Magic Math And Why I’m Against It
Just how useful are Magic Math articles, anyway? Andrew Elenbogen highlights its limitations and argues that there’s no substitute for old-fashioned playtesting.

Just how useful are Magic Math articles, anyway? Andrew Elenbogen highlights its limitations and argues that there’s no substitute for old-fashioned playtesting.
You can’t stop Jund Guy from playing Jund! But as he prepares for Mythic Championship London, he starts to realize the Modern metagame isn’t all tea and crumpets…
One spell, two spell, red spell, blue spell… Todd Anderson went wild when Wizards of the Coast lent him an all-access Magic Arena account to try out War of the Spark. Now he shares his decks and discoveries!
What’s in your head for SCG Richmond? If a Zombie deck in the new Standard sounds intriguing, one of Sam Black’s brews might fit your needs!
Finale of Devastation reminds The Boss of some truly busted cards, including Green Sun’s Zenith! He explores how to use the big green X-spell in Standard and Modern.
God-Eternal Bontu seems powerful, but what’s the best way to use it? Wyatt Darby presents two versions of sacrifice decks before getting wild with World Shaper!
New set, new Standard. But where do you start? Bryan Gottlieb shares his two guiding principles, his starting assumption, and three decks deriving from it all ahead of SCG Richmond!
Forget the disappointment of Domri, Chaos Bringer. Domri, Anarch of Bolas has the right price and all the important abilities! Ross Merriam shows you how it’ll be cool to be Gruul at SCG Richmond!
A five-drop that makes 4/4 creatures…seems like we just saw this! But the monocolored God-Eternal Oketra fits in more decks than The Scarab God. How many? Ari Lax gives you an idea!
All of War of the Spark has been revealed, and Chas Andres is ready to make his final judgments before the Prerelease! What will rise, what will fall, and what about War of the Spark Mythic Edition?
Gideon Blackblade is more flexible than you might think! Hall of Famer Patrick Chapin has placed the planeswalker in decks ranging from Azorius Control to Boros Feather and … Five-Color SuperFriends?!
The repeatable card draw of Soul Diviner got GerryT’s attention! Check out the many brews he went through, including Zombie Aggro and SuperFriends builds, before settling on a most surprising list!
A sorcery that creates a creature, and it’s in Izzet colors? Kevin Jones is intrigued, and his reinvention of Izzet Drakes is not to be missed … and neither is his surprising follow-up deck!
Watch out, world! Seeing the preview of Casualties of War brought out a certain pro’s Jund Guy side. Narson is on the loose, and he’s ready to destroy this, and that, and something else!
What can Commence the Endgame do for control decks? Todd Anderson takes a look at War of the Spark’s latest potential powerhouse and examines how close the comparison really is!