News and Set Reviews

• Fantasy Pro Tour—The second run of the Fantasy Pro Tour is here! Make your picks, compete against your friends, and claim glory.
• Guillaume Matignon’s Suspension Ends Today—Guillaume’s suspension due to the New Phyrexia “god book” leak has reduced from three years to one, effectively ending his punishment immediately.
• Wolfman Darras breaks the Belgian Curse—Belgians have long enjoyed some of the world’s finest beers, but they’d never tasted Grand Prix glory …until now.

Standard and Block

• Avacyn Restored Standard—Paulo Vitor examines the theory that the new set simply boosted existing Standard archetypes.
• Ramp in the New Standard—With all the mana acceleration available in the format, Lain Bartolomei figures you might as well go big or go home.
• Aggressive Changes to Standard—Even with the changing format, Todd Anderson suggests that aggro players should still be running Delver.
• Burning Vengence—AJ Kerrigan has been tuning out his Spanish teacher in order to fine tune a rogue deck.
• The Geists of Christmas Past and Present—Mike Flores looks into the updated Block format, where archetypes like Werewolves and Self-Mill are seeing play.
• Chip off the Ol’ Block—Adam Barnello offers up his suggestions for those about to set sail into uncharted Block waters.

Limited

• Six of the Most Underrated Cards in Avacyn Restored Draft—($SCG) Jackie Lee discusses how a dramatically different curve dictates a different take on card evaluation.
•  Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic—Darwin Kastle takes a three-tiered, decidedly academic approach to succeeding in a new Limited environment.
•  Drafting with Nassim – DII#7—Nassim Ketita and his little Silverchase Fox shows the importance of utility creatures.
•  A First Look at Avacyn Sealed Restored—Melissa DeTora deconstructs several builds of two Prerelease pools in order to help you take down your own Limited events.

Vintage, Legacy, and Modern

• Avacyn Restored for Vintage—Brian DeMars discusses the eternal implications of miracle, Ulvenwald Tracker, and Cavern of Souls.
• Brewing Legacy with Avacyn Restored—Colin Chilbert foresees Cavern of Souls providing a boost to Goblins.

Casual and Variant Formats

• The Angels of Asymmetrical Warfare—Sean McKeown zeros in on Avacyn and Gisela as two potentially powerful commanders.
• If you Build it they will Die—Daryl Bockett sleeves up a proliferate-themed deck, built around Nicol Bolas.
• Avacyn Restored Decks—Abe Sargent has some spicy new brews for the kitchen table built around new cards like Exquisite Blood and Thraben Doomsayer.
• The Avacyn Restored Cube Review—Matt Kranstuber considers the cube possibilities in Avacyn Restored, and finds that several new cards are more than just playable.
• Avacyn Restored in Pauper—Alex Ullman checks in on a format where Ninja of the Deep Hours has just been outclassed, and Tortured Existence has dedicated fans.
• Bound by Strength Review—Ertai’s Lament compares the feel of the new soulbond mechanic to Zendikar’s Allies.

Finance

• The Financial Value of Avacyn Restored—($SCG) Ben Bleiweiss provides the latest update to his always-excellent monetary review.
•  Avacyn Restored Financial Analysis—Kelly Reid shares his tips on how to pad your cardboard portfolio with standouts and sleepers.
•  The Mythic Rares of Avacyn Restored—($SCG) Chas Andres crunches the numbers on the splashy mythics and big beefy beaters.
•  When Hasbro Profits, You Profit—($QS) Sigmund Ausfresser on how the increased popularity of the game has led to greater volatility of the Magic market, which yields profits for savvy traders.

Theory and Miscellany

• Who let Dan Brown in Here—Flavor guru John Dale Beety discusses the hits and misses of Avacyn Restored. Find out what card he refers to as “a mullet turned up to 11.”
•  Avacyn and Griselbrand—Nathan Weizenbaum challenges you to go for the quickest kill possible with cards from the new set.
•  The Flight of the Angels—Heather Meek’s collection of community tweets captures the excitement of the Prerelease and its Helavaults.