News

• Hammer Time!—Mike Flores reviews Koth, the new mono-red planeswalker, and his emblematic ultimate ability.  Check out the full list of spoiled cards here.
• Scars of Mirrodin Mechanics—WotC’s rundown of the mechanics and keywords from the upcoming set.
• Hall of Fame Class Announced—The Starkington Post’s coverage of this year’s Hall of Fame vote.
• Where Are We? - Brian David Marshall previews Leonin Arbiter, but also announces that Bram Snepvangers did make it into the Hall of Fame.

Tournament Coverage

• Pro Tour Amsterdam—The mothership’s coverage of PT Amsterdam featuring a top-eight for the ages.

Standard

• Getting Ready to Rotate—Steve Sadin discusses the decks that should remain intact after rotation
• SCG Open  Minneapolis—Jared Sylva crunches the numbers on the recent Starcity Open  and provides a snapshot of the current meta-game.
• Bant Dredgevine FTW! —Gerry Thompson updates his Dredgevine list.
• Elves are Back—Jesse Smith shares his list and insights on the tribal homebrew he recently piloted to a perfect finish at a Daily Event.

Limited

• Power Drafting M11: Blue/Black—Darwin Kastle divulges his current power rankings and insights for this powerful archetype.
• M11 Draft #5—Dylan Pratt walks readers through a Blue/Black draft of his own.

Extended

• A Champion Returns—Paul Rietzl’s article about finally breaking through in Amsterdam is being called “probably the best tournament report in 10 years” by Mike Flores.
• Bamboozling Glimmers—Lino Burgold gets the edge on one of Extended’s most difficult mirror matches.
• Head Start on Extended—Conrad Kolos considers how Scars of Mirrodin might fill the void left by the rotation of Time Spiral when it rotates out of the new Extended.

Casual and Variant Formats

• Wrexial, the Risen Deep—Mike Morales releases the Kraken on the Commander format.
• Elspeth vs. Tezzeret—Ertai’s Lament reviews the newest Duel Deck wherein Elspeth takes on her Etherium-infused nemesis.  Read more about Elspeth’s deck here and some play-test results here.
• Dreams of Intent—Sheldon Menery follows through on his promise of building an Intent EDH deck and shows off an altered art version of his new general.
• Card Advantage in Momir Basic— Chris from PureMtGO looks the unique way the physics of card advantage plays out in a format where chaos reigns supreme
• Darksteele Cube: Questions and Answers—Thea Steele  talks Cube theory with a focus on graveyard hate and flexible removal.

Finance

• Cancelled!—Kelly Reid provides excellent advice for online retailers and explains why they should never have to cancel an order again.
• Speculation and the New Extended—Jonathan Medina separates the smart pick-ups from the pure speculation as players and traders alike prepare for “Double-Standard.”
• Rags to Riches Week 10—Marin Baraba is back to flipping virtual foils after an extended layoff from his trading series.

Theory and Miscellany

• The Great Designer Search 2: A Primer—Steven Schrag shares this insightful primer on card design and the qualities Wizards is likely to covet in this upcoming contest.
• Adjusting to your Opponents Style—Matt Nass examines how an opponent’s play-style and skill-level should impact your decision tree.
• How to Solve any Problem—Mike Flores details his seven-step process for solving meta-game problems.
• How do you Improve at Magic?—Alexander Hayne invokes Sisyphus and explains why shortcuts are no substitute for hard work.
• So You Want to Qualify: Part 4—Sam Stoddard concludes his series with some final thoughts on putting it all together and on combating mental drain.