A Heartless New Linchpin In Standard
A linchpin is a card you can build around, and there has never been quite a linchpin like Heartless Summoning. Michael Martin gets to the heart of these decks.
CategoryMagic The Gathering
Innovations – Diversity In The Innistrad Metagame
Standard is going through some big changes, and this past weekend’s Indianapolis SCG Open showcased just how big. If you’re preparing for States, Patrick Chapin gives you a heads up on the new metagame.
Cube Holistic Wisdom – Innistrad Cube Review
Innistrad has a lot of cube potential, but choose wisely, cubers! Usman Jamil reviews the new set for upgrades to the cube.
You Lika The Juice? My Favorite Innistrad Cards For Commander
Bennie brings his unique Commander perspective to bear on Innistrad, exploring the options for everyone’s favorite singleton format!
The Aggro Decks Of Standard
Brad Nelson builds and tests a Naya deck around Daybreak Ranger, one of his new pet cards. He also tries to take aggro to several different places in Standard, in anticipation of a control-filled metagame this weekend at Indy.
The Dragonmaster’s Lair – The Night Is Dark And Full Of Terrors
Brian Kibler has found a Werewolf he can finally love. Which card did he preorder ~200 copies of, and what deck would he start testing in Standard?
Innistrad Prerelease Report
Wandering teacher and errant writer Eli Kaplan shares his first day playing with Innistrad cards while musing on Prerelease ethics and other issues. Sharpen up your Sealed skills in preparation for Release Day with this article!
The Magic Show Innistrad Set Review – White
In the first part of my six part set review, Gerry Thompson joins me to go over every single card in Innistrad! Up first? White cards!
Too Much Information – Atlanta Legacy Open
The Hatfields have returned with a breakdown of Mental Misstep’s last metagame hurrah in Atlanta. What can we learn with Indianapolis on the horizon?
The Swasey Shuffle – The Secret Brewing Process And U/R Control
What’s the best way to brew a new deck? Larry takes you through his process and shows you how he created his new U/R Grim Lavamancer Control deck for Standard. If you’re a fan of counterburn, try this at Indy this weekend.
Flores Friday – Five Deck Common Design Traits To Avoid
When building decks for new formats, builders tend to trip into some very common pitfalls. These are the five you should avoid this weekend to make sure you can compete with an 8.0, not a 4.5.
Innistrad In Constructed: Part 3
Legacy. Vintage. Modern. Extended. Standard. He’s not called The Innovator for nothing. He covers all of these formats, showing you what is possible as well as which cards will surely see play.
Behind The Curtain – Balls Of Steel
Valeriy brings back a familiar face, Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas. Why is no one using him? What is the best way to use this incredible four-mana planeswalker in Standard? Take a look at his take.
Yo! MTG Taps! Episode 82 – Dubs, Trips, & Bro
Joey and Bigheadjoe talk about their experiences at theInnistradPrerelease and how Prereleases have changed for them over the years.
Eternal Europe – That Time Of The Year
Carsten takes a look at some of the interesting things that can be done with the new set and works through the formats, from Standard all the way up to Vintage, to see how some of the new cards can be put to work.