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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.

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.

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.

Todd vs. BBD: Affinity vs. RUG Delver

Todd and BBD feature Modern in this week’s playtesting video. See if Todd’s fast aggro deck is able to overrun BBD playing aggro-control or if BBD is able to battle through the onslaught of creatures.

Return To Ravnica Sketches

This week Mike shows you a few rough Return to Ravnica Standard decklists to give you some new and different ideas of what can be (and how the shape of the world might soon look) with the new set.

Farewell Scars And The Rise Of Midrange

Instead of talking about Return to Ravnica spoilers, Brian Kibler looks at the key cards from Scars block and M12 that will no longer be around in Standard and what that might mean moving forward.

He Went To Jarad

Since Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord is already available in Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari for us to scavenge for Commander, Bennie figured why not go ahead and work on building a deck around him?

Thank God It’s FNM: U/R Deadeye Navigator Combo

Although his featured deck this week isn’t quite ready for the SCG Standard Open in Los Angeles or SCG Classic Series: Richmond, AJ thinks that U/R Deadeye Navigator Combo is a deck you could have fun playing with at FNM.

Changes

If you like to play Delver, SCG Classic Series: Birmingham Top 4 competitor Todd Anderson recommends giving his latest list a try at the SCG Standard Open in Los Angeles or SCG Classic Series: Richmond.

Modern Exploration

GP Nashville winner Reid Duke continues telling you about the decks he encountered during his journey in the world of Modern for the Players Championship, including Jund, Zoo, and more!

Too Much Information – Kansas City And Denver Standard Opens

Prepare for SCG Classic Series: Richmond and the SCG Standard Open in Los Angeles this weekend by reading the last installment of Michael Hetrick’s Too Much Information before Return to Ravnica is released.

SCG Open & Classic Series Preview: Los Angeles and Richmond

This weekend, the StarCityGames.com Open Series will be in Los Angeles alongside Stan Lee’s Comikaze convention, while the SCG Classic Series will be in Richmond on Saturday.

More Brewing With R2R

More spoilers from Return to Ravnica have been released, which means two-time Grand Prix winner Gerry Thompson has been hard at work brewing up more decks for new Standard.

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

While preparing for GP Boston-Worcester, Ben Friedman and Matt Costa did some Legacy testing with RUG Delver versus Stoneblade. Get ready for SCG Open Series: Los Angeles by seeing what Ben learned about the matchup.

The Kitchen Table #389 – Tresserhorn Commander

Read about Abe’s thought processes and card choices while building a Commander deck around an old-school legendary creature, Lord of Tresserhorn.