By Anthony Avitollo

"I said," my wife informed me (with the look in her eyes that tells me I missed something important),"I really wanted you to be there on... Read more

By Lyndon Veale

I fiddled about with the gauntlet a bit and came to the conclusion that Aggro Black was probably what I would go with. While not necessarily being the strongest deck in the field it seemed solid and since I'd played Aggro Black at Nationals, Euros, and Worlds this year, I figured... Read more

By Nick Eisel

Nick wanted to follow one of his own drafts, but he couldn't keep up in real life... So he decided to follow Mike Turian, who's the man the pros turn to when trying to figure out how to break Limited formats. Walk with Mike Turian,... Read more

By Nathan Saunders

I knew my matchup with Affinity was horrible, and debated the Dark Banishings possibly coming into the main deck. After much deliberation, I decided to stick with my guns... Read more

By Oscar Tan

Hulk Smash was the big story of the Vintage Championships last GenCon, but a lot of people forget about the finalist's deck: Vengeur... Read more

By Pale Mage

"Dude, that B/R Control deck looks like crap."

"Of course it looks like crap. It is crap. When have I built a good deck?"

"Never, dude."

"This is no exception. But it was fun, let me tell you."

"So did it win any matches at... Read more

By Sheldon Menery

I understand that Blood Moon will change Artifact Lands to Mountains because they are non-basic lands, but does the sub-type Artifact remain? In other words, do Artifact Lands affected by a Blood Moon in play still count as... Read more

By Tim Aten

As usual, one of the internet's most entertaining writers would like to remind you how horrible he is... Yet somehow he has a 1900+... Read more

By Jamie Jensen

I hit my friend with my announcement:"I am not going to States today, Matt." He looks at me and cocks his head to the side a bit, then says,"You're kidding right? The... Read more

By Pete Hoefling

Champs have come and gone... and a NEW gauntlet has been created in it's wake. Ladies and gentlemen... the NEW Standard decks to beat! Read more

By Jack Christopher

I could go into great detail about how I came to play the deck that I did - but to be perfectly honest, I just chose to play land... Read more

By John Upton

The monstrosity I took to States was a kind of cobbled-together deck that turned out to have some amazing synergy. It was originally and all-Mirrodin deck that I called my"block deck." It obviously had no chance despite the promise that it showed. So I said screw The Gauntlet, and... Read more

By Peter Jahn

Peter discusses three"cute" decks that he idly considered bringing to States but had to discard in the course of testing - decks like the Pentavus/Mana Echoes... Read more

By Stephen Menendian

I think the common perception going into this month is that Welder Mud, Keeper, and Dragon are the only viable decks. The picture as I now see it is far more... Read more

By Mike Dove

The morning before States arrived and I woke up three hours before the tournament began. I had done no playtesting, but you know how it is: You wake up with that... Read more

By Matt Curry

Woo hoo, I am the North Dakota State Magic Champion... Isn't that like being the tallest midget in the world? Heh. Oh well - it's cool to win anyway. I might never be a pro - but hey, I got a plaque! Read more

By Mark Lovin

Jason knew he didn't want to play Affinity for the same reasons I didn't: Too many weaknesses. He also didn't like Goblins because of the fact that it was something everyone would be ready for.... So we needed another option. I... Read more

By Simon Marshall-Unitt

We also knew from testing that the Standard metagame in London was wide-open: Affinity was a very strong deck that a lot of the remaining players were seriously... Read more

By Justin Smith

It's all Bobby's fault. See, I work twenty hours a week and go to school full-time. Between those two commitments and my girlfriend and a... Read more

By Sheldon Menery

Can I use Forge Armor to sacrifice Cathodion and use the mana from Cathodion to pay for Forge Armor? Read more