CategoryMagic The Gathering

Matt vs. Ben: RUG Delver vs. Stoneblade, The RUG Perspective

PT Dark Ascension Top 8 competitor Matt Costa gives you RUG Delver’s side of the story in part two of his and Ben Friedman’s in-depth matchup analysis. Prepare for Legacy at SCG Open Series: Atlanta featuring the Invitational!

Control’s Resurrection

Two-time SCG Invitational Top 8 competitor Shaheen Soorani tackles the Return to Ravnica spoilers released thus far with his usual control spin.

Commander Official Banned List And Format Philosophy

Sheldon discusses the updated Commander official banned list and format philosophy document, the changes to the banned list, and the Rules Committee’s process for deciding on banned cards.

Reflections On Ramp And The Last Burst For Kuldotha Phoenix

Read about the Standard deck that renowned rogue brewer Adrian Sullivan has been playing a lot lately and feels is a reasonable choice for SCG Open Series: Atlanta featuring the Invitational this weekend.

Laying Down The Gauntlet: Aggro And Midrange

Although the complete Return to Ravnica spoiler isn’t out yet, Ari decided to go ahead and start building a Standard gauntlet with the decks that will change the least and test new decks the most: aggro and midrange.

Return To Ravnica Rundown

Get ready for Return to Ravnica by reading Ashley Morway’s thoughts about some of the new cards. She’s particularly looking for cards with potential in Standard as well as for goodies to add to her Commander decks.

The Financial Value Of Return To Ravnica: Daily Edition

Updated 9/18 Tuesday 11:20 PM EDT! Ben Bleiweiss is doing something different this spoiler season! Don’t miss his daily updates on the Financial Value of Return to Ravnica.

Grixis Control vs. MUD: Matchup Analysis

Check out Brian DeMars’ in-depth matchup analysis featuring two powerful and successful Vintage decks, Grixis Control and MUD.

Meta Dominance

How do you determine if a deck is dominant? Jesse discusses how Delver and Zombies have performed in current Standard recently and recommends a deck for this weekend’s SCG Open Series: Atlanta featuring the Invitational.

Video: U/W Delver In Standard

Watch as Todd battles with the U/W Delver deck featuring Talrand, Sky Summoner that he wrote about in his article last week to prepare for Standard at SCG Open Series: Atlanta featuring the Invitational.

Promos 101

Have you ever wondered where that weird foil or full art card came from or what the most valuable FNM card of all time is? Chas has got you covered in his first article in a series on promotional Magic cards.

Going Infinite With Angel Of Serenity

If you’re a power gamer trying to break formats, Patrick Chapin thinks it’s your duty to attempt to exploit Angel of Serenity’s infinite possibilities in Return to Ravnica Standard.

Dear Azami – Readying The Return To Ravnica

It looks like everyone is ready for the upcoming Return to Ravnica, including a reader who has requested Sean’s help with his Skullbriar, the Walking Grave Commander deck that contains spoiled cards.

Cube Holistic Wisdom – The Case For Answers And Versatility

This week Usman Jamil discusses the role of flexible cards that serve multiple purposes and their uses in Cube (including some Return to Ravnica cards that have been spoiled!).

Izzet’s Epic Experiments

Since he’s an Izzet mage, Valeriy Shunkov has been hard at work testing a couple of red and blue decks that he’s come up with for Standard once Return to Ravnica is released.