By Corneel Coens

Once this two-card combo hits the table, there is nothing your opponents can do... literally. Nobody can play spells any more. It is even impossible to Disenchant the combo once it is on the table. Once these two cards enter play, all your opponents have to work with is what they... Read more

By Chris Romeo

One of (my idol) JMS's shticks is to take a pre-con deck and modify it so that it's competitive in the Casual Decks room of Magic Online. Since I want to be so... Read more

By Quentin Martin

These are the decklists that are going to define Philly, and they're the best versions I know of. Sure one or two cards are experimental but this will be what 80% of your Philly opponents will be playing. Read more

By Sheldon Menery

Governing Principles: It's Not Us vs. Them

In this second installment on Judging theory, Sheldon tackles the relationship between Judges and players.

By Andrew Lubich

"I'm gonna beat you so hard, I'm gonna knock you into next week." A threat often made in jest - but Andrew brings the pain this week by creating a multiplayer combo deck that accelerates into a wicked lockdown deck that wins not only this game, but the next game for you. How does... Read more

By Philip Stanton

Being the Vintage Supercomputer is a tough job, so every once in a while, Pip likes to kick back and actually sling some spells as part of his relaxation program. Last weekend at Chicago he did just that, putting up a surprisingly... Read more

By Thomas Lee

The Auriok Salvagers-LED/Black Lotus combo is a strong one, but you still have to find a one of your kill conditions after that, making it a three-card combo, or... Read more

By Brian Kwong

This week's $20 Casual Challenge is Theme Decks - and as our first entry this week, we have a deck whose every card is thematically devoted to... a band that we've never even heard of. Think you can do better with your favorite band? Send in an article on theme deck to Mail us at... Read more

By Peter Jahn

I’m continuing my exploration of the more unusual Magic Online formats. Last time I talked about the highly addictive Singleton format. This week I want to look at a specialized Singleton format — Rainbow Stairwell. Read more

By Chris Richter

Rules Tip of the Day: When multiple cards go to a player's graveyard or library (top or bottom) at the same time the owner of these cards chooses the order that they go in.

Q: If someone Humbles my Darksteel Colossus will he...

By Ben Kowal

I hadn't planned on writing a report. I was worried that by doing so, I'd inadvertently make fun of the Midwest and devalue my win. Then I realized I played like... Read more

By Ben Bleiweiss

Today the Bleiweiss has turned in an article so packed with "stuff" that it's difficult to describe all of it in a concise blurb. Try this on for size: 9th... Read more

By Andrew Lubich

In an article on the color Black, Philip Stanton suggested that all colors should have access to raw card drawing. But I think he's wrong, and let me tell you Read more

By Bulls on Parade

A lockdown deck using red and green to negate your opponents' resources and disrupt their game plan? Not the sort of thing you'd think to see, but anything's possible when the $20 Casual Challenge is on the Read more

By Nick Eisel

Champions/Betrayers draft is fully mature now and Nick has reevaluated some of the cards he has written about previously, particularly from Champions. What cards does he feel are over and underrated at the draft tables? The... Read more

By Stephen Menendian

We hate to toot our own horn around here, but the day before the Chicago Power 9, we published an article about the very deck that won the tournament the next day. Today Stephen Menendian talks about variations of Vintage Oath of... Read more

By Chris Carbone

Many times during a week, a person's name is called in some court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that person walks up to the Judge and I stand next to him (or her as the case may be). I am their lawyer. In order to effectuate this advocacy, I must establish a dialog with... Read more

By Ralph Haefner

What do you get when you combine six players, six copies of the same Sealed Deck pool, some solid prizes, and a very extensive analysis of what went on, including player builds and commentary? An article that's a whole lot of fun. Read more

By Chris Richter

Rules Tip of the Day: Only spells, abilities, and combat damage use the stack. Damage from spells or abilities doesn't use the stack (the original spell or ability did).

Q: If we are inside a Shahrazad sub game and I have a

By Timothy Martens

What kind of a lockdown can be effective against a wide variety of decks, at least one of which will be packing Wrath, Disenchant, or Naturalize, fat creatures, and/or artifact mana? Well, do I have the lockdown for you! Your opponents will not be able to attack you, will never... Read more