Amidst the snow storm across America, and in the week of turmoil awaiting the official release of Mirrodin Besieged, there has been both a lot of writing and a lot of reading.

News and Tournament Coverage

• Snowmageddon and Magic—The Starkingtonpost reports how neither sleet nor rain nor snow could keep players away from the MBS prerelease. WotC foresees issues for this weekend’s launch parties.
• GDS2 Design Challenge #5—The Great Designer Search has been narrowed to the final four and they now face the challenge of designing an intro deck for their set.

Mirrodin Besieged Reviews

• MBS Review: Black, Land, and Gold—$ Patrick Chapin’s last review made me some serious cash as I doubled up on a couple of key cards. Take your collection and card evaluation skills to the next level.
• Mirrodin Besieged Set Review—LSV begins his set review here with his take on the newest cards in white.
• Mirrodin Besieged In-Depth Set Review—Arthur Halavais shares his insights into MBS in this insightful and entertaining review.
• Mirrodin Besieged Review: White and Blue—Conley Woods gets his review rolling early in the week with this entry.

Standard and Block

• The Impact of Mirrodin Besieged on Standard ($) - Brian Kibler talks infect, artifacts, and Tezzeret.
• Duress or Inquisition—Shuhei Nakamura goes deep with a detailed look at discard options available in standard.
• Besieged—Nick Spagnolo has high hopes for the new Tezzeret’s place in the standard.
• Rebuilding Aggro—Josh Silvestri considers several variations on aggressive white decks.
• Someday I Will Win it All—KYT’s multi-format tournament report includes insights into Caw-Go and Affinity.
• Mirrodin Besieged in Standard—Adam Prosak carefully deconstructs the current standard environment before deciding which MBS cards will actually make an impact.

Limited

• Common Talking Besieged—Brad Wojeceshonek discusses how the limited formats will be impacted by the infusion of new commons.
• Vomit Comet—Nina Illingworth shares her pre-release sealed build in this report from a tournament with an unfortunate ending.
• The Rotters Don’t Stand a Chance—Jay Tuharsky captures the fun and excitement of pre-release weekend in his tournament report.

Extended

• The Magic Online Extended Metagame—Reid Duke crunches the numbers and shares two winning decklists.
• How to Attack the Best Deck Conundrum—Jon Smithers weighs the pros and cons of play a format’s strongest deck by using Extended Faeries as a case study.

Vintage and Legacy

• Besieged Engine—Adam Barnello builds two Legacy decks with the new evolution of Tezzeret.
• Be the Big Bad (Part Two)—Alexander Shearer serves up a second helping of Dredge discussion in order to focus on sideboard.
• Boarding Out Force of Will—Max McCall evaluates sidboarding plans against lightning fast aggro decks.
• Learning from Three Flawed Decks—Carsten Kotter deconstructs three archetypes he avoids in eternal formats.
• Counterbalance: A Love Story—Drew Levin discusses his complex romance.

Casual and Variant Formats

• Commander Highlights from Besieged—Robby Rothe gets a little dramatic with his EDH-centric set review.
• Casual MBS Overview—Abe Sargent gives the kitchen-table perspective on the newest set.
• Tales of the Prerelease—Sheldon Menery tells his gun-slinging tale from the Orlando regional pre-release.
• Mirromancy Review—Ertai’s Lament reviews Besieged’s spell-heavy, blue-red prrecon.

Finance

• MBS Set Review—$ Check out Jon Medina’s financially-focused review. It’s legit.
• Smartphone Trading and You—Chas Andres discusses the ins and outs of contemporary trade tables where cell phone browsers have replaced price guides.
• No one Cares How Awesome your Collection Is—Dr. Jeebus talks trade-table etiquette and the value of keeping a non-trade binder.
• Deal with It—Kelly Reid offers up his advice on how to conduct business with dealers.

Theory and Miscellany

• From Great to Greatest—PVD interviews Kai Budde on a wide variety of topics and provides some historical insight into the lifestyle of a professional magic player.
• The Art of Allowing—Noah Long reflects on visualization and other aspects of his mental game.