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…This is the type of error I see myself making from time to time and maybe it’s just inexperience…

…Sure, the stars had to align a little bit for me, a digital designer at the time, to land a…

…It also gives more opportunities for free castings of Time Warp, or Walk the Aeons, in which case it's…

…This tournament marked the first time I got a cursed scroll iin a sanctioned limited tournament. I don't care…

Another episode of the Magic Show, the popular video article series by Evan Erwin. In his own words… Today I’m going to talk about Magic Design. Specifically, the Great Designer Search contest going on over at MagictheGathering.com. Now you’ve already seen our own Ben Bleiweiss – a cool cat if there ever was one – take a shot at last week’s “Take Five” Challenge. Today I’m going to cover “Picture This,” where severe design constraints are given and the designer must find a way out of it.

…Certainly one of the most fanboy-friendly productions I’ve seen in quite some time. This week’s contest gave…

…I had hoped that in time you would be able to put all this aside. Anger will either destroy a…

…This doesn't mean that two Blue/Red mages will walk away with the same conclusions, but they enjoy the…

…As for the deck that I’d play, for a long time, I was in the Esper boat, since blue…

…State of Design 2014" Time for another State of Design column. This time, I talk about the design of *Theros…

What goes into making a Grand Prix successful? What makes one a failure instead? Glenn looks behind the judge’s and TO’s curtain to see what makes a Grand Prix happen at all, and what kinds of stresses an event can come under.

…make sure to get time off their feet, eat food, and stay hydrated. Those judges walk a LOT of steps…

…It is actually wasting your time to save a couple cents on an eBay auction. People buy their singles there…

…As is the case each time a new set is released, my job is to convince you not to make…

…This mana base obviously served him well, as he was able to walk away from the tournament with an invite…

The Funker is a psychotic deck that’s has characteristics in common with The Deck, Zoo, and Stacker 2, but isn’t really any of them. It’s dangerous as all hell. And Oscar goes head-to-head with it in a lightsaber-clashin’ battle to the finish!

…is tapped.<br> <br> 00:39:34 – Three3Deuce plays Time Walk.<br> <br> 00:39:35 – Rakso says:’k’ 00…

Today’s article has tons of information about where to register and pick up your Registration Rewards. Special bonus: a downtown Richmond dining guide!

…Bring your friends and family members, and we’ll show them all a good time! I’ve preregistered for the…

Wednesday, August 18th – Between MTGO and Magic League, we have a reasonable amount of data about Wizards’ fledgling format. Bloodbraid Elf is as good as one would expect, and Jace is pulling his weight.

…The quality of Red’s creatures is simply at an all-time high, and this version of the Red deck…

…In a situation like that you probably wouldn't have to spend much time thinking about whether or not you…

…With all that spare time, I rented a shack out in the woods and took my trusty MTG friends to…

…It was easily the most powerful magic, having two extremely insidious common spells (Ancestral Memory and Time Walk), both of…

…Sedge Troll | Limited Edition | | Taiga | Limited Edition | | Time Vault | Limited Edition | | Time Walk | Limited Edition | | Timetwister | Limited Edition | | Tropical Island…

…Consider the hours of MODO drafting, gas and tolls, hotel rooms, the time off work, the time away from loved…

Two distinctly different Discover decks just went 1-2 in an MTGO Showcase Challenge. Is Pioneer MTG doomed? Dom Harvey delves into choices good and bad.

A week is a long time in Magic. Last Friday, players preparing for the Regional Championships in Canada and Japan…

A new set means it’s time for another of JDB’s patented flavor reviews! Which artwork got his thumbs-up? Which flavor text earned his ire? And has he changed his mind about the Invocations?

…Time to Reflect In *Amonkhet,* mummies walk about freely while the (dissenting) living are sealed in sarcophagi. This perversion of…

In the past, Bennie had a beta beef with the availability of City Champs… but that doesn’t stop him hunting down new tech! This week’s You Lika The Juice brings us an interview with a runaway points leader Tom Leveille, and the Standard decklist that his behind his success…

…Tom Leveille is a sophomore at Old Dominion University who holds down a part time job at a silver diner…

Ryan Saxe details his battle with mental health, including an addiction to Magic, plus the path he took to overcome these struggles.

…Every ounce of free time became dedicated to the game. My roommate at the time said I started talking in…

…I would even say that, with the one-time three-mana, two-dollar investment, she makes Sword of War and…

Wednesday, January 12th – The Power Nine dominate in Vintage, but what are the Legacy equivalents to the Power Nine? What are the format defining cards? Brian DeMars lists his Legacy Power Nine.

…For instance, in Vintage, because the Power 9 (Ancestral Recall, Time Walk, the Moxes, and <br> Timetwister<br> Time Vault…

Mana bases aren’t a flashy subject – but losing to mana screw isn’t, either. How can you improve your draw?

…If you tried to really run five colors, your deck would’ve been steamrolled by the time it got its…

…Why spend the time to talk about this? The reason is that many of the cards I am excited about…

Tuesday, September 1st – This week, Doug presents an in-depth review of the Top 8 results of the GenCon Legacy Championships. Compare and contrast the variants that placed, and see what strategies ended up dominating. Is the format really just blue decks and ones that try to hose Islands? Take a look at how different players approached their sideboard to understand what the players actually anticipated and feared and get a sense of where the format is going. Last, the diversity in blue decks, along with fan favorites like Stax and Lands!, is discussed in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!

…Submerge is just the best creature disruption for Canadian Threshold, about as close to a Time Walk as can be…

In his epic return as an MTG finance columnist, SCG General Manager Ben Bleiweiss takes a deep dive into Kaldheim previews’ prices and futures.

…speed Time Warp and the foretell cost merely brings it down to the territory of things like Walk the Aeons…

Friday, January 22nd – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’ve not only got another exclusive spoiler all to ourselves, the fascinating and subtly powerful Khalni Garden, but we’ve got a boatload of other awesome spoilers just waiting to be pontificated on. That, and my awesome new job doing this full time, coming right up. Let’s go!

…What some are calling the Green Time Walk, rest assured it is awesome sauce and will see serious play. Can…

…were punted during the first round for using a Time Walk in Type II. 33. The Preston Poulter Rule: Destroying…

…However, in this creature combat oriented format, [card]Fog[/card] is almost a full [card] Time Walk [/card], for one…

David McDarby has been meditating. It looks like he plans to ascend to monkhood by joining The Jeskai Way! His master (and commander) is the newly spoiled Narset! Prepare to fight!

…I hate time walk effects in Commander. (On the other hand, I love them almost as much as Ali<br…

…This is the time to start hydrating! Drink plenty of fluids with your meal. Too many games stores are in…

…Since Time Walk does not appear on most people's list of options, this is pretty much the next best…

In all honesty, you could read all the strategy in the world, scour the corners of the earth for decklists, pore through statistic after tedious statistic in an effort to dissect the metagame, and none of it would help you qualify for Nationals more than this simple four-word sentence: Play Dragonstorm and stuff. (The “and stuff” is essential , for those not in the know.)

…Yeah, yeah, I switched back to Telling Time. It was a little like tying a tooth to a doorknob and…

“The Deck” players everywhere are looking at Polluted Delta and Flooded Strand and scratching their heads. It’s not a question of whether or not to use the fetchlands, but how… And years’ worth of mana-tuning intuition is suddenly out the window.

…Tan, August 2002* Blue (18) 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Time Walk 1 “Mystical Tutor 1 “Stroke of Genius 1 Braingeyser…

In his 25th Anniversary series for StarCityGames.com, Patrick Chapin reveals his Top 25 Magic cards in each color! It all begins with green, the color of life…

25 years… I guess time flies when you’re having fun. Time Walk A quarter of a century ago, Dr…

…With Mono-Black Control, Mono-Green Stompy, and everything in between, it's been an exciting time to be a…

Sealed deck play can be tricky if you’re a casual player or not used to a Limited environment – the challenges of picking the correct cards, then building a good deck with it, then playing right with it can be overwhelming for the beginner. I can’t guarantee you a win if you’re a Limited novice… But I do guarantee you won’t be ashamed of your finish if you follow my guidelines here.

…And isn’t the prerelease supposed to be fun? Well, that’s why I’m gonna walk you through it…

While testing for Indianapolis, one thing became clear to GerryT: Griselbrand is the card to beat in Legacy. Check out what he thinks the best deck to play it in is for this weekend’s SCG Open Series featuring the Invitational.

…In Emrakul’s case, their board is gone and you have plenty of time to rebuild. With Griselbrand, it can…

Monday, August 23rd – With M11 Limited proving to be surprisingly solid, Craig Wescoe examines a number of Mono Colored archetypes in the booster draft format.

…I have a difficult time justifying Sylvan Ranger over something like Blinding Mage or Quag Sickness, so I usually do…

Putting all this together, Chalice of the Void: Hoses entire archetypes Can be played in any deck to shut down at least combo and weenie aggro Hoses budget archetypes worst and some powered archetypes least, by nature These are three very weighty bullet points, and when you say”entire archetypes,” you’re talking about radical changes to the entire Type One metagame.

…s library.<br> <br> 20:34:05 – Rakso moves Time Walk from Rakso’s library to tabletop.<br> <br> 20…

…What's the best way to beat this deck? Like most metagame decks, the key is basically not to walk…

2012 Florida State Champion Mark Nestico teaches you how to put a positive spin on one of the most unpleasant experiences a person can have in Magic: losing.

…I Revelation for nine this time. Hmph. No Verdict again. New game plan! Draw for turn; play Jace, Architect of…

What can Commence the Endgame do for control decks? Todd Anderson takes a look at War of the Spark’s latest potential powerhouse and examines how close the comparison really is!

…It just resolves, and it makes a giant threat most of time. Will Commence the Endgame replace all other finishers…

…I get there as the doors are opening, and have plenty of time to register my deck and then to…

Jacob Tobey writes about how he played G/R Aggro to take home the trophy at the first SCG Standard Open last weekend in Salt Lake City.

…I remember casting her in the Top 4 and after reading her -7 for the first time sarcastically remarking how…