Just yesterday, WOTC released on its scheduled Banning & Restricted Announcement that the two current powerful cards in Standard will get the banhammer. Yes, you’ve guessed it right. Effective July 1, Stoneforge Mystic and Jace, the Mind Sculptor is banned in Standard. I guess this ends the Cawblade menace that the format is currently suffering, and which leads it unhealthy.

More info regarding the banning announcement here, and Wizard’s explanation here.

I am reviving an old list on my take on Mirrodin’s Mirran-based faction deck. Got it on a few playtest matchups, and works well against Blue-White Control. Though, it could not handle the burn of Red. Hopefully, this will improve with the coming of Mirrodin Besieged in a few week’s time.

Here’s the list:

Blue White Robots by Mark Ian Alloso

Maindeck
4 Memnite
4 Ornithopter
4 Steel Overseer
4 Glint Hawk
4 Myrsmith

4 Glint Hawk Idol
4 Tempered Steel
4 Mana Leak
4 Chimeric Mass
2 Journey to Nowhere
2 Mox Opal

4 Seachrome Coast
4 Glacial Fortress
2 Dread Statuary
2 Marsh Flats
2 Celestial Colonnade
6 Plains

The blue is actually a splash for permission and bounce spells but I think it will convert to mono White with the release of Mirrodin Besieged. Let us see if we can get some interesting cards from the new set for the deck. Stay tuned for an updated list by the first week of February.

Until then.

As the title says it, here are some card previews of the upcoming M11 set this July. The cards were from the Archenemy decks which was playtested at PT San Juan.

Sorcerer’s Strongbox 4
Artifact
2,T: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, sacrifice ~ and draw three cards.

Plummet 1G
Destroy target creature with flying.

Reassembling Skeleton 1B
Creature – Skeleton Warrior
1B: Return ~ from your Graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
1/1

Chandra’s Outrage 2RR
Instant
~ deals 4 damage to target creature and 2 damage to that creatures controller.