The gateway to Limited play, Jay gives the M12 Booster Battle Packs a fresh coat of Innistrad paint. And there’s a (free to enter!) giveaway to boot!

The Zombie tribe has gotten a ton of new tools so far in Innistrad Block. After the release weekend, Carlos has some Gravecrawlers and a Grimgrin and can’t resist taking them for a spin!

We’re joined this week by Stephen Menendian, Vintage player extraordinaire and writer on Eternal-Central.com, who gives us a nice look at Vintage as a format and the nifty stuff you can do there.

With Dark Ascension dropping, Mike Lanigan takes a look at a few potential contenders for FNM.

In another bout of loud internet talkin’, CommanderCast is flooded with guest hosts this week. Cassidy Silver, Chris Lansdell, and Omar Hernandez step into Andy’s wheelhouse and deliver another episode of EDH’s realest talk. Discussed this week: alternative Commander rules, Akido decks, a Shimatsu entourage, and more!

In the last segment of his artifact extravaganza, Carlos is looking at Dark Ascension and Kataki, War’s Wage. This guy has typically been considered unplayable for Commander; but when you build around his effect, he can be pretty nasty.

CommanderCast gains Flashback until end of the week! To kick off out retrospective-heavy Olde Tyme theme week, the latest episode of CommanderCast has myself, Donovan and Justin joined by CommanderCast’s elder statesman OLD MAN FRED! We’re looking at our introduction and growth as Commander players, examining old school strategies, and bringing some Olde Tyme Tech back.

With the darkness or Dark Ascension closing in, now more than ever the Humans of Innistrad need a helping hand. Join Jay as he looks to beef up the Repel the Dark intro deck, featuring the up and coming Mentor of the Meek.

The second installment of artifact theme decks! This time Carlos is looking at a mono-red deck with Slobad at the helm and with his favorite combo in the 99.

This Week in Magic’s topic is “What do you consider shifty play or cheating?” Also covered is the news, calendar, and other Magic podcast fun.

From Standard to Commander to the trading room floor, Austin reviews the upcoming zombies in Dark Ascension and pulls together some tribal appeal.

Mike Lanigan breaks down some new Delver lists and gives his opinion on a few spoilers.