News

• Day/Night Mechanic in Innistrad—A key mechanic is previewed and a dual-sided promotion fuels the rumor mill.
• A Planeswalker’s Guide to Innistrad—Wizard’s creative team explains the four provinces of Innistrad.
• Ajani vs Nicol Bolas Decklists—The complete dual decklists are officially revealed.
• Watanabe Wins Showdown in Shanghai—Yuuya Watanabe takes down another Limited Grand Prix.

Standard and Block

• The Caw Blade Mirror—LSV breaks weighs in on one of the most skill-intensive matchups Standard has seen in quite some time.  See the start of his Bant Pod gauntlet here.
• The Pros of Con Blade—Get Conley Woods’ take on a tuned-up Caw Blade list and a tournament report to boot.
• A Complete Valakut Primer—Conrad Kolos continues to cast his Primeval Titans and his expertise on the deck shines through.
• Grinding, Pureblade, and the TCGplayer 75k—Caleb Durward’s dedication to his Pureblade Equipment deck paid off with a top eight finish.
• The Number Seventeen—Corey Gaudreau’s entertaining and informative report on piloting No Combo RUG Pod in Bean Town.
• Bant Pod—Mike Cannon’s Birthing Pod build offers budget players a fun and viable option.
• Twins with Crabs (SCG$) — Kyle Sanchez is back at it with this collection of peculiarly powerful decks.
• Elder Strike—Smitty’s newest Dungrove Elder deck also utilizes Distortion Strike to great effect.

Limited

• Let me Entertain You—Carrie Oliver, fresh off an 18^th place Nats finish, regales her readers with tales of a Vengeful Pharaoh and Merfolk Looter tag team.
• High-Level Learning—Darwin Kastle reflects on his forty-card portion of US Nationals.
• Thoughts on M12 Limted—Bernhard Zander’s five tiered review provides some insight on the format now that it’s matured.
• Draft All the Things—Nassim Ketita prefers decent dudes over middling removal in this aggressive M12 format.
• The Dark Side of Drafting M12—Marin Barbara advocates drafting mono-black and provides his dream list for the archetype.

Vintage, Legacy, and Modern

• What Modern Needs and Legacy Doesn’t (SCG$) — Drew Levin gives careful consideration to the role Mental Misstep in these metagames.
• Modern and Legacy—Adam Barnello’s answer to the question, “What’s to become of Legacy?”
• Everything you Need to Know about Modern, Part II—Gavin Verhey goes way beyond Zoo and Affinity to explore some of the powerful strategies available to the Modern Mage.
• Blue in Modern—Nick Spagnolo dusts off the Cryptic Commands and gets brewing.
• Proving Patrick Sullivan Wrong—Dan Mayo finished in the top twelve with a burn deck, an archetype thought to be dead with the advent of Mental Misstep.

Casual and Variant Formats

• Non-Rare Cubes and Why You Should Have One—Usman Jamil discusses the benefits of an “unleaded cube” for builders and drafters alike. 
• The Other Three Lists and a Farm Deck—Sheldon shares his list of favorite Commander cards and a thematic Reaper King deck. 
• Pauper Standard Metagame Update—Dave from PureMtGO examines the surge of burn in the commons-only format. 
• The Great Eight—Adam Styborski reflects on his picks for the most fun-filled cards in the game. 

Finance

• Mailbag! (SCG$) —Ted Knutson responds to questions about his online speculation and the timeline for the Modern “bubble.”
• Arranging another Answer—Forrest Ryan hates trading, so he does his speculating with cash money.
• Box to Extended: Moving up in the World—Ryan Bushard wheels and deals some Planeswalkers and then responds to early feedback.
• Price Check these Cards—Abe Sargent switches gears and does a financial article on causal cards with surprising price tags.
• Time Spiral Block—Kelly Reid pans for gold in Time Spiral.

Theory and Miscellany

• Magicalmetrics!—Remember Pro Cards?  Chris Mascioli’s got the relevant stats for MtG’s recent seasons.
• Board Games! And How they can Help you in Magic—Adam Prozak talks about which board games might provide a productive break from your playtesting.
• You’re Fat and Out of Shape…And so Am I—Mike Linnemann’s latest article is the MtG equivalent of drinking raw eggs, punching cow carcasses, and attempting to chase down a chicken.  He’ll whip you back into game shape in no time.
• Non-Card Collectables—JR Wade delves into the deep end of our CCG where an abacus can come with a hefty price tag.
• One Thousand and One Fights—Nathan Weizenbaum offers up a Shahrazad-themed riddle.