Let’s face it, variance is a big part of the game of Magic.  Our decks are shuffled, our pairings are randomized.  There are, however, many levels of decision making that… Read more

Though I am constantly sleeving up a different deck Modern deck for my weekly local events, I often have one ‘primary’ deck to return to for larger competitive events.  This… Read more

There are quite a few Modern players who stick to a single deck, tune it as the meta changes, and find quite a bit of success with their tried and… Read more

There are quite a few Modern staples that care about the number of basic lands your opponent has access to.  In fact, for some decks, this type of information is… Read more

As much as I oppose the notion that a play can be “correct” or “incorrect” in a game of Magic, I wouldn’t disagree that mistakes can, undoubtably, be made.  In… Read more

Last weekend, Star City Games hosted a series of Regionals events around the country.  Event attendance fell somewhere between 200-400 contestants and each cut to a top 8.  Since Star… Read more

Yesterday, at my local event, I heard this for the first time… “Damn, I was hoping I wouldn’t have to play against a deck today”.  -Anonymous Discouraged Opponent This one… Read more

First off, let me just stay, thanks for sticking with us.  As you are likely aware, we’ve been dealing with some website issues lately and I am hopeful that we’re… Read more

To say that I was stressing out about my deck choice for SCG Milwaukee would have been an understatement.  I pre-registered for the event a few weeks earlier when I… Read more

I’ve recently reached my goal of logging 100 matches with Grixis Azcanta Control and have kept track of the results along the way.  In fact, I’ve completed more than 100… Read more