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How I’m Getting Started With Core Set 2020 Standard

How is Standard ace Brad Nelson taking aim at the Core Set 2020 metagame? Get his key insights and latest lists as you set about collecting cards ahead of SCG Worcester!

Core Set 2020 Financial Set Review, Part 3

Chas Andres concludes his Core Set 2020 Financial Set Review! What should you buy and hold? And how should players react to potential bannings on Monday? Plus, This Week’s Trends!

The Ultimate Core Set 2020 Standard Deck Dump

You want Standard decks with the new set? GerryT has Standard decks with the new set. More than a dozen of them. Fourteen, to be precise. Let the preparation for SCG Worcester begin!

Three Cards That Will Fill In Core Set 2020’s Missing Pieces

With the arrival of Core Set 2020, Standard is the biggest it will be before rotation. Ross Merriam sees this as a signal to try synergy-based decks, and he has three key cards to look at for SCG Worcester!

Leyline Of Abundance, Not Leyline Of The Void, Is The Leyline We Should All Be Talking About

Have we been looking at the wrong Leyline in Core Set 2020? Sam Black sees surprising potential in Leyline of Abundance, and he’s here to show you how to exploit it in Standard and Modern!

Hogaak And The Boss: 8th Place At Grand Prix Dallas-Fort Worth

Tom Ross made Top 8 at Grand Prix Dallas-Fort Worth with Bridgevine despite never playing a game with the deck beforehand! Did he plan it all along while working on Modern Horizons? And speaking of Top 8s, he has one of all the ban-worthy cards in Bridgevine!

All The Reasons Why Cavalier Of Thorns Is Green’s Next Great Midrange Threat

Bryan Gottlieb called Nexus of Fate as a format-defining card the last time core set predictions rolled around. Why does he see potential in Cavalier of Thorns, and where does he think its first home will be?

Is All This Bridgevine Banning Talk Overblown?

“The Innovator” isn’t having any of the ban-it-now nonsense over Bridgevine in Modern! He’s seeing a weird and awesome metagame once you get past the mandatory playsets of Rest in Peace and Leyline of the Void. Let’s go exploring!

The London Mulligan Hits Tomorrow. Here’s How To Prepare…

Magic’s mulligan rules are officially switching over to the London mulligan! Ari Lax has your essential guide to navigating the change as it rolls out on Magic Arena and Magic Online!

Core Set 2020 Financial Set Review, Part 2

Core Set 2020 has turned out to be a strange release without a chase mythic rare. What are the finance implications? Chas Andres has those and much more, plus This Week’s Trends!

That Darn Nexus Of Fate: Second Place At Mythic Championship III

A topdeck sealed Brad Nelson’s fate at Mythic Championship III, but it was only a bittersweet end to an amazing weekend! Relive the moments from three days that only could’ve happened in Vegas!

Is Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer The Next Broken Three-Mana Planeswalker?

Three-mana planeswalkers tend to come in two varieties: useless in Standard, and broken. Which will Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer be? Kevin Jones compares it to recent examples and reaches a surprising conclusion!

Tribal Is Back! Examining Knights And Angels In Core Set 2020 Standard

Tom Ross is excited to try some new tribes in Standard with their support in Core Set 2020! In Orzhov colors, he tries out Knights first. Then he sees the Angels, and he’ll lead them to your door…

Long Live Teshar Combo in Core Set 2020 Standard!

A stopped clock is right at least twice a day, and after a year of predicting Teshar, Ancestor’s Apostle would break Standard it may finally be Bryan Gottlieb’s day to prove he was right. With more decklists than you can shake a stick at, surely one of them’s gotta work, right?

Updating Mardu Pyromancer In Time For SCG Pittsburgh

GerryT got a nickname for himself as “Mardu Guy,” and he’s been playing his signature Mardu Pyromancer deck in Modern! Get his updates for SCG Pittsburgh…and see what surprising card got the axe!