Brad Nelson lays out his most important principles for drafting New Phyrexia. (He’s been drafting nonstop while waiting for the ban updates on MTGO.) He explains which color to avoid, how to draft infect, and how to be flexible in your picks.
Even without Jace, RUG Twin is a powerful strategy in new Standard. GP winner Tim Landale loves the deck and shares with you his updated list and sideboarding guide. Will this deck be a big player at the upcoming Cincinnati Open?
The air in Week 5 of the Armada Games EDH League was filled with Dragons, from the raw aggression of Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund, to the careful planning of Intet, the Dreamer. Read Sheldon’s account of some Commander fun.
Yes, Jens is back, baby! This Commander/Cube all-star was first seen back in Mirrodin as Jens Thoren’s Invitational card. Patrick Chapin, one of the card’s developers, explains why this card will make leaps in Standard and beyond.
Noah Weil presents a video draft walkthrough for you from Magic Online for those of you looking to improve your skills in draft the format with New Phyrexia.
Commander wasn’t a product with must-buy Legacy staples like some had guessed; however, Drew Levin is happy this is the case! Nevertheless, Drew finds the Role Players, Upgrades, and the Rube Goldberg Devices.
Ben Stepka ran a BUG Ancestral Visions Control list in Legacy to a Top 4 finish at StarCityGames.com Open: Denver, facing off a huge variety of opponents and eventually losing to Cephalid Breakfast.
Pro Tour Hall of Famer Zvi Mowshowitz is known for finding the most powerful mana-abusive strategies early on in a format’s life span, and Standard post-bannings is ripe for him to do so. He optimizes the Valakut list for the quick kill.
Sean McKeown goes about building a Commander deck on Magic Online where cards like Imperial Recruiter are a mere 3 tickets! Sean builds using the new Commander, Animar, Soul of Elements.
Owning an original piece of Magic art is like owning a piece of history. John Dale Beety teaches you how to do it right and not make the mistakes he has.
Dan Barrett dips into the world of trading: When and how should you get rid of the cards you have no need for?
It’s very frustrating to watch yourself play worse Magic and know you are doing it. I’ve not felt like I’ve been playing terribly over this past month of events, but I’ve for sure been off my game. I even know why: it’s fear.
Scrambleverse may or may not be the most fun you’ll have all year. Check out the new giant red sorcery that will throw your entire board into chaos.
In this week’s Cube Holistic Wisdom, Usman talks about how to figure out what cards to take out when new cards get printed or discovered.
Old Jace gets replaced with the new. What does Patrick Chapin have to say about the newest blue planeswalker? Look here for his thoughts on the newest M12 spoilers and ideas for possible decks.
