This week boys and girls, let us talk about the direction that Magic: the Gathering has gone over the past few years. I would like to offer up a stroll down memory lane...

Today, I am going to do something a bit differently.  As you might have heard, Pro Tour Atlantic City featured a couple of decks in the finals that might surprise some people:

Hello, and welcome to Ideas Unbound.  This will be a weekly article covering various aspects of Magic strategy.  This is my first attempt at writing Magic strategy so it will improve over time.  Since we are deep into spoiler season for Gatecrash, I thought we would take a look at a card with a lot of hype around it.  Let’s take a look at a few different ideas as to how best to utilize our newest Planeswalker.

Hello world, my name is Jeremy Skelton, and I love Magic.  I hope you, the readership, does as well.  The fact that you are reading this article would indicate that you share a fondness for cardboard.  If not, I appreciate you stopping by to take a gander.

Sorry for the delay guys.

Hope you guys like the new layout!

I would like to introduce a new writer, Eddie Walker (aka Praethus) to the team.  He will be taking over the Ideas Unbound column.

As far as the schedule, here is our update:

Mondays: Thirst for Knowledge
Wednesdays: Ideas Unbound with Praethus
Thursdays: Arcane Melee with YawgmothsWill

"Two magi could trade spells all day and never crown a victor. The real battle is not one of power but of will. If your confidence breaks, so too shall you." —Venser

Time for a little Thirst for Knowledge.  There have been 5 SCG Standard Opens and 5 different decks have won those events.  Now, this isn't the whole story.  There are some decks that continue to show up in high numbers early on as this format continues to evolve.  There have been 1846 players at these events and these were all the Top 16 decks from those events:

There was 2 major events this past weekend, SCG Indy and PT Return to Ravnica.  I'll start with the Standard cards on the uptick after this weekend:

Gentleman, I hope you had fun last weekend at States and SCG Providence.  Now for some info:

My plan for The Phyrexian Arena is to be your source for Magic: The Gathering information including decklists, new deck designs, metagame information, deck 'walkthroughs', and matchup analysis for the competitive players as well as sections for new players and Commander players.

Going with the 'theme' of the Phyrexians, "All Will Be One", I want this blog and podcast to also be YOUR soundboard.  There will be sections where you can ask the panel questions on their thoughts on Magic related topics.