News       

• Dark Ascension Previews—Gathering Magic’s list of revealed cards comes complete with images (on the Facebook page) and community reactions.
• Dark Ascension Mechanics—WotC’s preview week kicked off with the reveal of “Undying” among the mechanics of the next expansion.
• Images of Dark Ascension Packs Revealed—Several enemy colored intro packs are about to be revealed.

Standard and Block

• Comprehensive 2012 MTGO Standard Data Analysis—Craig Wescoe’s affinity for Plains seems like the right call in today’s meta.
• The 2012 Standard—Josh Silvestri on how Blue’s early creatures are impacting the metagame.
• Standard Breakdown—Josh Krizan covers two of his four brews, GW Tokens and UW Blade.
• Life Changes and Standard Musings—Michael Martin looks to stabilize against Moorland Haunt decks dominating online.
• Back to Basics—Darwin Kastle test drives a trio of Standard deck options running more than twenty basic lands.

Limited

• How to Draft if you Know How to Draft—($SCG) Ari Lax’s guide to the next level of draft aptitude garnered rave reviews.
• Drafting with Big Nass #6—Nassim Ketita first picks an Evil Twin and splashes for it in a WB aggro deck.
• GP Austin Report—PVDR discusses his Grand Prix Sealed pool, which was light on playables.

Vintage, Legacy, and Modern

• 8th at Meandeck Open—Brian DeMars provides a Vintage tournament report for his run with Bant Stoneblade.
• Explorer Rock vs. UW Counterbalance—Caleb Durward’s gauntlet series features an extremely interactive matchup.
• The Ten Coolest Decks in Legacy’s History—($SCG) Drew Levin delves into Legacy’s annals for more of what makes Legacy a great format: its history.
• Flipping Out—Mike Cannon brews some off-the-wall decks inspired by insanity.
• Modern Brews—Smitty has been working on Modern and shares his takes on BUG Tempo and Mythic.
• CMT Montreal—William Blonden continues his coverage of the three-format mega-tourney north of the border.
• Modern Crash Course—($SCG) Ari Lax holds  a late-night study session for those interested in  boning up on Modern.
• Modern Affinity—Jarvis Yu works to resurrect one of the most broken archetypes in Magic’s history.
• Such Great Heights—Adam Barnello has raised the alarm on a turn-three Emrakul in Modern.

Casual and Variant Formats

• My Increasing Devotion—Adam Styborski’s preview aligns perfectly with his devotion to tokens.   
• Commanders from Commander—Abe Sargent ranks the success of the Legends made specifically for Commander.  How do Zedruu, The Mimeoplasm, and Riku rate?
• Single Card Strategies—Even though Sundial of the Infinite is just one of a hundred cards, Bennie Smith looks to maximize its impact in Commander. 
• Luck be a Lady Tonight—Sean McKeown reworks a reader’s list built around Esper-colored Lady Evangela.  
• The Trouble with Equipment—Brandon Isleib runs equipment very sparingly in his casual decks despite advantages over enchantments. 
• Finishers—Usman Jamil strives to find finishers that are worth playing in cube,  a  format full of cheap removal. 
• 76 Ideas—Cotton Rhetoric’s personal retrospective includes tons of great insights into Vanguard. 
• No Combos Please—Bruce Richard on how group interaction is at the heart of casual magic and how to deal with two-card combos within a playgroup. 

Finance

• Dark Ascension Spoiler Analysis—Corbin Hosler is constantly updating his financial spoiler.  And it’s free!
• Long-Term Thoughts—Ryan Bushard compares Parallel Lives to Doubling Season while illustrating the issue with casual speculation.

Theory and Miscellany

• Four Reasons to Think Like Your Opponent—Matt Sperling on “The Hand Your Opponent Thinks You’re Holding” and other ways to gain perspective on the other side of the table.
• When to Bring a Knife to a Gun Fight—It seems that Matt Laidely might be telling a world’s dumbest criminal story, but deck decisions often go beyond playing the “best deck.”
• A Guide to Kitchen Table Magic for Competitive Players—Jesse Mason’s footnotes attempt to quantify fun created by casual playgroups. 
• Alters: December Review—Jeremy Froggatt features Klug’s Maze of Ith, BigUp’s Olivia, and several other eye-popping alterations.