AuthorPatrick Chapin

Patrick Chapin takes a look at how the Standard metagame has evolved since Pro Tour Dark Ascension. Read what decks you should be testing against and considering to play at StarCityGames.com Open: Dallas/Fort Worth.

Patrick Chapin ran U/B Control at Grand Prix Baltimore this past weekend and reviews the deck’s performance for StarCityGames.com Open: Tampa. He then chimes in on the recent breakthroughs of women in competitive Magic.

What are currently the best decks in Standard? Patrick Chapin finds out by analyzing the results from Pro Tour Dark Ascension and StarCityGames.com Open: Charlotte in his 300th article.

Patrick Chapin talks about his preparation for Hawaii, with a team of all-stars. He discusses the decks they created that didn’t hit the limelight and lists his Top 10 New Cards to Watch from Dark Ascension.

Dark Ascension is broadening Standard, making more strategies viable. Patrick covers some of the new decks with real potential: Werewolves, Mono-Green, Zombies, and Dredge to start. Try something new at SCG Open: Richmond!

Patrick Chapin begins his review of Dark Ascension. What updates should you be making to the old strategies of Standard? What cards are people underrating?

Mono-Black fans, Patrick Chapin has your back. With every set that comes out, the potential of mono-black is on the radar. With its fresh Zombie additions, will it make the big stage?

Spoiler alert! Sorin is coming to town with his horde of tokens, and Patrick Chapin tells you now that he will go into a Tier 1 deck. If you want to be prepared for Standard after Dark Ascension, here’s a place to start.

Patrick Chapin made the finals of GP Orlando with none other than Grixis Control, proving that rogue is not dead. Read all about the deck and its matchups here. Will it be a good choice for SCG Open: Washington DC?

This is the fourth month of Innistrad Standard, and still the metagame twists and turns. Let’s analyze the weaknesses in today’s metagame!