent bannings.

Top-Right, Bottom-Left, JUSTICE

Mike shares what has come up during his prep for SCG Legacy Open: Edison next weekend, including his thought-provoking strategies / outcomes matrix.

Deck Selection

Read about four-time GP Top 8 competitor Ari Lax’s process for choosing decks to play at tournaments and his thoughts on some Gatecrash role-players.

Prerelease Survival Guide

Gatecrash Prerelease is this weekend! Brian DeMars highly recommends attending and shares some tips to help you have a great experience.

Where Do We Go? GP Denver And Legacy In 2013

Ben tells you about his experiences with Esper Stoneblade at Grand Prix Denver so you can be ready to play Legacy at SCG Open Series: Dallas.

Went Too Deep, But Not Deep Enough

Brian goes over some do’s and don’ts of preparing for a tournament that he learned this past weekend at Grand Prix Atlantic City.