News

• No Poison in Next Big Set—MaRo has confirmed that “Shake” will not contain poison  counters.
• MBS Generating Controversy—The Starkington Post reports on community reaction to Blightsteel Colossus.
• Mirrodin Besieged Spoiler—MtGSalvation’s spoiler is half complete and full of exciting new cards.

Standard

• San Jose Report—Adam Prosak took home the gold with RUG Control and shares his experience here.
• Third Place with Caw-Go ($$)— Brian Kibler rode Caw-Go all the way to a top four finish.
• Standard Preparation ($$)— Gerry Thompson discusses his choice to play Vampires and his viewpoint on the current metagame.
• Vampire Hysteria—Brad Wojcheshonek conjures up the Smashing Pumpkins with his newest Vampire build.
• GW Quest—Josh Silvestri ran Quest at the SCG in San Jose, and now he’s looking forward to what Mirrodin Besieged will bring to the GW table.
• 8 Man Standard with Blue-Black Control—Jacob Antonetz shares his UB decklist and videos from recent matchups.

Extended

• The Five Best Decks in Extended ($$)— Brad Nelson singles out five decks that from the pack of contenders.
• Green White in Double Standard—Dave Meeson was a big fan of GW Little Kid and he’s resurrected the archetype for the new Extended format.
• White and Black Weenie—Reid Duke looks to improve key matchups for Extended White Weenie by borrowing from the Black and White token strategy.
• Omen Valakut Combo: A Complete Primer—Adam Yurchick has the low down on this successful deck from Worlds.
• The Optimal Build of Jund—Greg McCleery has found that Extended Jund is even more adaptive than the Standard versions ever were adding strength to strength.

Limited

• Draft Literacy—Darwin Kastle explains the tricky business of reading color signals in an artifact-based limited format.
• Scars of Mirrodin #14—David Ochoa walks through another SoM draft and ends up with successful RG deck.
• ME 4 Release Rundown—Gordie Tait looks at the key cards involved in the Master’s Edition limited format.

Legacy and Vintage

• Legacy Goblins in Review—Ari Lax breaks down the classic red deck, its key cards, and an overview of matchups within the metagame.
• The Goblins Cometh—Adam Barnello crunches Legacy numbers and then breaks down the newest technology from several pros.
• My Zombies Rise from Seas and Bayous—Alexander Shearer sleeved up Dredge in San Jose and discusses his choice here.
• Elves in San Jose—Matt Nass battled his way to a top four finish in a SCG open with this Elves build.
• Drinking from the Deadguy Ale—Gene Richtsmeier piloted his BW tempo deck to a top eight finish and shares his tournament report here.
• Vintage MUD Primer—Nick Detwiler gets down and dirty with this look at the vintage powerhouse.

Casual and Variant Formats

• Duals of the Commanders—Robby Rothe runs down the dual land options available to highlander deck builders.
• Karrthus Tyrannizes—Sheldon Menery shares his most recent, beastly build of Karrthus.
• MPDC Season 11 Metagame Analysis—Dave from MtGO charts the season-long evolution of the Pauper metagame.
• Ertai’s Meddling: Deadspread—Ertai’s Lament gets to meddling with the precon based on the popular Proliferate mechanic.
• A Garza Zol Deck—Chris Lansdell builds a splashy deck around the Plague Queen.
• Zen and the Art of Duel Decks Design—Jay Kirkman shares his meditations on striking the perfect balance in designing an exciting duel deck.

Finance

• Talking about Mirrodin Besieged—Kelly Reid helps keep your head from spinning and your wallet fat in the midst of spoiler season.
• I Left my Jaces in San Jose ($$)— Stephen Moss explains why now is the right time to sell your Mind Sculptors.
• Cleaning up the Community—Corbin Hosler looks to weed out the trade-table bullies for the good of the cardboard community.
• Pay for Play—Brian Grewe takes his readers down to the corner of playability and finance and then considers the advantages of buying from your LGS.

Theory and Miscellany

• Magic for the Time Poor—Russell Tassicker shares his tips for Magic players who find themselves starved for time, always on the run, and still craving their cardboard fix.
• Revisiting Who’s the Beatdown—Chingsung Chang demonstrates the transient nature of situational advantage.