Daily Digest: Chasing Mavericks
Gerry looks at an intriguing twist to an old Legacy staple that many have left by the wayside lately – check out what changes it took to bring Maverick back to viability!
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One Man’s Ballot
Glenn shares his recent perspective on Modern, then delves into the meat of this year’s Hall of Fame ballot and shares his thoughts as well as his vote.
Three Brews And A Prerelease Preview
Matt loves brewing, and he’s been slavishly working over a bubbling cauldron of hot soup to craft his latest brews to a presentable form. He also looks at the different Prerelease cards for M15, with an eye to figuring out the right choice for this weekend’s Sealed Deck festivities!
Final Esper Updates And A Look at M15
Shaheen has a highly polarized look of M15 to share from the extreme view of a dedicated control mage for life, and shares his updates to Esper Control for the new Standard metagame!
Dear Azami: Tribal Swarmyard
William Hernandez of CommanderCast picks up the Dear Azami pen this week, answering a reader’s quirky submission for their Xira Arien deck. If you like what you’ve read, let us know in the forums!
The Kitchen Table: Retiring The Most Underused Cards Of All Time – Entry XI
In this ten-year anniversary of Retiring The Most Underused Cards Of All Time, Abe lists ten cards from Scars of Mirrodin Block and tells you why he feels they’re underused.
Predicting Shifts With Mono-Blue
Anthony is expecting Magic 2015 to have a more seismic impact on the Standard metagame than most are predicting so far. How do these effects ripple out, and how can we predict them – and place ourselves properly to exploit them?
Eternal Europe: You Choose The Brew, Episode II
The votes are in, and it’s Goblin Welder, Dack Fayden, and Transmute Artifact that are going to be teaming up across a variety of brews in an attempt to make shenanigans happen. See where the brewing experiment goes, and vote for your favorites!
Daily Digest: Welcome To The Boros Legion!
Gerry looks at a peculiar – but apparently effective – aggressive midrange Boros deck featuring a plethora of hasty fliers. Check it out!
Revisiting Burn With M15
Adrian first authored the Philosophy of Fire, and today he’s using that philosophical perspective on post-Magic 2015 Standard to figure out what the proper build of a Burn deck should look like.
The Path Of The Wanderer
Bennie takes his first crack at one of Magic 2015’s new possible Commanders, unpacking Yisan, the Wandering Bard at the helm of his own Commander deck.
BBD VS. CVM: G/b Devotion Vs. 5c Slivers
BBD and CVM start exploring the new post-Magic 2015 Standard metagame with a beatdown Slivers deck versus a Green Devotion deck featuring a black splash and Chord of Calling!
M15: A Drafter’s Perspective on Blue, White, and Green
Frank takes a preliminary look at the commons and uncommons of Magic 2015, figuring out what the key themes are going to be across each color and they are going to build towards something greater than the sum of the individual cards.
The Art Of Podding People
Stepping briefly away from 99-card decks to work on 60’s, Sean presents his choice for the Modern PTQ season, Kiki-Pod, as well as alternate builds, why you should play it, and how to play it well.
Mono-Black Devotion At Grand Prix Chicago
Jadine presents her tournament report for Grand Prix Chicago, where she played Mono-Black Devotion all the way to the finals in her first Grand Prix Top 8 appearance and earned her first-ever Pro Tour invite!