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.

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.

With second part (the first half) of an Extended PTQ, Kyle walks us through quite a few more sticky situations in Magic.

Jund is one of the top decks in the Extended format, and here is everything you should need to supplement your playtesting with it for Grand Prix: Atlanta!

Corbin Hosler offers a full tournament report of his 2nd-place finish at the SCG: Legacy Open in Kansas City!

Again this week Kellen Huber goes into the extended format with a darker side to the format with a new BR deck.

Lots of things happen before a game begins. Why can’t you Stifle a Leyline?

[…] One thing I think many people underestimate is Mythic’s ability to last in a long game, which is its biggest asset against Control. Between your Planeswalkers and manlands, it’s not hard to have a significant board presence with only one or two creatures committed. The Knights, in particular, are frequently quite large, which lets you play out a single threat at a time and make the opponent answer it before committing another. […]

Taking a look at the best finishing Jund decklists in the early PTQ Nagoya season to create a baselane “consensus” list.