Locations
News
- Grab and Go Event Decks Announced—Wizards’ new product is a full 75 designed to be competitive at the FNM level. Ertai’s Lament weighs in here.
- Elspeth vs. Tezzeret Decklists Spoiled—The Dual Deck goodies include two new cards from Scars of Mirrodin, two copies of StP, and a Mishra’s Factory.
- New Keyword: Proliferate—Contagion Clasp and Kemba’s Skyguard were spoiled with the new Dual Deck revealing a new keyword and some intriguing watermarks.
Tournament Coverage
- Nationals Coverage—The Mothership’s coverage of nationals in the United States, Germany, and Great Britain. Congrats to the champs: Josh Utter-Leyton, Dennis Johannsen, and Joe Jackson.
- StarCityGames Open Denver—Standard and Legacy results from the Mile High City. Shout out to the local players who made the coverage.
Standard
- Great Look at Great Decks—Mike Flores discusses the diversity showcased in last weekend’s national events.
- Matching up in Standard—Steve Sadin looks to pick up wins by playing the percentages instead of decks with unwinnable matchups.
- Playing Life Gain at Nationals—Tom Ross traded in his Nacatls for Soul Wardens and ran the deck that’s been dubbed “Soul Sisters.”
- Em-ra-kul or What?—Konrad Colos’ innovative summoning trap deck should catch opponents by surprise.
- Bugging out with Titans—MrScottyMac runs triple titans, Pulse, Mana Leak, and three Planeswalkers in this strangely powerful brew.
- Nationals in Review—Chris Jobin talks about the top dogs in Standard including the Dredge deck.
Limited
- Card Evaluation—Darwin Kastle provides his M11 Power Rankings and reflects on the first picks from Pod One at nationals.
- A Gimmicky Take on Draft—Matt Nass looks at the Black Red Sacrifice archetype and in a companion piece David Ochoa drafts the deck here.
- ABC: Always be Clocking—Gavin Verhey argues in favor of an aggressive curve in forty-card formats.
- Fight to the Finish—Steve Sadin looks for value in his final inclusions and sheds some light on how to properly scrape the bottom of a barrel.
- Contest Winners—Josh Silvestri chooses the four best builds of a single sealed pool from over 200 entries.
Extended
- Larkfolk—Jacob Van Lunen is the latest writer to evoke the powerful elemental in the New Extended format.
Legacy
- Deconstructing Denver—Doug Linn breaks down the diverse range of decks with a strong showing last Sunday.
- The Old Deck—Chris Walton looks at Goblins, Landstill, Burn, and uses seven recent physical-card tournaments to begin his tally of top decks in the current format.
Casual and Variant Formats
- EDH Starter Kit—Bennie Smith approaches the concept of EDH staples from a fresh and budget-friendly perspective.
- Why Cube—Thea Steele explains the appeal of cube drafting.
- Stampede of Beasts—Ertai’s Lament tweaks the Beasts and lives to tell the tale.
On-Going Series
- Magic Effectiveness Project—Alexander Shearer updates the project’s status and shares early findings.
- Painting Magic—Adam Wilson mixes it up this week and paints a playset of Ponder.
Miscellany
- So You want to Qualify for the Pro Tour—Sam Stoddard’s continuation about what it takes to make it to Magic’s major league level.
- Frameworks—Chingsung Chang drills down to the core of several current decks to illustrate this theoretical concept.
- A Case Against Speculation—Don Wiggins gives the online retailer’s perspective on speculation orders.
- Hacking your Card Sorting Process—Kelly Reid parses out the possibilities for keeping your large collection organized.
- Top Ten Most Disappointing Cards in Shards Block—Ben Bleiweiss runs down the Shards cards that never quite lived up to expectations.
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