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New Standard Blood Right Now

Sure, you could wait for Aether Revolt to change the metagame, but what about Players’ Champion Joe Lossett crushing with an Energy-based deck? Adrian excitedly studies a new dimension in Standard!

Ban It All

Todd Anderson has had it with these formats. Enough is enough! Be wary of giving Todd the keys to your tournament Magic kingdom. He rules with an iron fist, and he’s throwing cards out of contention left and right! Would you ban less cards than Todd? Surely you wouldn’t ban even more…

Rending Atarka

Sheldon Menery shares his years of Commander wisdom with a fan who asked him for advice as he helps shape an Atarka, World Render deck! He also answers his Rules Question of the Week and has a personal note for readers!

Video: Mono-Green Devotion In Modern!

His deck is green and it has Elves in it, but Shaun McLaren has more than holiday hijinks on his mind! He’s ready to win with Mono-Green Devotion in Modern on Magic Online! Let’s go waaaaaay over the top!

Ross VS. Majors: Blazing Shoal VS. Miracles!

The No-Banned-List Modern experiment continues! Today, Ross Merriam pilots one of the original broken decks of Pro Tour Philadelphia, Blazing Shoal, against Michael Majors’s souped-up Miracles build! Who’ll take down this battle of brokenness?

Draft Digest: A Gift Appears!

You know, Ross could use a mundane pack this week, but since it’s almost Christmas, it stands to reason he should use a good one! And this is, in fact, a good one…

Tezzeret The Schemer

Patrick Chapin has spent a lot of time with various incarnations of Magic’s most diabolical machinist, and he has two different versions of him to work with for new Standard! If you want brews and analysis, you know that The Innovator is the place to go!

Potential Big Gainers For 2017!

Brewers are good friends with their bulk binders by nature, but this is the time of year when some of those cards grow wings and soar into big Standard roles! Which cards do you see getting better in 2017?

My First Year In Magic: Part 2

Emma Handy picks up right where she left off! For the final entry in her chronicle as a rookie grinder in 2016, read her road diary and the lessons that came with the adventure!

My 2017 Magic Wishlist!

Shaun McLaren doesn’t want much. Really! After getting over his disappointment that he won’t be getting a million Loonies and a pony for Christmas, he shares his wishes for Wizards of the Coast and Magic in 2017…and ways you can work toward making your own Magical wishes come true!

My First Impressions Of Aether Revolt

There aren’t many cards revealed yet for Aether Revolt, but several of them have caught Sam’s eye! Get his thoughts on Yahenni’s Expertise, Heart of Kiran, Tezzeret the Schemer, and several more potential stars of the next edition of Standard!

Daily Digest: The Prowessed End

Remember when Jeskai Ascendancy was going to take over Modern? Turns out it’s still lurking in the shadows! Ross Merriam showcases an unusual build that also uses the power of Monastery Mentor!

Fundamentals: Value Above Replacement

Is Magic: The Gathering a sport, electronic or otherwise? Either way, Ross Merriam has imported a useful sports analytics tool to help you with deckbuilding! How can Value Above Replacement improve your Limited game, and why is “nothing” sometimes a better card than Lightning Bolt?

Revisiting Tilt

Players come and go, but tilt is eternal in the Magic community. Mark Nestico doesn’t think you should suffer it, though! He revisits a classic article and gives new tips for avoiding tilt.

Commander VS: Gifts Given Edition!

Our Commander gang gets together for a little 100-card gift-swapping! Who got a lump of coal, who got rewarded for being nice, and what happens when Mishra’s Toy Workshop hits the table?