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Building A Legacy – Teaching Legacy To The Player Of The Year
Drew has taken on a daunting task: teaching the Player of the Year Brad Nelson about Legacy. Where to even begin? Learn how you can help! Drew reviews the three pillars of the format and why blue is on top.
The Start Of A Legacy!
Drew Levin and Brad Nelson have joined forces, and they have one goal: Teach Brad Nelson about Legacy and make him a master in time for GP Amsterdam. Learn how you can be involved!
Cube Holistic Wisdom – Commander Decks And M12 Review
Usman Jamil talks about the cards from M12 and the Commander product that should go in your cube along with some borderline ones that are on the fringe of playability. Bonus section for Pauper/Peasant cubes!
99 Problems – Smashing Face With The Guru Of Spores
This week, Sean McKeown gets to help out Chris with his Ghave Commander deck. He’s tired of running all the same stuff in his decks; how can Sean spice it up for him?
Drinking From The Deadguy Ale – A New Era Of Removal
Removal in Legacy is not just about running four Swords to Plowshares anymore. Gene Richtsmeier looks at different removal packages in Legacy for dealing with Stoneforge Mystic and Mental Misstep.
The State Of Play – Magic In The UK
Is UK Magic in as dire straits as some would have you believe? Dan Barrett investigates, with opinions from a wide range of players.
A Combo Player’s Guide To M12
Ari Lax reviews M12 from the perspective of the combo player; he covers their uses in Standard, Legacy, and even Overextended! Which cards are good enough, and which don’t make the cut?
Magic Online Championship Series Report (2nd)
White’s the best these days! Who needs Stoneforge Mystic? Reid Duke played a Block Puresteel Paladin deck to 2nd place and recommends a Standard version. Try it this weekend at SCG Open: Cincinnati.
Innovations – The Innovator’s Guide To M12 Standard: Part 1
In part 1 of Patrick Chapin’s set review, he gives you updates to existing Standard strategies with M12 to fully prepare you for the metagame at SCG Open: Cincinnati this weekend, as well as his list of top 12 reprints!
Going Infinite – Your M12 Survival Guide (aka My Review)
Jon Medina reviews M12! For anyone who trades Magic cards out there and wants to become a trade master like Medina, check out this article and stay on top of the Magic finance metagame.
Flow Of Ideas – Is M12 The New Zendikar?
M12 Limited has a very fresh dynamic compared to other core sets, and Gavin is here to tell you why. He lists the ten most underrated commons for M12 in Sealed and Draft and explains the Limited dynamics of this latest core set.
Azorius Fae For Overextended
Alex West has built a winning Overextended decklist, so if you want to try your hand at Gavin Verhey’s Tuesday Magic Online tournaments, check this out, and expect it to become a real part of the metagame!
The Banning Of Frantic Search And M12 Thoughts
Jace and Stonefoge Mystic got almost all the face time when they were banned on June 20, but Alex wants to focus on the third card that was banned on that fateful day: Frantic Search in Pauper.
Yo! MTG Taps! Episode 71 – Top 12 of M12
This week, Joey and Bigheadjoe go over their favorite cards from M12, just in time for the Prerelease!