Ali joins the Dark Side and makes an oath: he’ll be playing Jaces and Stoneforge Mystics until the Standard format changes for the better. He ran a Grand Architect with an infect theme at the Invitational and Bloodbraid Elf in Legacy.
JDB dreams about death the night before he witnesses it, and he experienced one the night before flying out to the StarCityGames.com Invitational.
Jeremy Froggatt is having more and more trouble picking awesome altered art to review each month! The pile keeps growing. This month, we have Guru Sensei’s Divining Tops, Einstein Brainstorm, Wolf Shirt Hymn to Tourach, and more.
Thraximundar is a favorite among Commander players, and Sean takes on reader Stefan’s challenge of fixing his. See what improvements might be made to your own Commander decks in this series.
Toolboxes are one of Magic’s most powerful engines. But they’re also one of the hardest to build correctly. Gavin Verhey shows you how to build a toolbox for your beatdown, control, and combo decks.
Ken Bearl made top 4 with the Twinblade deck that combines the power of Stoneforge Mystic with Splinter Twin combo. Check out the deck that made a splash at the StarCityGames.com Invitational.
In this week’s Cube Holistic Wisdom, Usman talks about how cards can play differently from cube to cube.
The effect of GP Providence is being felt in the Magic financial world. Jon Medina talks about some of the major cards that rose to prominence due to their utility in Legacy: Ancestral Vision, Batterskull, and more.
Patrick Chapin covers some of the new Commander Deck cards that may see some Eternal play; then, he divulges his thoughts on Legacy and Standard, focusing on elements of tight play—the passing and dribbling of Magic.
AJ Kerrigan introduces you to Pauper with a deck that he has experience playing in Legacy: Storm! Storm is one of the best decks in Pauper, the all-common format, so try it out!
In this exclusive Commander preview, myself, Matt Thorne and Nicholas Sabin from StarCityGames go over Ghave, Guru of Spores, a new Mythic Commander!
On Monday, Sheldon previewed Animar, Soul of Elements and suggested some cards that might go with it. Today, he’s suggesting a build for an Animar deck that looks fun, interesting, and not too threatening (so he says).
If you’ve been to a SCG Open, you’ve probably seen Mr. Wes Wise—but not under the camera or at the tables. He normally buys cards, but he was slinging spells with the best of them last weekend in Standard and Legacy.
Bennie Smith went and made an infinite-combo Commander deck, to see what the fuss was about. Check out his mono-green Melira, Sylvok Outcast deck. What’s it feel like to be the one with the target on your head?
The Standard metagame has two variables: good decks and good players. These two variables have converged into Caw-Blade. Valeriy Shunkov writes his Origin of Species and tells you what decks can beat the New Caw.
