How Far Can We Push A Staff of Nin?
If you love Mono-Black Control, check out Mike’s take on it to make it viable in the current Standard metagame expected at the SCG Classic at GP Charleston and SCG Standard Open: Seattle.
Video: Door Number One In Standard
See what happens when Magic theorist Mike Flores takes his Door to Nothingness combo deck from his article last Friday for a spin on Magic Online.
Video: Four-Color Battle Of Wits In Standard
Watch Mike play some matches with the Four-Color Battle of Wits deck that he wrote about a couple weeks ago to see if it looks fun to play at the upcoming SCG Standard Open in Seattle.
Growing Up Combo
What’s behind Door Number One? Renowned deck designer Mike Flores tells you why people play combo decks and reveals his latest combo creation in Standard featuring Door to Nothingness.
The Most Expensive Decks In Standard
Become a better deckbuilder by learning about the fundamental principles of deck design. And if you’re looking for something fun to play at SCG Standard Open: St. Louis, check out Mike’s Battle of Wits lists.
The Funnest Deck In Standard
While it might not be quite ready for this weekend’s SCG Standard Open in New Orleans, cutting-edge deckbuilder Mike Flores has a new deck creation that you won’t want to miss!
Tell Me A Story
Today Mike goes over five or so well-formed questions to see what we can take away from them in current Standard. Read to prepare for the upcoming SCG Standard Open in New Orleans!
Who Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
Get ready for the SCG Standard Open in Providence by taking a look at Mike’s process for choosing a Standard deck to play this weekend–featuring an exciting new U/R Delver Standard list!
Selesnya Build Around
What are the Top 10 Selesnya cards in Return to Ravnica? Where (if somewhere) might a particular card shine? Is there, perhaps, a brew to be found? These are the questions we seek to answer in this week’s Flores Friday!
Two Takes On Armada Wurm Tap-Out
Getting two is generally better than one, and this is the case with Armada Wurm in Return to Ravnica. Remember Broodmate Dragon? Flores brews a couple ramp decks that tap out for these fatty boom booms.
The Problem With Desecration Demon
Check out the Desecration Demon sketches legendary deckbuilder Mike Flores has come up with for Return to Ravnica Standard.
Return To Ravnica Sketches
This week Mike shows you a few rough Return to Ravnica Standard decklists to give you some new and different ideas of what can be (and how the shape of the world might soon look) with the new set.
The Power Of Two
Find out which Return to Ravnica two-drops iconic Magic writer Mike Flores is most excited about thus far and how he thinks they might affect deck design in the coming months.
The Butterfly Effect & 19 More Lessons
Mike tells you 20 lessons he’s learned during an adulthood devoted to Magic. Be sure to also check out his latest project aimed at helping you get better at Magic, The Official Miser’s Guide, which will be released at 12 noon EDT today!
Destroy All Monsters Redux (AKA Brewing Bonfires)
Want to beat up on all the creature-based decks at SCG Standard Open: Denver? Then check out the R/G Post deck championship deckbuilder Mike Flores has been working on to prey upon the current metagame.