Zagidulin.net: Magic: The Gathering

General

• Gatherer WotC card search
• Banned/Restricted Lists
• MTG News has superb card price comparison engine.
• Essential Magic rulings, decks, prices, etc.
• Magic Lore news & strategy site.
• Pojo's MTG news & strategy.
• Rulings and Errata
• Casual Players Alliance
• Google MTG Directory

Articles

• Standing on the Shoulders of Giants by The Ferrett
• The Dojo Archive
• On Priority by Jon Kaus.
• The Combat Phase
• On Card Advantage: The 10 Second Card Advantage Solution (and part 2)
• Card Quality 101
• Blog Elemental
• Deck Articles:
  • Building Elf Decks
• Emperor Multiplayer Games:
  • Emperor Advice
  • Lieutenant Advice
• The Control Player's Bible (series of articles by Oscar Tan):
  • Part I - Overview
  • Part II - History, 94-96
  • Part III - History, 96-00
  • Part IV - History, 00-02
  • Part IV.2 (Part 1) - History, 2003
  • Part IV.2 (Part 2) - History, 2003
  • Part V - A sample control mirror match
  • Part VI - Playing the core cards: The counters and tutors
  • Part VI.1 - Cunning Wish and the Core Extension
  • Part VII - Playing the core cards: Card drawing and removal
  • When Second-Best Stinks (supplemental article on "budget Type I")
  • Part VII.1 - Vampiric Tutor Or No?
  • Part VIII - Playing the Sapphires
  • Part IX - Playing the Jets
  • Part X - Playing the Pearls
  • Part XI - Playing the Rubies
  • Head to Head With Stax
  • Part XXII.1 - Head to Head with Vengeur Masque
  • Part XXIII - Head to Head With German TnT
  • Part XXXII - What IS Aggro-Control?
  • Part XXVIII - The Aggro Gauntlet, Part I
  • Part XXVIII - The Aggro Gauntlet, Part II
  • Part XVIII.1 - Head to Head With Goblins
  • Part XXXIV - Head to Head With Fish
  • Part XXXV - Head to Head WIth Growing 'Tog (The Roland Bode Tribute)
  • Part XXXVI - Head to Head: Classic Suicide Black
  • "The Deck" is Dead, Long Live Brian Weissman!
• SideBoard magazine at WoTC.
• Magic 101 series of articles.
• Type 4 (Infinite mana, 1 spell at a time): Intro, Part I, Part II

Terms and References

• Timmy, Johnny and Spike -- the three types of Magic players

Deck Articles

Card Lists

• Card Oracle (Type 1)
• Magic: The Database - index of cards.

Card Vendors

• Chargallery Singles for sale.
• Ultimate Online Magic Store
• Gator Games
• Yahoo Auctions: MTG

Software

• Magic Workstation is a free deck builder and card database. Also allows to play other people online. Quite excellent.
• Spellbook - deck builder and card database. Free.
• Palm Software:
  • Magic Scout - rules and card reference database.
  • MagicTrak deck builder software