News

• Announcing Mirrodin Besieged—Official information on the second set in the Scars of Mirrodin block codenamed “Camera.”
• Recent Controversies — Matt Nass, Craig Wescoe and Drew Levin reflect on their respective sticky situations and spark lengthy message board discussions.
• A GenCon Primer—Jeff Phillips runs down the Magic-related attractions at this weekend’s GenCon.
• Promo Cards Revealed—Scans of the newest promos have been posted: September FNM Qasali Pridemage and M11 Game Day Promos.
• G4 Unimpressed by MtG Tactics—Bill Stark summarizes a less-thgiftan-stellar review of the new Magic-themed video game.  The entire review can be found here.

Tournament Coverage

• Arnold Palmer—Mike Flores breaks down notable decks from GP Columbus and Italy’s National tournament.
• Grand Prix Columbus – Official coverage of Saito piloting Merfolk to his fourth Grand Prix victory.
• Italian National Championship – Federico Ronchi and Bant Survival captured the Italy’s  title.

Standard

• A Force to be Reckoned With—Chris Jobin declares Destructive Force to be the most powerful spell in Standard and explores several possible builds.
• High, Low, and Over the Top—Mike Flores discusses the Titan wars in Standard and an important aspect of metagaming, strata of interaction.
• Old, New, Borrowed, Blue—Billy Moreno brews up several interesting Standard decks and a Survival of the Fittest build for Legacy.
• The Process—Jacob Van Lunen details his deck-building process and builds around everyone’s favorite ooze, Mitotic Slime.

Limited

• Australian Nationals Report—Part 2—Russell Tassicker shares two drafts from Down Under and concludes his national’s report with a reflection on RDW’s place in the metagame.
• M11 Archetypes Primer—Dan Kramer details possible draft archetypes.
• Limited Success—Darwin Kastle builds two sealed decks and fuels a lengthy and interesting discussion of possible builds.
• Sealed Strategy—Josh Silvestri weighs in on Kastle’s sealed pool, card advantage in M11, and the value of Giant Spider.

Legacy

• Haunted but Encouraged—Matt Sperling is still kicking himself for a pernicious misplay; however, he has great deck selection advice for Legacy and Vintage players alike.
• On Deck Selection—Steve Sadin defends the deck selection he made for his title defense.
• GP Columbus Report—PV shares his experiences with Counterbalance in Columbus.
• Mono-Black Reanimator—Dave Meeson is looking forward to running Beseech the Queen at Denver’s StarCity Open.

Casual and Variant Formats

• EDH Staples—Ben McDole wraps up his series on EDH staples with a list of the best in Blue and exceptional artifacts.
• The WALD Theory—Abe Sargent clarifies his insights into board position and game-changing spells.
• TweetMtG Party—Adam Styborski’s playgroup pledged allegiance to their planeswalkers and played this twitter-based variant.
• Archenemy Deckboxes — Ertai’s Lament has the exclusive scoop on the Archenemy Deck boxes.  They also reviewed the Jace vs. Chandra Duel Deck this week.

On-Going Series

• Pack to Power—Jonathan Medina breaks down his trades from the first day of the GP.
• Ultimate Standard Tournament—Peter Jahn’s continuation of the UST.

Miscellany

• Exploring the Grand Unified Theory of Magic—Chingsung Chang introduces his concept of Marginal Mana.
• The Importance of your Reputation –Sam Stoddard’s timely discussion of meritocracy within the Magic community and why winning at all costs can be ultimately detrimental to your game.
• A Tale of Six Seasons – Alexander Shearer plays mythbuster and analyzes several supposed truths about evolving constructed metagames.
• Concentrate—Dan Eckstein considers less painful variants of the infamous Saito Slap.
• Big Event, Big Prize – Kelly Reid took care of business at Columbus as a cardboard floor trader.
• Ethics and Honesty—Brian Grewe considers the ethical implications of stepping in on a lopsided trade.