News

• Float like a Sphinx, Sting like Ali—The official nationals coverage from the mother ship itself. Congrats to the 2011 US National team!
• FTV: Legends Revealed—Wizards revealed the entire legend-centric From the Vaults collection and the player base was almost unanimously underwhelmed.
• Ultrapro Innistrad Product Revealed—An axe-wielding Garruk, a super-sultry Liliana, and bloodthirsty werewolves will all find their way onto protective products this fall.
• Pro Tour Philly Will Be Modern — Today Wizards confirmed the Modern format and announced it would be used at Pro Tour Philly.

Standard and Block

• Six Caw Blade, One Aside, and 32 Pre-Ordains—Mike Flores examines the static metagame and an uncommonly good Azure Mage.
• Dissecting US Nationals—Kyle Boggemes’ breakdown of Nats comes to some interesting conclusions about the viable options for those wanting to avoid playing Caw Blade.
• Pregnant with Twins—Jonathan Loucks discusses two of his recent lists—a Turbofog build and a four-color birthing pod deck.
• 9^th on Breaks (SCG$)— Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin has done it again. This time, he’s re-imagined RUG into a Caw-Blade crushing machine.
• Going Rogue (SCG$)— Gerry Thompson strives to breathe some new life into Standard by hand picking his favorite rogue strategies from MtGO and beyond.
• The Top Eight Cards to Avoid Playing in Standard—Justin Richardson just made Solemn Simulacrum an even sadder robot.
• Mill Blade—Smitty’s latest brew is dead set on emptying your opponent’s library.
• GW Aggro—Frank Lepore works for the perfect balance of Garruks in this aggressive build.
• Is the Ban Hammer Broken?—Harrison Greenberg wonders if Wizards made a mistake by not banning Squadron Hawks.
• Grand Architect—Mike Cannon builds a budget deck around everyone’s favorite Vedalken Artificer.

Limited

• Drafting M12 (SCG$)— Sam Black has a deep understanding of the format and shares his deep insights into the limited format.
• Drafting M12—Adam Koska’s guide to drafting the core set focuses on viable archetypes and combos.
• Bloodthirst or Hexproof?—Shuhei Nakamura on the speedy M12 format and its prominent mechanics.
• Drafting M12—PVD ranks red as the most aggressive color and green as the most defensive. Read on for additional insights in the format.
• (Blue)White Water Drafting—Kyle Boggemes wonders if green decks might not be more powerful than blue-white due to the meta-game.
• Drafting Mono-Black in M12—Matt Sperling has decided he wants to be playing at least 12 swamps in the current format.
• Reading Draft Signals, Part 2—Carrie Oliver shares a couple of cautionary tales about switching colors after opening a pack-two bomb.

Vintage and Legacy

• Challenge Accepted—Mark Hornrug made a big splash at the Vintage World championships thanks to his Dredge Strategy and a little help from Sun Titan.
• The State of Legacy and a Tournament Report—Reid Duke comments on decks like Reanimator and Team America making a comeback as well as his day of playing NO RUG. Sean Ryan also talks about NO RUG here.
• WTF Stoneblade—Richard Laurie is convinced that Stoneforge is on the verge of taking over an eternal format as well.
• Countertop Revisited—Christopher Walton feels the Legacy metagame provides the perfect environment for the combo to make a comeback.
• One Big Stack of Death—Alexander Shearer dredges up a powerful strategy and shares his current list.

Casual and Variant Formats

• I am an EDH DB, Commander Edition—Adam Styborski has gained additional perspective on the “EDH DB” meme.
• Commanding the Plasm—Jeremy Blair channels Prometheus and Frankenstein’s monster and brews up list around the legendary Ooze, Mimeoplasm.
• Unpacking Heavenly Inferno—Bennie’s Angels get a chance to take the stage and strike a pose.
• Commander Shadow—Abe Sargent builds a mono-black deck around Sheoldred, the Whispering One and a graveyard theme.
• Signets and Bouncelands in Cube—Usman Jamil weighs in on the debate surrounding the Ravnica staples.

Finance

• Modern Madness—JR Wade speculates on the Modern market by drawing a line in the sand between the powerful staples of the format and the ban-worthy spells.
• Go Down Gambling—Chas Andres provides a guide to the calculated risk involved in buying collections.

Theory and Miscellany

• Altered Reality: Koth of the Hammer—Eric Klug’s “Old Spice Koth” is a resounding hit! See how the process behind the finished product.
• Adjusting to the Ripples—Conley Woods speaks to one of the most important skills amongst rogue deckbuilders—adjusting to the meta.
• Do you Really Know how to Cast Spells—It may seem like the most elementary part of play the game, but Justin Turner reminds players that there are actually seven individual steps involved in casting spells.
• Convention Tips and Tricks for Artists—Mike Linnemann’s artist-specific tips article could also be useful for vendors and store-owners.