Gatecrash has been on the shelves a couple of weeks now, and that means one thing. It is time for the Pro Tour. As a competitive Magic player, I always look forward to the Pro Tour. I get to see the best players in the world compete at the highest level. It gives me the opportunity to study the masters of the game and learn from them.

Since today is Election Day here in the USA, I thought that its time that I bring a topic to the forefront of Competitive Magic, Pro Level Play and Qualification.

Wizards of the Coast and Magic R&D have embraced Modern as a much easier to support eternal format (due to the effect of the Official Reprint Policy).  The players are somewhat torn on the format itself however.  Here are some of my ideas to get the format going.

This is an interesting concept, one that a lot of players don't truly understand or appreciate.  Let me give you some insight into this powerful concept.