Alan had also brought along the shell for Summoning Trap, which is a deck I had seen and liked initially. After looking at the deck laid out – I figured an audible was in order. Why? I simply wasn’t going to win the tournament with Faeries, so my best chance was to change decks.

Arthur’s first article for Quiet Speculation is a great and thought provoking look at the next expansion, Mirrodin Besieged. His inventive and sensible evaluations of the cards and potential interactions will serve every reader well in the coming days and months events.

Dr. Jeebus brings advice and instruction for us all in his first article for Quiet Speculation. You don’t want to get on his bad side by not reading it do you?

This week Chris takes a look at some MTGO pricing.

This week Chris takes a look at some MTGO pricing.

Preconstructed deck expert and Quiet Speculation’s own Jay Kirkman was asked by the four Great Designer Search 2 finalists to put their intro decks through the paces, and today he begins presenting the results.

What new decks will come with the introduction of Mirrodin Besieged to Standard and Extended? Greg takes an early look at some of the possibilities in this edition of Present-Present League.

My name is Joshua Justice. I’m technically a “Magic Pro” because I won a PTQ last year and made Day Two at Pro Tour: Amsterdam. In reality, I’m just a weekend grinder who’s been back in the game for a little over a year, and I’ve had a couple of successful tournaments. This story begins two weeks before Grand Prix: Atlanta, in a comic shop called The DeeP in Huntsville, Alabama. My plan that day was to play in a Grand Prix Trial, then move to Atlanta to start my new job.

Brook Gardner-Durbin takes a look at the first half of Mirrodin Beseiged spoilers and the impact they’ll have on Constructed.

Corbin Hosler keeps you up-to-the-minute on Besieged spoilers and provides a guide on what cards to trade for this weekend!

This week, Usman continues his series of SWOT articles for each color in cube, examining the strengths, weaknesses and what each color brings to its archetype. This week’s SWOT analysis is on blue.

This week Stephen takes us to the fringes of Legacy, and shows us that there is value to be found beyond the staples.