This week Derek takes a look at the glacial trends in Magic. Why has Legacy and Vintage risen in popularity these last few years? What lessons can we take from these progressions in order to map out future investments?
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Sigmund made some critical mistakes in his assessment of the Jeskai shard a couple weeks ago. This week he comes clean and analyzes his errors, highlighting a valuable lesson everyone could learn from.
Each week we review what went on behind the QS Insider curtain. It’s a great way to see what you might be missing if you’re not a subscriber, and a great way to get caught up if you are!
David Schumann reviews Khans of Tarkir for potential diamonds in the rough for Legacy. Eschewing the obvious contenders, he considers some fringe cards that may make an impact nonetheless.
Adam Yurchick covers some Khans spoilers, looking beyond the fetchlands and gold cards towards the single-colored staples that will help define the Standard format for years to come.
Scott Fielder provides a deck primer and sideboarding guide for RUG Delver in Vintage. This deck has been tearing it up on MTGO, and is certainly one that should be on your radar.
Be prepared and get an edge on the opposition by reading Adam’s comprehensive Legacy metagame report! Find a thorough metagame analysis and updated decklists for all major archetypes within.
Ryan shores up some new revisions to his Vintage Grixis Keeper deck. With a format full of blue decks, Ryan’s list can competitively fit any metagame with only a few tweaks.
A lot of the power and consistency of Vintage comes from the availability of tutors. Scott discusses Oath of Druids and Tinker this week and discusses how the introduction of Dack Fayden has caused some reconsideration as to what the best targets are.
Adam shares the new Modern deck and explains the card choices that all-time great Guillame Wafo-Tapo played to a cash finish at last weekend’s Grand Prix!
Scott Fielder recently took Storm out for a spin in a local Vintage tournament. He breaks down each match and highlights several interesting decision points.
During his reign of terror in Standard, Jace was a centerpiece of Caw-Blade decks. By the time New Phyrexia was released, the metagame was so dominated by this archetype that Jace, a mythic from the small winter set Worldwake, broke $100. What led him to being banned elsewhere?