News Round Up: Week of April 10
Strixhaven comes to digital Magic, and we might be returning to tabletop in the near future.
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Deck Guide: Legacy Mystic Forge Combo
Mystic Forge decks have had some success over the years, but it recently managed to win a Legacy Showcase with this particular iteration!
A Discussion on Card Analysis
Lawrence is tackling card analysis and how to contextualize it, with Legacy all-star Brainstorm becoming Historic legal with Strixhaven!
Commander 2021 Set Review – Red, Green, Multicolor, Artifact and Lands
Eric’s wrapping up his Commander Set Reviews with the last half of Commander 2021, covering red, green, multicolor, artifacts and lands.
Top 5 Most Bannable Cards from the Mystical Archives
The Mystical Archives from Strixhaven are powerful, but are some of them too strong? Riley has his Top 5 worthy of the ban hammer!
Pauper Power Rankings – April Update
What does the Pauper metagame look like at the end of the Kaldheim season look like? Alex Ullman analyzes it in his April Power Rankings.
Deck Highlight: Historic Lutri Pact Combo
Singleton decks aren’t just for EDH anymore! This Historic deck uses Lutri, Tainted Pact and all one-ofs to combo with Thassa’s Oracle!
Strixhaven Brew in Review: Standard Mardu Extus
Huey’s revisiting one of his Strixhaven brews, Mardu Extus, in Standard to see how it weighs in against a somewhat new meta.
Commander 2021 Set Review – Commanders, White, Blue and Black
Eric Levine’s breaking down the latest Commander set for 2021, this time tackling the new commanders, white, blue and black.
Fresh Deck Guide Update: Historic Cycling with the Mystical Archives
Even with Historic completely shaken up, Cycling is still a solid choice! Martin Juza breaks it down with his guide.
Strixhaven Highlight: Is Dragonsguard Elite the Best Two-Drop in Standard?
Is Dragonsguard Elite the best two-drop in Standard? Reid Duke thinks it could have potential compared to some all-stars of the past.
Deck Guide: Historic Ultimatum Rites
LSV’s been playing a wild brew in Historic, looking to cast Emergent Ultimatum as early as turn four with some Mystical Archive help!
Deck Highlight: Historic Jeskai Control
Jeskai Control isn’t a normal occurrence in Historic, but Julio Bejarano managed to win the SCG Tour Qualifier with his own Jeskai homebrew!
How to Spend Your Arena Wildcards – Strixhaven Edition
Not sure what to spend your MTG Arena wildcards on in Strixhaven? Reid Duke has the ultimate guide for what to get in the latest set!
Strixhaven Brews: Silverquill Blink and Humans in Standard
Strixhaven’s bringing with it a ton of great removal for BW in Standard, and Mengu thinks that it could help Yorion decks and even Humans!
Bringing Pauper to School with Strixhaven
Strixhaven has some unique cards at common, including the Lesson/learn mechanic, so how will it affect Pauper? Brian takes a look!
Limited Resources 592 – Strixhaven Set Review: Rare and Mythic Rare (and Mystical Archive!)
This week on Limited Resources, Marshall and Luis are going over all the rare, mythic and Mystical Archive cards of Strixhaven for Limited!
Strixhaven Preview Highlight: Tending the Pests in Standard
Sacrifice decks have proven to not just be good in Historic, but also in Standard! Can Tend the Pests revive the archetype in Strixhaven?
Strixhaven Preview Highlight: Vanishing Verse Targets in Standard
Vanishing Verse is one of the most versatile and powerful cards from Strixhaven in Standard, able to snipe the adventure package and more.
Deck Highlight: Modern Jeskai Blink
Saheeli Combo was strong enough to get banned in its Standard heyday, but can it break through in Modern with a blink package?