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…2026 marks the first time I've been collecting Pokemon cards since about 2008. I started collecting as a kid…

…a tempo-control mindset, using mana denial for either Time Walk effects or for card advantage purposes. If you don…

As fun as Eternal Masters is to draft, old cards are…well…weird. Need help with those bizarre interactions that nobody saw coming? Paul Baranay and his guest are here to sort out the craziness!

…Animate Dead triggers and makes you sacrifice Worldgorger Dragon, which triggers again, this time bringing back all those exiled cards…

…Never the less, I had a good time over the weekend and on Sunday managed to both take and pass…

“Corn on the Macabre” or “Why am I Cursed and Doomed to Walk the Earth Unlucky Forever?” I've always…

…This promises to be one of the most diverse metagames constructed has seen in quite some time. I'm sure…

…And if you have the mana and creatures to spare, you can utilize a one-time Time Walk. Naturally, this…

Friday, May 15th – In the final article in the Discussing Draft series, Olivier Ruel and Manuel Bucher discuss their personal Top Picks from Alara Reborn in the Naya, Bant, Exalted, and Five-Color archetypes! With the multicolour madness coming to MTGO soon, this is perfect timing for those looking for tips in the newest forty-card format.

…And if you start with one-mana guy into two-mana guy, this can Time Walk your opponent.<br> Oli…

…The SCG Roanoke Invitational will be underway by the time this piece goes public. In this article, I’ll describe…

…Don’t underestimate it, by any means—planeswalkers really do turn Fog into Time Walk. Through our discussion of the…

Eighteen games, all of which ended in horrific face-beatings. And here’s where the sadomasochism kicks in: Honestly, I wanted to know how bad it could get. How long could I endure playing with this same set of cards before the universe broke down and handed me a win? It was Tenth Edition — would I go zero-for-ten on Tenth? The writer in me went, “Wow, that’s a pretty good title,” even as the player in me cringed….

…So time to retool. I came out for 0-3 with a redecked build that focused on Green’s fatties…

…A six-mana must-answer Commander is a huge time-walk, and waiting to deploy it when you had 7…

…I had a great time at states last year, going to top four with a deck that featured Rishadan Cutpurse…

With Nationals behind us, Skullclamp now joins the ranks of attractive women and people of average body weight as things you won’t be playing against at a Magic tournament. A few weeks ago Wizards decided to ban everyone’s favorite piece of equipment and issued this formal apology . . .

…I had a pretty good time considering the locale, and I met some cool people. *Next time on The Black…

Ah, Fifth Dawn is here, and I have finally decided to return myself to writing. How could I resist? Crystal Quarry will finally see some real casual use, no longer fueling the one-in-a-million Sliver Queen, since no one really uses Cromat. The Sunburst mechanic will see to that. Amongst the dozens of set reviews there, I want to cover the odds and ends of these cards – play quirks, rules interests, and of course, the multiplayer and casual aspects of the best new ideas from R&D.

…Armageddon, Balance, Wrath of God, Jokulhaups, Fireball, Time Walk, Time Warp, and a variety of enchantments. However, even with an…

Monday, August 30th – The art of trading can be broken down into many disciplines. Today, Jonathan Medina examines instigating a trade, and intelligently pricing your cards.

…It’s the idea that if something isn’t easy, then it’s not worth our time. Maybe we intellectually…

Steve Sadin booked a flight to Brisbane knowing that a good performance could see him locked into Level 3 for the coming year. On the flip side, he knew that a weak card pool, or the whims of the Mana Gods, could leave him empty handed and out of pocket. Today he takes us through the emotional peaks and troughs of his successful trip, shares a little strategy about drafting non-tribal cards in Lorwyn, and brings us a Top 4 States Red/Green Aggro deck. Enjoy!

…Valencia, even though I didn’t walk away with any extra pro points and no one on my team cashed…

…An extra card is like a time walk to this simulation. Second, it will very slightly reduce the effectiveness of…

Good man and Grand Prix: Columbus Top 8 member Cedric Phillips makes his first appearance on StarCityGames.com with analysis of Pro Tour: Columbus, the skinny on the best builds of U/G Madness, and a couple of pictures of the smokin’ hot Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders. What’s not to love?

…But why waste my time? No one believes any of that garbage anyway. So, my introduction(s) will contain me…

Left unsupervised for a weekend, Dan Barrett invites his friends round to game. Hilarity ensues!

…None of us particularly wanted to *buy* Glenn’s packs from him, and “*big-time ballaz*” we ain’t, so…

John Matthew Upton takes over the helm of SCG Daily this week and ventures into a realm few people have gone before on this here site here: fan fiction.

…Though they were as different as their lunar counterparts, the two had been inseparable since the time they could walk…

Chris submits his entry for the Longest Article Name competition, with a natty little piece discussing a Standard deck based on everyone’s favorite fat green beatstick – Protean Hulk. Actually, I thought the Hulk in question was Ronom Hulk, but I’ve got Coldsnap on the brain…

…on the board, but you’d have essentially cast Time Walk, too. With the Hulk, you’ve got \*tee hee…

…6 kills in three turns, so it's a Time Walk there. Nicely done! #10 (#34 Overall) - Rumor Gatherer Rumor…

Find out which cards from Dragon’s Maze could see play at your next Vintage tournament from resident Vintage expert Brian DeMars.

…It would allow players to Burning Wish for a Time Walk if they had Time Vault in play or Time…

…Sligh made a bit of a name for itself this tournament, capturing a Top Eight for the first time in…

…A rambunctious sheep probably broke out of the pen, as they were wont to do from time to time, and…

…Today, I want to walk you through building one such deck, and also show you the opposite approach with a…

…combos involving Eternal Witness, a blink effect, and a time walk, but the green Emeritus cuts out the need for…

Sam Black is back with a new slate of decks! His testing for #PTEMN has uncovered powerful new options for Standard. Get ahead of the curve for #SCGCOL with Spirits, Zombies, one of the weirdest Ramp decks ever created, and much more!

…Selfless Spirit allows you to trigger Avacyn at any time or protect your other creatures from Avacyn’s wrath. Elder…

…With one bye at the event, I had some time before I started playing as well. This is the small…

…The biggest spells like Expropriate and other Time Walk variants. The biggest planeswalkers like Karn Liberated and Ugin, the Spirit…

With Jund gaining stock, Sam Black is looking for a new path through SCG Dallas Modern! We’re used to Sam doing new and strange things, but this time he’s outdone himself! Learn the deckbuilding process of one of the best!

…of the deck is value; at the<br> same time, the deck is full of cards that kind of rely…

Ben Bleiweiss brings forgotten classics from Magic’s distant past back into the spotlight for today’s Commander MTG players. What can Spirit Mirror do for your games?

…The Gathering Cards Of All Time, #25-1 Many people who are reading this column might know me from various…

The man sniffs; he senses the good rares in the kid’s binder, ready to be traded for a crap rare like Mirari or some big Angel. Little does he know that I have the trap waiting to be sprung on him.

…That makes Tempest Efreet one of the cheapest rares of all time, since it was printed in large amounts but…

Want to play a midrange deck in the new Standard format? Then don’t miss this article from Adrian about what midrange needs to do to keep up with aggro and control at #SCGCLE.

…But what you don’t have—even with Pharika’s Cure —is time. The red deck, particularly if they are…

Three players were disqualified at Pro Tour Ixalan, and while Ari Lax wasn’t sad to see one of them go, the other two hold lessons for all tournament players! Get Ari Lax’s “rules” for knowing the Magic Tournament Rules!

…find the time if you are being reasonable. Regardless of who is absolutely right, someone will walk away learning something…

…She even has a strong Time Walk + Sleep effect as her ultimate. Sure, you'd like her to be 5…

Today I'm going to be doing a breakdown of one of my all time favorite Commanders, Talrand, Sky Summoner…

…This deck can suddenly turn matches into solitaire games by adding a Time Walk effect. For example, you’ll have…

Check out the sweet brew Mike’s taking to GP Atlantic City this weekend and see if you’d like to join him by playing it at SCG Standard Open: San Diego!

…Bitterblossom tokens one moment, stepping through time itself like common doorways the next with their Cryptic Commands and Mistbind Cliques…

…any point before spell seven was a g-d Time Walk. Boomer Bias Planeswalkers of different eras tend to play…

Sheldon Menery has friends in high Commander places, and recently several joined him for food and 100-card fun! He takes you on a play-by-play with The Mill-Meoplasm and shows why everyone should read the cards!

…Two weeks past my last radiation treatment, I was in decent enough shape to spend more time than not with…

…I will walk through some of the basics of conservation for card design and while doing so demonstrate why Arcane…

…Today I’ discuss the importance of MTG Arena “assistants” and if you only have time for a quick recommendation, Arena…

After a dozen test games, I came to some preliminary conclusions which held true. Spoils of the Vault was amazing in a MaskNaught deck. Furthermore, in many ways, a budget build of this deck gets some huge benefits against certain matchups. One of the more frustrating aspects of Type 1 tournament play is that the people who own power have the best chance at winning more power and thus expanding their collection. Well, this deck gives all you budget players an excellent shot at those prizes, too.

…Time Walk is the best Blue card you could ever imagine in a deck like this, and the low cost…

Thursday, April 21 – Shaheen Soorani has a response to AJ Sacher’s most recent article about innovation being overrated–he disagrees. In this article, he talks about the best decks in the field and why you shouldn’t play them!

…Take care and see you next time! Decks Once Upon a Time (In chronological order-ish) G/W Skullclamp Ramp…

I’ve been playing a lot of Tenth Edition Release Events on Magic Online lately, for a lot of reasons. In part it’s because I do most of my Constructed work online these days, and thus I’ll need the cards; in part because I love the format and hate drafting Time Spiral block; and in part because I’ve done pretty well in them, especially if you count events that crashed after I was able to draw into Top 8.

…sculpting a position where you have a 5/4 Time Walk at the moment when your opponent has no good…

…This plan is effective, as sometimes you'll be able to pretty much Time Walk them for a couple turns…

…20 Legends walk among the game today. Randy Buehler is one of the game's all-time greats, as a…

The extra card was only in my hand for about 0.5 of a second before Amos and I both noticed – but it didn’t matter- it had been in my hand. I’m sure there are parts of his job that Mr. Donais doesn’t like, and telling some poor guy from Sarnia that he’s getting a…

…My friends arrived from Sarnia just in time to hear the bad news. Now it’s important that I not…