Set News — spoilers, previews, announcements, bans, upcoming releases

• The market is still reeling from the May 18th Banned & Restricted announcement. MTGStocks breaks down the weekly winners as players scramble to pick up the newly unbanned staples and dump the newly weakened cards.
• Pauper players, get your decks ready! Bonder's Ornament is getting a trial unban. Joe Dyer dives into the implications for the format's mana bases and color fixing.

Commander Corner — EDH highlights, new commanders, precon reviews, cEDH updates

• Commander Clash is back for Season 20, and the crew is mixing things up by playing commanders with mismatched color identities. Expect chaos.
• The format has sped up, making low-to-the-ground strategies more viable. Draftsim ranks the 35 best 2-mana commanders for when you need to start casting spells on turn one.
• Looking to upgrade your deck without breaking the bank? Check out these sweet deals on Commander precons currently floating around the secondary market.

Competitive Scene — tournament results, meta shifts, tier list changes, deck techs

• Have you ever wondered if Shahrazade could work in black border? Mark Rosewater addressed subgames, confirming that the rules can handle them, but tournament logistics make them a nightmare for competitive play.
• If you need a refresher on why the Standard format looks the way it does, MTGGoldfish has compiled a history of every Standard ban in an 11-minute video retrospective.

Limited & Draft — draft guides, set reviews, pick tips, cube updates

• If you live in the Seattle area, you can playtest Mood Swings this Sunday at Laughing Dragon in Issaquah. Slots are limited, but the entry is free and you get to keep the deck!
• Curious about how the sausage gets made? MaRo confirmed that R&D playtesting is overwhelmingly Limited-focused, usually consisting of Sealed or Booster Draft.

Finance & Market — price spikes, reprint news, buy/sell targets, Reserved List updates

• The Modern unbans from this past Monday have caused significant movement in the singles market. Draftsim's weekly price spike report highlights the cards that saw the biggest jumps in value.
• In a piece of pointed satire, Draftsum criticizes WotC for falling short of Lightning Greaves reprint quotas—a "greave-ous" mistake for the Commander format.
• For the budget-conscious spike, Draftsim reviews the current lineup of Challenger Decks to see which ones offer the best bang for your buck regarding power and value.

Design & Lore — Rosewater insights, story beats, worldbuilding, flavor deep dives

• In a fascinating piece of trivia, Mark Rosewater revealed that Outlaws of Thunder Junction was originally conceived as a "Villains" themed set before pivoting to a Western setting.
• For the Vorthos players out there, MaRo dropped some fun lore regarding the original Innistrad: Trepanation Blade was originally designed by Richard Garfield as "Chainsaw."
• Color pie enthusiasts take note: Armageddon is still technically within White's slice of the color pie, but R&D has no desire to print that effect again.
• MaRo ranked the early sets of Magic, controversially placing Fallen Empires above The Dark—though he did admit he missed Legends in his initial list.