Spoiler Spotlight – Ashen Rider
Alexander Shearer takes a look at Theros’s new and improved Angel of Despair—Ashen Rider!
In Development – Making Modern Mana
There are about two weeks (give or take) left in the PT Dragon’s Maze qualifier season. That’s about two more weeks of trying to figure …
In Development – Just Play All The Colors, Right?
Alexander Shearer unveils an invaluable deckbuilding and analysis tool to help you pinpoint exactly how well your mana is working—the mana base worksheet!
In Development – It’s Safe to Wrath Again
Shearer thinks the banning of Bloodbraid Elf was an elegant solution for the format, and explains how the banning will affect Modern going forward.
In Development – Read Books, Play Better
Alexander Shearer provides an overview of three books that will help you take your Magic game to the next level!
In Development – Crime, Looting, and Wagers
For those in search of Modern PTQ technology, Alex Shearer offers an innovative starting point for Dredge.
In Development – The Only Aggro Deck in Modern
Alexander Shearer looks at Affinity’s place in Modern, and breaks down what makes the deck tick!
In Development – Do Math, Play Better
Will they draw it? Will you draw it? These questions determine the very outcome of matches—and require a lot of math. Alexander Shearer breaks it down, and provides some invaluable shortcuts to use in-game!
In Development – Master of All Trades
Alex Shearer surveys the overall success of major archetypes through the most recent Standard formats.
In Development – Ham Sandwich FTW
This week, Alexander Shearer delves into the other side of the deck-selection dilemma—is it the deck that leads to success, or the pilot?
In Development – Diversity and Crushing the Pro Tour
Deciding on a deck can be one of the hardest decisions you make—so Alexander Shearer is here with the data to help you choose!
In Development – What Those ‘Walkers Do
The ever-perspicuous Alexander Shearer takes an in-depth look at planeswalkers—analyzing their power through the lens of the cumulative curve!
In Development – The Area Under the Curve
The ever perceptive Alexander Shearer proposes a radical new way of analyzing the power and velocity of a given deck—and how you can apply his cumulative curve to your deckbuilding process!
In Development – Avacyn Helps Those Who Help Themselves
New sets mean new mechanics, and Shearer looks at ways to get the most out of AVR’s more powerful Miracles!
In Development – My Cube is a Block
Getting into the spirit of Cube week, Shearer discusses the style of Cube he most prefers to play!
In Development – Restoring Momentum or Breaking the Game?
Spoiler season continues, and Shearer looks at how the cards of Avacyn Restored will impact current archtypes!
In Development – That Third Set Shift
Shearer takes a look back through Magic’s history, focusing on how the release of third sets impacts the metagame!
In Development – The Deadly Four-Mana Mark
Shearer comes in this week having done the math to show that common intuitions about casting coast are often wrong!
In Development – Picking Perfect Pods
In this week’s In Development Shearer looks at ways to optimize Birthing Pod lists, and whether they need Birthing pod at all!
In Development -Lands, the Littlest Eldrazi of All
Shearer takes a look at the wide variety of roles that lands can play in Modern!
