This week LessAlex shares his favorite deck, Azorius Control in Pioneer/Explorer. He explains card choices and why the deck is one of the best in the format.

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Joe aka "Beardy" looks at some of Magic's older keywords and mechanics that have been abandoned and wonders if they deserve a second chance.

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David takes a look back at Mystery Boosters, going in-depth on the reprints that mattered the most.

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Did you know there was a Players Tour event last weekend? Tournament organizers caught on that successful events can still take place over Arena despite COVID-19. As competitive Magic migrates from paper to online, Sig examines how this may further impact card prices.

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UndyingMTG returns with the next segment in his Budget-Focused series. See how board wipes, tutors, and how "extras" in new sets affect the secondary market, with a Commander and Pioneer slant.

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UndyingMTG makes his QS debut, offering an overview of the Myth Realized, and shedding light on his process of singles speculation.

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Sam's back from his hiatus to analyze the post-ban landscape! Find out what he's been up to, and where he finds himself in the current Magic market.

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Sam is battling every day to get up-to-date Pioneer info, with one goal in mind: The Invitational Trophy!

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Kyle breaks down where you should be looking to park your tix in the wake of Pioneer, and why it's not necessarily in Pioneer cards.

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Urza is everywhere. As the latest it deck in Modern, it's getting most of the attention when eyes can be torn away from Magic's new baby, Pioneer. The deck's impressive results do recall the banned Krark-Clan Ironworks deck. Today we'll examining how to fight Urza, starting with the overall archetype and then looking at specific […]

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Join Chris O’Berry and Sam Lowe as they talk about the new non-rotating format, Pioneer and its first Banned & Restricted announcement.

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To me, the breakout Modern development of 2019 wasn't the long-awaited Stoneforge Mystic unban, the rise and fall of Arclight Phoenix, or the frightening flash of Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis. Rather, it was the introduction of cheap planeswalkers on a massive scale. Beginning with War of the Spark, Wizards unleashed on the format gameplay the likes […]

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SCG Indi was an important week both for Sam and for Magic at large. Check in with Sam here to find out what he learned over the weekend and what lies ahead.

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Monday's Banned and Restricted Announcement has turned the Modern metagame on its head, and Adam is here to explain what it means for the future of the market.

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It's been a while since Sig studied pricing trends on new sets. But a few recent observations have caught his attention. This week Sig shares these trends as he learns about the new normal that is Standard MTG finance.

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Between the impactful War of the Spark, the approaching Modern Horizons, the looming Core Set 2020, and the approved London Mulligan, now is quite a time to be a Modern player. But that's not all—Modern's continued period of adjustment to War is yielding more novel decks weekly than I can shake a stick at. It's nonetheless my job […]

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