Pro Tour Hall of Famer Zvi Mowshowitz is known for finding the most powerful mana-abusive strategies early on in a format’s life span, and Standard post-bannings is ripe for him to do so. He optimizes the Valakut list for the quick kill.
Bing Luke was one of a handful of players who got a chance to participate in the Magic Online Community Cup. He’s got some stories to share, some games to talk about, and some opinions on the Modern format.
Gavin Verhey has some truly unconventional decks here for the new Standard format; no revamped Valakut or Tezzeret lists here! Step out of your comfort zone; try something… a little different.
How will the banning of Stoneforge Mystic and Jace affect the financial future of Standard? What cards should you be investing in right now? Check in with Jon Medina to see what he’s picking up!
Old Jace gets replaced with the new. What does Patrick Chapin have to say about the newest blue planeswalker? Look here for his thoughts on the newest M12 spoilers and ideas for possible decks.
In this week’s Cube Holistic Wisdom, Usman talks about how to figure out what cards to take out when new cards get printed or discovered.
Scrambleverse may or may not be the most fun you’ll have all year. Check out the new giant red sorcery that will throw your entire board into chaos.
Bennie Smith and a grumpy old curmudgeon named Force of Geezer evaluate the Commander Decks from top to bottom. Who do you agree with more?
It’s reevaluation time! Brad Nelson goes through the major Standard players one by one and sees if they got better or worse from the bannings. Some obvious, some not.
Brian Kibler is all a-brewin’ and excited to finally pass the Jace test! He explores strategies like Forgemaster Tezzeret, U/B Infect, and Mono-Black Control. The main question is now: which deck will you choose?
Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re going to be talking about the earth-shattering bannings that happened last Monday. It’s been six years since we banned a Magic card in Standard, and this time we banned two. Let’s go!
Jon Agley investigates what matters in preparing for a tournament. Take his survey and contribute to finding out the true makings of a Magic champion.
Battle Royale returns! Reigning Battle Royale champ Gavin Verhey is joined by fellow fresh competitors Ben Lundquist, Sean McKeown, and Jason Ford. With a $50 budget, who will win in a Standard death match? Tune in live on Wednesday!
Michael Jacob has some new three-color shells to stick your favorite combo—Deceiver Exarch + Splinter Twin. For Caw-Blade’s last weekend alive in Baltimore, try the Twinblade list that won Ben Wienburg a PTQ.
Hey old and new Eternal fans! Michael Lydon is a Top 8 Eternal competitor who wants to show you why Vintage Dredge is all the rage. New Phyrexia adds a ton of new possibilities to Dredge’s table, so Michael investigates.
