Carlos develops another Second Sunrise deck, this time with Vish Kal at the helm. Find out how profitable sacrificing your own creatures can be.
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In this new series, Quiet Speculation founder Kelly Reid dips into the reader mailbag and brings answers that come from his Magic expertise, business experience and
writing at Forbes. He answers questions on specific cards, general trends, the Magic lifestyle and more.
Mike examines an old favorite scheduled to return to Standard for the first time in more than a decade. Will Rancor live up to its reputation? Read on to find out.
Ryan introduces dURdleMorePlease.dec, a UR control deck that utilizes Standard’s new card drawing body.
Jason thinks M13 is more financially promising than it may appear at first glance. Read on to hear why, and stay tuned for tales of hilarious prerelease happenings.
Carlos develops a mono-white angels deck with Linvala at the helm. Read on to find out about Commander from a more casual bent than usual.
Mike scours the M13 spoiler for the best Constructed cards soon to be released. Read on to see his top ten picks for Standard.
Ryan analyzes the use and abuse of Snapcaster Mage’s modes, discussing some of the most often made mistakes one can make when playing such a powerful card.
Mark reviews the full spoiler of M13 and analyzes its impact on Standard. What cards will we no longer have after rotation? And what their replacements, if any?
Jason follows up on the Jon Elden story with an invitation for him to tell his story, reviews the usual reddit shenanigans and waxes poetic over Sam Black’s new Legacy brew.
Back to form, Carlos discusses a combo deck that animates lands and puts them on the chopping block. How does one win after ‘geddoning oneself into oblivion? Read on to find out.
Last week Mike described how he choose a deck for a full weekend of Standard tournaments, including the WMCQ and a PTQ. Today he describes the games in detail and tells us how he fared.
Everybody knows that 4-3-2-2 drafts are awful value. The prize pool for them includes one fewer pack than an 8-4 or a swiss draft. Additionally, you really don’t increase your bankroll by very much when you win them. But Invasion block is sweet.