News

• Magic Online NPH Release Events—The digital release of the new set is great news for draft video junkies.
• A Champion descends from Jupiter—James Rynkiewicz passed on Force of Will and emerged a Legacy champion.
• Judge Foil Mana Crypt—The Commander favorite gets a foil makeover as a Judges reward.

Standard and Block

• Sister Souljah Moments—Conley Woods revitalizes the Soul Sisters archetype he brewed and popularized last season.
• Three Weapons and a Billion Life—Alexander Shearer breathes some new life into a stale standard format with several builds able to shoot down an entire squadron of hawks.
• Four Decks to Fight Caw Blade—Gavin Verhey shares four lists that can beat Caw-blade including and Elves and Soul Sisters build.
• Invitational Prelude—Glenn Jones charts the metagame leading up to the top-tier showdown.
• Naya and Standard Bannings—Michael Martin champions Naya, the other Stoneforge deck.
• Angles—Smitty’s new brew pairs a couple powerful tutors in green and white.
• Turn Two Infect—Adam Koska has the perfect deck for those players who have better things to do during sixty-minute rounds than sit at a table and play cards.
• Standard Primer for the Inquisitive Deck Builder—Charlie Salvador sizes up Standard and looks for hidden gems that could blindside your opponents.

Limited

• What’s New in Limited—Adam Koska on the under and overrated cards in the first pack of the new format.

Vintage, Legacy, and Modern

• Building the Best Ancestral Visions Deck (SCG$)— Gerry Thompson believes real control decks have returned to Legacy and that Ancestral Visions is ready for the spotlight.
• The Day Rhode Island Stood Still—PVD’s audible into Landstill paid off handsomely with a fourth place finish.
• Taking our Time in Providence—LSV reports on the his personal insights and those of his testing team fresh of the Grand Prix.
• A Battle of Wits—Christopher Walton on the crazy and customizable Battle of Wits archetype.
• A Lapse of Faith (SCG$)— Ari Lax sleeved up Storm combo and shares his tournament report here.

Casual and Variant Formats

• Introducing the New Commanders—Robby Rothe brainstorms possibilities for Karador, Basandra, and Edric.
• Commander League Development—Jeremy Blair on his ambition to create a casual league with four player pods.
• How to Build a Siege Tower—Sean McKeown revises a Doran Commander deck and provides a lesson in building a three color mana-base.
• Introducing the Community Cube—Trick taps Adam Styborski to oversee the creation of a traveling community cube of commons.
• All Hands on Deck—Usman Jamil on the benefits of maintaining an “on-deck” binder for casual formats such as cube and commander.
• 26 Scars Block Foil Cards You’ll Want—MtGColorPie has an eye on the shiny cards that’ll slide nicely into your Commander decks.
• An Introduction to Pauper—Alex Ullman provides a gateway into the rich and varied format for the budget-minded.
• The Five Worst Intro Decks of Scars Block—Jay Kirkman’s counts down the most dreadful and dreary precons spawned by our recent stay in Mirrodin.

Finance

• Three Dimension Pricing(SCG$)— Jonathon Medina puts on the Izzet colored plastic glasses and finds value in an article that sparked a good deal of heated discussion.
• A Tale of Two Trades—Chas Andres considers a couple of sticky situations at the trade tables.
• Market Watch (QS$)— Stephen Moss suggests this is a season for selling, but he provides his personal pick-up list as well.
• Count your Commons (QS$)— Corbin Hosler searches the couch cushions for cardboard change and then laughs all the way to the bank.

Theory and Miscellany

• Kiora Artwork—Chris Young considers the possibilities for the new artwork of the Merfolk planeswalker.
• Great Guest Week—Luke Sonnier’s weekly podcast review highlights guest spots by Adam Barnello, Mike Flores, and PVD.
• Understanding Strategic Planning—Chingsung Chang on formulating a plan based on your opponent’s objectives.
• 3D Planeswalkers—Andrew Sitte takes a step towards three dimensional walkers by creating eye-popping versions of pre-spark versions of Nicol Bolas and Teferi.