News and Set Reviews

• Avacyn Restored Spoiler—GatheringMagic has the complete Avacyn Restored spoiler available for your reading pleasure and perusal.
• Leaky Helavault—Bruce Richard weighs in on the economic effect of spoilers using the Helvault leak as a case study.
• Avacyn Restored Intro Packs—Monty Ashley reveals the deck lists for Avacyn Restored Intro Decks, including Angelic Might, Slaughterhouse, and Fiery Dawn.
• Avacyn Restored Set Review White—LSV provides Limited and Constructed ratings for the newest set, beginning with white.
• Avacyn Restored Review: Blue—Conley Woods begins his set review series with blue.

Standard and Block

• A First look for Spikey Sixties—Mike Flores looks at the Avacyn Restored cards that have caught his attention, and shares his top five list.
• Something Old and Something New—Chingsung Chang looks to the past for inspiration on Standard with Avacyn Restored in the mix. Do you have fond memories for Boat Brew or Fires?
• Mana Leak, Cavern of Souls, and Scary Monsters—Matt Sperling shares his thoughts on the dark days ahead for the Blue Mage where Titans and Cavern of Souls share the spotlight.
• Counters, Fatties, and Interactivity—Patrick Sullivan responds to articles on the scary prospect of uncounterable Titans and other beaters.
• I’m Afraid of the Monsters—($SCG) Sam Black considers how to fight off ramp decks now that cheap counterspells simply won’t suffice.
• Giant is the New Titan—Larry Swasey points to the suddenly relevant creature type on the Titan Cycle.
• The Most Angels—($SCG) Patrick Chapin does his Avacyn Restored thing.
• April MtGO PTQ’s—Jarvis Yu dissects seven lists that recently placed well online.
• In with the New—Jon Copora looks into Elves and Naya Birthing Pod. He also ponders whether Delver or the Tokens is the bigger enemy.

Limited

• DII #6—Nassim Ketita gets some strange signals, and his draft goes off the rails. The lessons learned remain relevant well after the release of Avacyn Restored.

Vintage, Legacy, and Modern

• A Brand New Infestation—Todd Anderson shares his latest Maverick list, and also has a nifty Reanimator list.
• Anything is Possible—Dan Barrett runs down the rogue decks that have made a splash in the Modern format.

Casual and Variant Formats

• Updating Edric—Mike Lanigan overhauls a Spymaster Commander deck submitted by a reader.
• My Cube is a Block—Alexander Shearer feels the best cube designs were created by Wizards when they created Ravnica Block and Scars Block.
• The Wonders of Cube—Carrie Oliver extolls the virtue of constructing a unique Limited format.

Finance

• Financial Predictions for Avacyn Restored—Craig Wescoe sorts the sleepers from the hype.
• How to Evaluate Cards—($SCG) Chas Andres shares his insights into speculating properly.

Theory and Miscellany

• The Magic Ritual—Natasha Lewis Harrington describes how rituals in our gaming communities bring, and keep, us together.
•  Metagames on the Microscale—Max Brown explains the concepts that help him stay ahead of the metagame.