Carrie On – Remembering Triggers
Forgetting a trigger is one of the worst ways to lose a game. Carrie Oliver shares her tips to condition yourself to remember every trigger!
Theory
Frank Analysis – How Many Colored Mana Sources Do You Need to Consistently Cast Your Spells?
Ever desperately wondered how to build you mana base from scratch? Luckily, Frank Karsten has all the answers—with the math to explain them!
Carrie On – The Combat Phase
The combat step is one of the most often neglected and most complicated phases of Magic, and Carrie is here to break down the basics in full
PV’s Playhouse – Playing With Counterspells
In another crucial theory piece, PV breaks down the finer points of playing with one of Magic’s most difficult cards: the counterspell.
Carrie On – Winning Ingredients
Carrie Oliver takes a look at one of the most important and difficult components of tournament preparation: deck choice.
PV’s Playhouse – Seven Playtesting Traps
PV unveils the seven most common mistakes deckbuilders and players make when testing for a tournament!
PV’s Playhouse – Learning to Play Lands
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa provides a detailed primer on Magic’s most basic resource: Lands!
PV’s Playhouse – Strategy and Tactics
2012 Hall of Fame inductee Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa offers a few thoughts on strategic planning in Magic—how to formulate a game plan, and how to think ahead in order to execute it.
PV’s Playhouse – The Art of Reducing Variance
PV talks about variance, how it affects the game, and what steps you can take to reduce the variance of your play!
PV’s Playhouse – Technical Play
PV takes some time to focus on the most important step toward the highest levels of competitive Magic, so you can take your game to the next level!
PV’s Playhouse – What Makes a Good Deck Good?
PV gives you his theories on what makes a good deck good, as well as his thought process behind the decks he chooses to play!
PV’s Playhouse – Sideboarding
Sideboarding is one of the hardest things in Magic, but Paulo thoroughly covers all the angles and what to think about when heading to game two!
PV’s Playhouse – The Core Resources
PV once again delivers an insightful theory article full of good examples and general tips.
PV’s Playhouse – What about now?
This week PV takes the sometimes overwhelming feeling of mid-game decisions and breaks them down so you’ll make the right play.
PV’s Playhouse – Thinking Outside the Box
Sometimes making the unorthodox play is the right play, and Paulo goes through some situations where it’s correct to go way outside the normal conventional thinking in order to win games!
Playing to Win versus Playing Not to Lose
PV again delivers, this time with a detailed explanation of the difference between proactive and reactive play.
PV’s Playhouse – Tips and Tricks
Magic is a game of information, and you may be giving away more than you need to, and in doing so giving up an edge. Paulo gives some help on how to tighten up your game and increase your win percentage!
Getting Nassty – Adjusting to the Opponent’s Style
Part of succeeding in Magic is playing the other player, so today Matt examines how differing playstyles should effect your play.
Getting Nassty – Leveraging your Skill
The more difficult a deck to play, the greater the reward when you master it, at least most of the time.
PV’s Playhouse – Building a Better Manabase
You can’t play Magic if you can’t cast your spells, and in order to do that, you need good mana. PV walks through the process of building manabases.