News

• WotC Ends Player Rewards Program—The popular textless giveaway program has come to an end as Wizard’s looks to reallocate their resources elsewhere.
• SOE Releases Tactics Screenshots--The original release date has come and gone for the new Magic-based game, but the release of these captures seems to suggest the project is still alive.
• Lilliana Vess Promo for DotP 3—Dr. Jeebus was the first to spoil the newest Planeswalker promo from Duels of the Planeswalkers.
• More on Event Decks—An official trickle of information on the next evolution of pre-constructed decks meant to compete at FNM.

Standard

• Examining the New Vampires—Ari Lax revels in the new Vampire build he compares to Ravager Affinity.
• Deck Design 101: Darwin Kastle shares a triad of decklists for the quickly shifting Standard metagame as well as the process he uses to brew.
• From Sidelines to First Place—Donnie Noland discusses the BUG control deck that helped him take home the gold at the Kentucky Open.
• Hawks Times Hawks Equals Victory—Josh Silvestri is on a quest to prove that this GW build is a contender for a top aggro deck.
• You know what I want?—Jamie Wakefield does a double take on mono-green in standard and has a bonus black Legacy deck as well.
• Valakuts & Vampires — Alexander Shearer runs the numbers on the current Standard meta. Mmmm Pie charts.
• KAKAW 2.0—Jesse Smith continues his obsession with Kuldoltha Phoenix and brings this deck back from the smoldering ashes.
• Jund Brew—Jake Meszaros lends a hand to those players who can’t cure their shakes since the rotation of Savage Lands and Bloodbraid Elf.

Limited

• Ask the Pros about Scars—Antoine Ruel, like many of us, is frustrated with drafting Scars, so the Hall of Famer interviews several other top pros and compiles their answers.
• Keeping your Options Open—With the flexibility of SoM sealed pools Darwin Kastle explores possibility of siding into a completely new deck.
• Furnace Celebration—Dan Emmons explores an offbeat draft strategy built around this Red uncommon.
• Lessons Learned—Brian Grewe’s tournament report reflects on the importance of thinking about the big picture and being able to take constructive criticism.

Legacy and Vintage

• Understanding the Enemy—Christopher Walton walks Legacy players through a variety potent game plans built around Survival of the Fittest.
• Survival Doesn’t Need to be Banned—Max McCall goes against the grain and defends the enchantingly powerful tutor.

Casual and Variant Formats

• December 2^nd EDH Announcement from Wizards—Sheldon Menery has teased us with and official date for and official EDH announcement.
• Myr of Mirrodin—Ertai’s Lament tightens up a Myr-based pre-con while staying true to the original themes.
• Inspiration—Simon Smith builds a Tribal deck around Multani and gets back to elementals.
• Casual Fun with Mini Black—Pure MTGO’s Dot Star hits the casual room with an affordable mono-black deck.
• 100 Card Singleton Gauntlet—Zimbardo from MTGO Academy runs down the Centurion metagame.

Finance

• Most likely to Succeed — Jonathon Medina shares his hot list for both Standard and Extended.
• The First Sale—James Trentini explains the importance of buylists, Twitter, and bulk boxes for potential cardboard profiteers.

Theory and Miscellany

• Building around Jace—Nick Spagnolo built 30 or 40 decks in the last few days and he shares the cream of the crop along with insight into his deck-building process.
• The Danger of Small Cheats—Sam Stoddard warns against the cardboard equivalent of the little white lie.
• Advantage Principals: Basic Theory—Chingsung Chang on the chess concepts of Time, Space, and Power can provide insight into better understanding Magic’s game play.
• A Guide to Grinding on the Cheap—Todd Anderson provides his tips for getting the most of your Magic road trips.