...so, it once again has been awhile since I've updated this thing ( Read more... )

...so, this weekend saw three big National Championships, as well as one of StarCityGames.com's $10K weekends. Here's how the weekend played out.

United States National ChampionshipJosh Utter-Leyton is the United States Magic National Champion, beating Anthony Eason 3-1 in a very action-packed final, including a Game 4 where he had to survive at ( Read more... )

...so, Grand Prix: Columbus is in the books, as well as the Italian National Championships. Interested in how Legacy is evolving with the new stuff, or how much the metagame is shifting in Standard? Read on...

Grand Prix: ColumbusWith the return of Legacy to the forefront of Magic, at least for one weekend, it's only fitting that it heralds the ( Read more... )

...so, several national championships happened this weekend. The three big ones were the France, Canada and Australia national championships, so we'll focus on them first. Several more interesting deck designs came out over the weekend, as well as a very interesting surprise in France, so let's start there.

French National ChampionshipJulien ( Read more... )

...so, amongst all of the Titan Force and Shaman Conscription decks that popped up last weekend, one little rogue deck came out in the Finnish Nationals ( Read more... )

...so, this is a big reason why most people think of Magic as a fun hobby, but only that ( Read more... )

...so, white is the first color completely uncovered by MTGSalvation's spoiler warriors, and here's the list ( Read more... )

...so, today Wizards announced a format change. Extended will now feature the last four blocks instead of the last seven. As of July 1, Mirrodin, Kamigawa, and Ravnica (as well as 9th Edition) will rotate out of Extended. When Scars of Mirrodin is released, Time Spiral and Tenth Edition will also rotate out. From then on, the new block means ( Read more... )

...so, from a preliminary perusal of the MTGSalvation forums, it seems a lot of people are rather peeved about the quality of Shivan Dragon's replacement in M11. Here it is (It will be the Launch Party card, as well ( Read more... )

...so, on Monday, Kelly Digges tweeted on the @dailymtg Twitter account:

(Kelly) As you might know, I hate Sage Owl. That's why I got permission to show you this M11 preview! http://tinyurl.com/auguryowlFor those of you not clicking the link, you're missing a great picture...and this card ( Read more... )