By Osyp Lebedowicz

I heard that Mike Turian recently got the new R&D job that Wizards had been advertising. I was just wondering would you or any other Pro still playing the game ever consider taking a job in R&D, or is playing on the Pro Tour too... Read more

By Jeff Till

The cunning solutions to Jeff's puzzles, including the very tricky Thieve's Auction play and a puzzle that will probably occur hundreds of times at the various... Read more

By Ken McElhaney

Peer Pressure -
True story - When flipping through a trade-book one day, I saw at least forty of these suckers filling up over three pages. I asked the kid who owned... Read more

By Chris Richter

Rules Tip of the Day: There is a combat phase in every in a turn even if no attackers are declared. If no attackers are declared, you then skip immediately to the End of Combat Step.

Q: What happens when there is 1 Chains of...

By Joseph "Mouth" Kambourakis

Mouth is back and tells you how Affinity qualified him for another Pro Tour, right after he hopped straight off the banned-wagon, and even though he sold the slot in both... Read more

By Evan Erwin

I think Ken's Top Ten Mistakes aren't really mistakes at all. He simply misjudged a few bombs, or was not paying attention to the same website he writes for. Let's... Read more

By Grant Babcock

Homer Simpson: I want you scientists to make me stupid again!
Scientist: We don’t play God, sir.
Homer: Oh yeah? I think your Octoparrot would say differently!
Octoparrot: Squak, I shouldn’t be!

What do these Simpsons quotes have to do with Grant's latest...

By Abe Sargent

I was thinking about building a spelunking theme deck, and thinking about spelunking brought me to remembering my scouting days, which brought me to merit badges and “Voila!” I had an article idea. Sometimes it really... Read more

By Sheldon Menery

FEATURE FRIDAY: HISTORY OF MY WORLDS, PART 2

In Part 1, I covered the beginnings of the trip. Now, onto the conclusion, which includes the Elder Dragon...

By Ben Bleiweiss

Ben has repeatedly taken Wizards of the Coast R&D to task for their failure to boost the power level of White, easily the worst color in Magic. White’s the... Read more

By Robert Boyd

I was frustrated. Cards like Krark-Clan Ironworks and Roar of Reclamation beckoned for me to turn them into strong competitive Type Two decks and yet all my attempts at... Read more

By John Davis

This is just one of the amazing plays I saw this weekend:"I can't believe you Duplicanted my Tornado Elemental. I have never lost when I Tooth and Nailed, but I am at six... Read more

By Osyp Lebedowicz

You’ve been on the Pro Tour for some time now and it seems like you are friends with a majority of the pros. I was just curious if you ever get intimidated when playing against someone? Read more

By Ken Krouner

Magic players don't reflect enough. I constantly see players crying to high heaven that they were mana screwed right out of a game/match/tournament. Rarely do these players take a moment to re-examine the game and determine if they... Read more

By Dominick Riesland

Astral Slide is the most famous use of the End Step Sidestep in recent times. By sliding out opponent’s creatures in an End Step, they stay out until the... Read more

By Jeff Till

Welcome back to the fourth installment of this puzzling series. In addition to the standard question of"what do I need to do in order to win right now", this article will pose a couple more open-ended challenges. You might find... Read more

By Chris Richter

Rules Tip of the Day: In a tournament you always have the option of appealing a ruling given by a judge to the head judge. Just make sure that you allow the floor judge the chance to give a complete ruling.

Q: If I play Animate...

By Carl Winter

The field of the Championships was wide open with a variety of decks from all aspects of the metagame represented in one form or another. Even combo,... Read more

By Nick Morley

I’m in The Best Kind of Draft, actually. The kind of draft that cannot tolerate girlfriend interruption. The kind of draft where, if the sky was falling, Chicken... Read more

By Matt Walker

What divides a population, smells like radish, and causes more frustration than trying to peel an M & M? I’ll give you a hint: it’s something people vote for. I’ll give you another hint: it’s something that only a minority of people vote for, but a... Read more