With 2011 coming to a close and with the year bringing five sets—Mirrodin Besieged, New Phyrexia, Commander, Magic 2012 and Innistrad—there’s no better time than now to do a year-end retrospective of cube with this year’s set.
As you have surely heard at this point, Wizards of the Coast saved Christmas, by making just about the biggest announcement in modern times for tournament play.
Now that people have to turn to options other than Wild Nacatl for aggro in Modern, what should you choose? Michael Martin helps you decide.
Magic has gone through some major changes in recent weeks, and Jeremy has a lot of things to say about them. Mostly good things, but could there be improvements?
Gerry Thompsons has been having a hard time losing with Illusions, and it’s no fluke. Find out why this aggro-control deck is tearing it up.
Dan Musser made 2nd at the Legacy Open in Charlotte with a Zoo deck. He promises you an entertaining report with plenty of detail and sideboarding advice.
A year ago, I wouldn’t be caught dead playing a deck like this. Now, it’s a different story. You get to play four auto-wins? Sign me up!
Joey and Bigheadjoe discuss all the drama from the past week in the world of MTG, including the suspension of Alex Bertoncini and the bannings in Modern.
The philosophy behind the recent IPG changes will change how Magic is played on a competitive level. Sam Black explains why he thinks these changes are happening and why they are good for the game.
This is Reid Duke’s story of the Invitational. Or more accurately, the night before it. Everyone has struggled with last-minute deck choices at one point or another, but never like this…
Remember Balance? Well Restore Balance is another way to get that effect in the Modern format. With Borderposts and Greater Gargadon, you can achieve some amazing things with this deck.
Brian Kibler offers his insight into the Modern bannings (bye Wild Nacatl, bye Punishing Fire!). Will the loss of Wild Nacatl really fix things? He also discusses the IPG changes and shares two decklists for Standard.
Brad Nelson doesn’t think control has what it takes! Humans are taking over Magic Online, and he’s on their side. Read also why he approves of the latest rules changes and how they’ll make players better at Magic.
Bennie has been holding out for this day: the day he made Grimgrin, Corpse-Born into a Commander! Check out this fun-filled deck for neat ideas on how to start your own Zombie-pocalypse.
Modern is yet again a new format with the banning of Punishing Fire and Wild Nacatl. Valeriy is on the ball, with a number of decklists that you may want to look at for the PTQ season.
