News

• A Walker on the Wild Side--Tom LaPille ends the week of Planeswalker reveals with the debut of Garruk, Primal Hunter.
• Congressional Bill Could Make Streaming MtGO a Felony--A bill targeting unauthorized streaming of copyrighted content could impact fans of MtGO content.

Standard and Block

• Mountain Filled, M12 Bliss--Chingsung Chang likes Grim Lavamancer and the rest of the current crop of Red cards so much that he’s brewed up seven possible builds.
• The Decision, The Star City Effect, and Valakut (SCG$)-- Zvi adds his own Valakut list to a collection of SCG authors representative Standard brews.
• Five Fresh Beatdown Brews--Gavin Verhey shares several innovative ideas ranging from Jund Tokens to Birthing Pod Allies.
• Definitely Good Decks, Potentially Good Decks (SCG$)-- Gerry Thompson hits one out of the park with this useful post-ban format analysis
• Valakut vs. Vampires--Jeremy Neeman gives the Valakut perspective in this potentially problematic matchup.
• Starting Over--Nina Illingsworth gives a brewers perspective on the newly wide-open format.
• After Caw Blade--Russell Tassicker’s interest in Type Two has been rekindled and he’s got the lists to prove it.
• My Nagoya Debut--Carrie Oliver played mountains to great success on both days of Nagoya.
• M12 Anticipation--Nick Spagnolo takes a first crack at the freshly spoiled cards including JAC3.
• Baltimore, Grim Lavamancer, and ShamanTwin--Michael Martin builds a RUG deck with some potentially grim implications for his opponents.
• Scars Block Constructed--Reid Duke will probably be playing Puresteel Paladin this weekend.  Read his format overview and find out why.

Limited

• How to Draft New Phyrexia (SCG$)-- Brad Nelson starts this draft strategy article by suggesting you avoid one color at all costs in the format.
• Thoughts After Finishing 12th in Kansas City--Alexander West shares some of the big-picture limited lessons he learned on his way to drafting imps, insects, and hounds.
• A Grand (Prix) Report--PVD suffers culture shock as the Brazilian star encounters Kansas City version of BBQ, but he goes on to finish in the sweet sixteen.
• Battling through Blunders and BBQ--Conley Wood’s tournament report details a UB draft deck that falls short of being deemed a KC masterpiece.

Legacy, Vintage, and Over-Extended

• Meliorism--Adam Barnello’s multi-part Legacy retrospective features innovations from Future Sight through Shards.
• Why I play Over-Extended and You Should as Well--Travis Hall ran a combo deck he deemed “The Perfect Swarm” in a recent tourney and lets you join in on the fun in the emerging format

Casual and Variant Formats

• My Evil, Not-Quite Exes--Bennie Smith, inspired by Scott Pilgrim, sets out to make his Uril deck a truly evil combatant.
• Spiking the Social Contract--Jules Robbins wants you to lay low and learn to love the flood.
• The Community Cube: Startgame--Adam Styborski’s short, strange trip to building a community cube is nearing completion and the beta-testing drafts have begun.
• The Pain of Letting Go--Usman Jamil  discusses how he makes the difficult decisions involved with cutting cards from his cube.
• Still Paup’n--Tyler Walker examines two of the more skill-intensive decks in the Pauper format.
• MPDC Worlds Report 1st--gwyned shares the story of his online triumph as he rode a RW deck featuring four copies of Squadron Hawk.

Finance

• Post-Ban Standard and Modern/Overextended--JR Wade provides his acquisition list for Standard and weighs in on Ravnica Shocklands.
• Tailoring to your Audience (QS$) -- Stephen Moss shares his insights on key cards in the reset standard and some M12 cards that have already caught his eye.
• A Whole New Format--Brian Grewe is ready to cash in on the cards who’ll soon have their moment in the Standard sun.
• Downsizing Made Easy--Dan Barrett’s useful guide to keeping your collection lean and mean ends with a motivating tale of trading for a playset of Bazzar of Baghdad.
• Bindermetrics--Chas Andres’ analysis of possible binder scenarios might make you reconsider your system.

Theory and Miscellaneous

• State-Based Actions: A Primer--L2 Judge Justin Turner  runs down the list of state-based effects in the hopes that knowing the intricacies will improve your game.
• Baby got Back--MJ Scott argues for the banning of metal thongs in all formats.