For many other Modern players, July 8's announcement could not have arrived soon enough: Bridge from Below is banned in Modern. This has significant implications for the metagame going into a July and August tournament stretch. Today, I want to analyze the decision itself. I'm going to walk us through a detailed, line-by-line analysis of Ian Duke's banlist update article.

What we call 'Magic: The Gathering' is no one thing, but rather a collection of words, rules, images, and ideas. Each part is important, and each part is someone’s favorite. For me, it’s story and lore. I’ve spent some time reviewing Magic’s story and plan to continue doing that, but right now, let's take a step away from chapters and episodes to review the lovely bits of italicized text. (No, not reminder text.)

What we call 'Magic: The Gathering' is no one thing, but rather a collection of words, rules, images, and ideas. Each part is important, and each part is someone’s favorite. For me, it’s story and lore. I’ve spent some time reviewing Magic’s story and plan to continue doing that, but right now, let's take a step away from chapters and episodes to review the lovely bits of italicized text. (No, not reminder text.)

For those who may not know, I have been conducting an annual survey about the Commander banlist and some of the more controversial and debated rules of the format. This year however, I'm both widening the scope of the survey as well as conducting it on a medium that I hope will result in much more feedback for the Rules Committee.

If you’ve played Magic: The Gathering for any length of time at all, you know what Magic Angels are: Holy. Beautiful. Martial. Benevolent. The creatures that define white’s slice of the color pie. Void_nothing digs deep into the origins, real-world influences, and important examples of the iconic white creatures

What better way to celebrate the launch of MTGNexus than with a review of the latest cards for Commander? MorganeLeFay walks us through the Commander hits (and a few misses) from M20.

Treasure Cruisin' returns to port this month, with a Modern control deck unlike most others. Adaptability, versatility, and game swinging control plays are the hallmark of Big Red. Let CavalryWolfPack guide you through the nuances, as a deck this intricate requires strong understanding.

Treasure Cruisin' sets sail once more, steering us back to Modern with a UR Control deck that indulges the spellslinger in all of us. Climb aboard with CavalryWolfPack, as he embarks upon a voyage of spell casting fun that proves even an aggressive control deck can work on a budget.

Treasure Cruisin' returns this week, sailing into the fresh waters of Brawl — a format made for players on a budget. CavalryWolfPack takes Shalai for our first Brawl champion, examining a commander that easily leads her army to victory, even on the smallest of budgets.

With most formats hosting top decks with price tags well into the hundreds of dollars, Treasure Cruisin' takes a different turn this week, delving into Pauper Slivers. Slivers are one of the most beloved tribes in Magic, but are usually relegated to the casual crowd. In pauper, however, they possess the strength and endurance to be a truly competitive deck.