Planeswalker Origins
Sam Black is a huge fan of Magic Origins so far, and he wants to take its flavorful protagonists out for a deckbuilding spin to see just how good they are and what they want to be doing.

Sam Black is a huge fan of Magic Origins so far, and he wants to take its flavorful protagonists out for a deckbuilding spin to see just how good they are and what they want to be doing.
With more than half the set spoiled, GerryT feels confident that it’s going to pull Standard in one specific direction and has started building new decks with that in mind.
The spoiler for Magic Origins is getting pretty complete, and Ben shares his thoughts about how he expects the set’s price trajectory to differ from prior Core Sets’ as well as price analyses for the individual cards added since yesterday’s update.
Ari Lax loves Storm something fierce, and Magic Origins has quite a present waiting inside for him. He also analyzes the rest of the set too with a critical eye – what will win him his second Pro Tour trophy?
After featuring it in yesterday’s Daily Digest, GerryT felt compelled to work on Legacy this week and puts Monastery Mentor through its paces in the Gitaxian Probe/Cabal Therapy/Brainstorm format to see how crazy it really is.
Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren has just started streaming Magic Online matches, and has some thoughts to share about what it will take to make Magic more watchable and accessible to a broader audience.
A few new key spoilers today, as well as an announcement from WotC adjusting the number of rares and mythics printed in Magic Origins!
In his last article before a brief hiatus to go get married, Chas Andres takes an in-depth look at what we know about Magic Origins so far and what can be expected of its rares and mythics.
While all five of the flip-Planeswalkers from Magic Origins are exciting, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin is particularly intrigued by the deeper potential to be found in Nissa, Vastwood Seer.
Todd and BBD begin battling with Magic Origins, showcasing the power of a few new cards as they update key archetypes from the last Standard format in search of the new best deck!
We’re just a few days away from (probably) having the full Magic Origins spoiler, but as of today’s update we know all but one Mythic and all but twenty Rares – check out Ben’s analysis of everything we learned over this weekend!
Magic Origins is proving to be both a flavorful and powerful set, and there are even a few potent Dragons for the Dragonmaster himself. Check inside for Brian’s first thoughts about the set and its iconic Planeswalkers!
Sam Black is well-known for his synergistic small-creature decks that generate incremental advantage, and this four-color Ghostway deck is right up his alley. Try it out this weekend at #SCGBALT’s $5,000 Modern Premier IQ!
There has been a huge surge in G/R decks in recent weeks, but as powerful as they are, all of them tend to have Abzan Aggro as a potential bad matchup. Brian beats down to prepare for #SCGBALT, check it out and give Abzan Aggro a try!
An intriguing new take on Abzan just won an MTGO PTQ, and to figure out how good it is, Brad Nelson and Tom “The Boss” Ross set it up in the Abzan mirror against a more dedicated control build. Is this the deck you should be playing at #SCGBALT? Find out inside!