Dragons of Tarkir has been fully spoiled and it’s time for the Top 8. Mike Lanigan picks the cards most likely to impact Constructed and discusses what roles they may play.

Get used to it: Burn is Modern’s premiere aggro deck. Although Affinity will always be Modern’s oldest and most consistently successful aggro strategy, Burn has actually raced ahead of Affinity as the aggro deck to beat in our format. As of today, Burn is the most-played deck on MTGO and the third most-played deck in […]

Modern can be a daunting format if you’re coming from Standard, or if you’re one of the rare birds that starts here. I’m here to tell you it’s probably not as intimidating as it might seem, and to help you get started. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Where Standard is about a turn 7 format, Modern […]

Mean Green Machine Stompy is an archetype that’s been around almost as long as green creatures and pump spells have been around. The goal is simple: drop efficient creatures, make them bigger, and do lots of damage quickly. Sometimes there is a sub-control theme (yep, green can do that) to complement the aggro package. [wp_ad_camp_1] […]

Mike Lanigan is less than enthused about the eponymous dragons themselves in Dragons of Tarkir, but there’s no shortage of exciting spoiled cards. He covers the ones that have caught his eye so far.

8Rack is a Modern monoblack discard deck created by Robert Leva — aka MemoryLapse on MTGSalvation — in 2013. Monoblack discard decks aren’t a new thing to Magic — Legacy has had the Pox archetype, which operates similarly, for ages, and even Standard has one or two now, and has before, but they are relatively […]

Adam explores the Standard impact of three Dragons of Tarkir cards poised to see competitive play–Ojutai Exemplars, Anticipate, and Thunderbreak Regent!

Mike Lanigan presents a tournament report from the TCG 5K in Columbus before discussing the siege cycle in Standard and his initial foray into Tiny Leaders.

Adam provides a complete matchup analysis and and sideboard guide for the most powerful deck in Standard–Abzan Midrange without Sylvan Caryatid.

Ryan and Jens discuss the rise of Abzan and Boros to the forefront of Standard, and the stale nature of Modern.

The first season of PPTQ’s has just drawn to a close. Mike Lanigan looks at how the new system has compared to expectations, before covering some new developments in Standard.

Ryan took his Chromanticore Delve deck to a 9th place finish at a PTQ last Saturday and then won a PTQQ with the deck on Sunday. Check out his updates and see if he can make you a believer!

Mike Lanigan brings a report of his first foray into the PPTQ tournament series, which he managed to take down. Read on for an account of the deck he battled with and his thoughts on its matchups.