Benjamin Ng is a Freeshman at University of California Santa Cruz, and has played MtG for 10 years. He'd always be up for a game of Apprentice extended if the campus firewalls weren't Nazis about AIM

• [MTGS Classics] Your Mana Base and You (August 25th, 2006)

  A fairly good primer on how to determine/build a manabase.

• The Worst Constructed Keywords Ever (June 6th, 2006)

  Keywords have existed from the beginning of Magic: the Gathering.

• A Zoo of Options (December 14th, 2005)

  Nothing like a decent ass-kicking to get your Magic motor running.

• Taking a closer look: Overrated cards (August 17th, 2005)

  A scientific rant about some of the more overplayed cards such as AEther Vial, Sensei's Divining Top, and Hypnotic Scepter.

• Evaluating Cards (July 18th, 2005)

  An article aimed towards beginners explaining how to compare cards and their potential power, and when and when not to use them.

• Domain-ating Extended (June 30th, 2005)

  A primer to Extended Domain, with explanations of many possible card choices and why they are good or bad.

• Your Mana Base and You (June 15th, 2005)

  A fairly good primer on how to determine/build a manabase.

• 1.X Post-Rotation (May 12th, 2005)

  An outdated but very complete synopsis of post-rotation Extended environment with decklists.