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I’m taking a break from my Primer series this week to focus more on specific cards (as well as I’m using my testing time to zero in on a deck for the World Magic Cup Qualifier this weekend!). In my testing these last two weeks I’ve been combing through Gatherer for every card legal in […]

In Modern Sleepers (Part 1), I led with a blurb about what makes Modern such a great format. Today, I’ll begin with a bit about what makes a card playable in Modern and how to hone card analysis skills. Improving at card analysis benefits players and collectors alike. When a budget player “buys in” on a […]

Modern players love discussing ways to improve the format. I constantly hear suggestions from forum users and locals alike to unban more cards (Jace, the Mind Sculptor, Sword of the Meek), reprint older ones (mostly Counterspell), or print new ones, often with specific agendas in mind. Different players want different things. But for a format […]