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Black Magic – Looking Forward: Setting Priorities and Preparing for Extended

Tuesday, December 29th – With the New Year looming large, and people focussing on their future development, Sam Black takes a look at the formats he intends to play and the tournaments he’s looking to enter. Such analysis and preparation is necessary for anyone looking to excel, and Sam is ready to go!
Down And Dirty – Meta-Brewed Bant & Opening Artifacts For Christmas

Tuesday, December 29th – With the format focus turning to Constructed in the New Year, and Extended in particular, Kyle eschews convention and discusses strong Standard decks based around Bant and Artifacts. If you’re looking for an edge in your preparation for this weekend’s StarCityGames.com Open Series: Los Angeles, look no further!
Legacy’s Allure – An Incredible Hulk

Tuesday, December 29th – Doug takes a swing at an updated Entomb-Protean Hulk deck for Legacy, adopting a rock-solid manabase and one of the format’s most annoying cards. He explains the deck’s card choices, as well as omitted cards and general strategy. Get a new Hulk list to play around with and inspire your own creations in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!
So Many Insane Plays – Lots of Legacy

Monday, December 28th – With the new year promising a plethora of high-profile Legacy events, including the SCG $5,000 Legacy Open series, Stephen Menendian investigates the format from a variety of angles, tweaking the statistics to produce a clear view of current success and failure in the metagame.
Drafting With Oli – Zendikar #24

Monday, December 28th – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft queue on Magic Online. He shares some comprehensive thoughts about both the picks and the games, and talks us through each step of the way! If you’re looking to improve your Limited game, this is the article series for you!
The Justice League – When Buildings Collapse

Monday, December 28th – When Judges talk about deviating from any of the rules, or policy documents, there is one phrase we always use: “Significant and exceptional circumstances.†One of the examples given in the Infraction Procedure Guide, and the one that most often comes up in conversation, is “a table falling down.â€
Reflecting Ruel – Drafting Green In Zendikar

Thursday, December 24th – In Zendikar Draft, Green has been labeled the unplayable option for many a month. However, as is the case in other formats, when a color is underplayed, people start playing it in their droves. Today, Oli examines the many archetypes open to the heavy Green drafter. Can the wobbly monsters power you through to the final table?
