News

• Announcing Avacyn Restored—The Mothership’s official announcement reveals that Avacyn Restored will be a large set and drafted separately.
• Unlocking the Cheats of the SCG Player of the Year, Alex Bertoncini—Drew Levin levied cheating allegations against the newly crowned SCG POY who won a set of Power Nine and 10,000 in prize money.  Read more from Matt Sperling.
•  Alex Bertoncini Suspended—Bertoncini was suspended for 18 months after allegations combined with video proof.  Read the official statement from SCG by Jared Sylva.
• New Counterfeit and Proxy Policy—WotC’s new policy takes a hard line against proxies.  Read more from Ben Bleiweiss.

Standard and Block

• Evolving Wolf Run Ramp—Melissa DeTora isn’t about to let Wolf Run Ramp rest on its laurels of winning Worlds.
• Six Names for No—Alexander Shearer’s pie charts reveal what counters are getting run alongside Mana Leak.
• The Invitational and What to Look Out For—($SCG) Brad Nelson puts you on guard against emerging decks like Five-Color Control.
• Vengeance Control—Frank Lepore has nicknamed Sorin’s Vengeance “Cruel Ultimatums” since it packs such a punch in this Grixis build.
• The Humanity—Jon Corpora, inspired by Teddy Card Game, runs UW Humans up against an FNM buzzsaw.
• Ooze Combo—Just when you thought it was safe to stop running graveyard hate Mike Cannon has Necrotic Combo deck for the budget players.
• Foray into Innistrad Block Constructed—Adrian Posoiu is off and running  with Township Tokens.

Limited

• Spiders—LSV later complained that the popularity of this article made the fringe archetype nearly unplayable.
• ISD  #4—Nassim Ketita reads the signals and makes a bold move into red.
• When Drafts Go Bad—Carrie Oliver recovers a busted draft with an aggressive deck that just barely misses 3-0.
• Limited in Retrospect—Stidjen reflects on a three-color deck from a four-pack draft.

Vintage, Legacy, and Modern

• Punishing Fire and the Will to Survive—Todd Anderson looks at some of the most powerful cards in Modern and the Geist Zoo that runs them.  Read on for a Legacy Stoneblade list.
• How to Kill Everyone with UW Stoneblade—($) Drew Levin’s second most-read article of the week details the strength of Stoneblade.
• On a Budget—Caleb Durward has Legacy lists for the paupers and tightwads in your playgroup.
• Between Feast and Famine—Brian DeMars ran Countertop Esperblade to a 26^th place finish after a rough start thanks to a couple of big top-deck draws.
• Classic Review of the Year—Andrew Phillips believes that the Power 9 will be released  online, so this may be the last year of Classic as we know it.

Casual and Variant Format

• Here Comes Godo Clause—Cassidy Silver’s Commander has a mono-red suit and a sack full of equipable toys.
• From Casual Room to FNM: Zombies—Nafiz Erman has a horde of Type-Two Zombie decks with  varying levels of  competitiveness.
• Magical Crimbo Time—Paul Emerson Leicht gets into the Solstice spirit by brewing up some casual decks for the newly renamed Just for Fun room.
• The Best Card in Casual Magic—Mike Eaton considers which card best serves as the creative deckbuilder’s muse.

Finance

• My Triumphant Return & Getting Ready for Modern—Brian Grewe has welcomed two baby girls into the world, and after an eight-week hiatus he’s ready for an upswing in Modern interest.
• How to Buy a Collection—Kelly Reid  doesn’t reveal his buyers list, but he does share his 10/90 rule for buying a collection.
• From the Horse’s  Mouths—($) Jonathon Medina talks with renowned oddity collectors and foilaholics to gain an insight into pricing.
• Manifest Destiny—Chas Andres hosts an awards show for the most ruthless real estate in the game.

Miscellaneous and Theory

• Tactical Magic, Round Three—Chingsung Chang finds a practical application of Card Economy in today’s Solar Flare decks.
• Becoming a MtG Artist, Part Two—Mike Linnemann lists the best art blogs in the business and provides tips both practical and inspirational for aspiring artists.
• Long Overdue—Jeremy Froggatt’s collection was stolen, but then recovered by police.  He’s rejoined  the community and is back in the alteration game with a stylized Maze of Ith.

Tezzeret, Beginnings—Issar Roon spins an intricate tale of the ‘walker from Esper.