Corbin examines what we can take from the SCG Open in Cincy, and it’s not all about the cards in the Top 8! Read on to find out what lessons we learned from this particular Open.

Corbin Hosler breaks down what the changes to the Pro Tour coverage system mean to you financially, and shares some tech coming from the Tour!

Dark Ascension has finally arrived in Standard! But many people suspect that the new set is underpowered. Sigmund takes a look at some results from SCG: Richmond to assess what cards merit their hype out the gate.

We’ve had 2 weeks of Opens to see the impact New Phyrexia has had on the Standard and Legacy tournament scenes. I’m going to focus on Standard, since the Grand Prix this weekend is Legacy, and will almost certainly have more players than the SCG Open series gets. Waiting on that will give us a bit of a better view on the format. However, for Standard, there’s no reason to wait, especially since the format hasn’t really undergone much of a change.

With a new format becoming available for the first time Friday, it’s time to take a quick look at what’s available. For the most part, these will be aggro or combo decks, since control decks need to be built towards the metagame. As it stands, Caw-Blade is the premiere control deck in the format, and it can be played as-is with the mere addition of Batterskull.

The new Mirrodin Besieged Event Decks are here, and Jay Kirkman’s quest to assess their power level takes him through set evaluation and into his local Game Day!

Who doesn’t love attacking with creatures in Commander? This week, David explores a Legend who will certainly help you do just that!

Why is being accountable so important to your career as a Magic trader? Corbin Hosler explains why and takes an honest look at his own recent performances in this area!

This week we have some new deck ideas for Standard, and a solid review of the Time Sieve deck for Extended.