News

• M12 Visual Spoiler Complete -- Confirmation of Time Reversal completed the spoiler list for the newest core set.
• Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas Shown -- The packaging and theme of the newest Duel Deck has been revealed.
• Grand Prix Information -- Get the scoop on GP Milan and GP Amsterdam.

Standard and Block

• M12 Spoilers and You -- Michael Martin scours the core set for Standard standouts and playable role players.
• Revisiting Fauna Shaman in Standard -- Darwin Kastle test drives Shaman strategies as he pairs Green with both Black and White.
• Restricted Brewing -- Conley Woods offers insights on type two including why Soul Sisters is not going to take the post-ban format by storm.
• A New Era for Control -- Shaheen Soorani turns to Gideon Jura as the new Planswalker of choice for Control players.
• New Garruk and the Three Pillars of Standard (SCG$) -- Patrick Chapin explores possibilities of the Primal Hunter.
• Valakut vs. Vamps -- LSV takes on Matt Nass’ BR brood of Vampires.
• Perception and Denial -- Josh Silvestri points to post-banning results as proof that Standard is more than a two-horse race. Josh is a big believer UB Control in Standard.
• I got the Blues -- Kyle Boggemes gets brewing with baby Jace.
• Mono-Black Midrange -- Frank Lepore shines a light into the Swamps and finds this powerful, budget-friendly deck.
• Into the Core Set -- Nassim Ketita says hello to a pair of seven-mana dragons and goodbye to Baneslayer Angel.

Limited

• Weenie Rush in NMS -- Brendon Weiskotten is a proponent of White Weenie and its close cousin WR Rush.

Legacy, Vintage, and Over-Extended

• Why Wizards Killed Legacy -- Drew Levin’s provocatively titled article challenges the printing of Mental Mistep as a way to cap the popularity of the format.
• Into the Core -- Adam Barnello considers which core-set standouts are actually viable in Legacy.
• GB Torpor Orb in Legacy -- AJ Kerrigan is slinging Dreadnoughts thanks to Illusionary Mask.
• Why Haven’t You Overextended? -- Jon Agley shares some fun and powerful strategies available to the early adopters of the Over-Extended format.

Casual and Variant Formats

• Political Puppets Review -- Ertai’s Lament provides an in-depth review of the reconstructed Commander deck. See also: Puppets Part Two.
• Modifying Mirror Mastery: Riku Rebuild -- Jeremy Blair revamps the Mirror Mastery deck to include classic Commander cards like Eternal Witness and Yavimaya Elder.
• Reinventing Heavenly Inferno -- Abe Sargent streamlines the Tariel deck.
• The Amazing Color Identity Dream coat -- Robby Rothe wonders if color identity is as un-American as the DH rule and fireworks bans.
• Grixis Week -- Sheldon Menery reports out on his games with Thraxy and Lord of Tresserhorn and then shares a Riku rebuild of his own.
• The Community Cube: Autodraft -- Adam Styborski’s project is now available to draft. Find out how to get involved.
• Budget Battle Royale -- Jason Ford shares his winning tournament report along with perspectives from Ben Lundquist and Sean McKeown.
• Learning from Duels of the Planeswalkers -- Carrie Oliver on the lessons that DotP teaches new players…and those that have to be learned the hard way.
• Planeswalker Ascension -- Nafiz Erman reflects on his experience with the new online format.

Finance

• Chandra is better than Jace (SCG$) -- Jon Medina speculates on the new batch of $30 Planeswalkers.
• M12, Value, and Trades (QS$) -- Stephen Moss helps you get a leg up at the trade tables with his insights on the new core set.
• Legacy Prices -- Christopher Walton argues that printing more powerful mono-colored cards like Phyrexian Obliterator could open Legacy up to a wider audience.
• Commander Release Analysis -- Part three of Ryan Abcede’s financial analysis of Commander cards organized by color.
• The Art of Pimping -- JR Wade gets some trade cred with this breakdown of cardboard pimps.

Theory and Miscellaneous

• What is Winning? -- Brad Nelson’s instant classic is was made available on the Select side of SCG this week.
• Seven Techniques for Unbeatable Sideboarding -- Mike Flores’ quintessential side boarding theory article made available to the general public.
• The Great Flavor Mistake -- Abe Sargent on where Wizards took a wrong turn with classes, races, and other creature types.
• Ten Tips for the Budding Alterist -- Jeremy Froggatt offers up pointers for those in the community who enjoy playing with acrylics as much as angels.
• Altered Reality Results -- Trick Jarrett features the top submissions from the Phyrexia alteration challenge.
• A ‘Walker Male Review -- MJ Scott shares her findings from recent conversation about the hottest walkers in the multiverse.