Corbin Hosler provides his usual Prerelease Primer, complete with everything you need from Dark Ascension!

Mike Lanigan looks at powerful new strategies in Standard.

Joshua takes one last look at the pre-ban format, then focuses on the new Standard, discovering that a surprising card may end up defining the format.

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.

Gregory starts with a basic artifact deck and then explores an exciting combo deck for standard.