It’s a Standard throwdown after SCG Atlanta! Todd Anderson has Last Deck Standing Mardu Vehicles on his side, while Michael Majors has gone shiny and new with U/W Drake Haven! Come for the unintentional filming-schedule-induced comedy, stay for the games!
With his Red Review in the books, Adrian Sullivan branched out a bit into black! Today he showcases several decks featuring both colors, from B/R Control with few win conditions to R/B Aggro with madness themes! Get ready for SCG Atlanta!
Brad Nelson is going big like Standard hasn’t seen in a while! But his Jund Aetherworks deck isn’t the only one looking to make splashy plays. Can Todd Anderson’s R/U Reveler deliver the pain instead with SCG Atlanta just around the corner?
Just in time for SCG Atlanta, Gerry Thompson has your initial testing results! Is Mardu Vehicles at the top of the Standard heap? Is a Delirium deck viable again? And what do the aggressive decks of the format look like? GerryT has your answers inside!
It’s an Amonkhet draft-off where four Premium writers make their picks…and you pick the winner! See how Sam Black, Cedric Phillips, Todd Stevens, and Conley Woods would start these five Amonkhet drafts and get ready for GP Richmond next weekend!
Brad Nelson had a Four-Color Saheeli primer lined up for today, but Felidar Guardian got emergency-banned yesterday! Instead, he talks about how this decision and others in recent years add up to a communication problem for Wizards of the Coast.
With Felidar Guardian taking a surprise ban to the snout, the search is on for the new best Standard deck! Luckily, Todd Anderson’s been sinking his time into Winding Constrictor decks, and if you want to feel the Snake’s embrace for SCG Atlanta, this one’s a must!
No Felidar Guardians here! Tom “The Boss” Ross is going classic aggro with a Mono-Black machine, while Michael Majors has a B/G Delirium deck complete with Vessel of Nascency. With SCG Atlanta Standard suddenly wide open, which idea will reign supreme?
Michael Majors is a realist: Felidar Guardian will be legal for SCG Atlanta, so it’s time to deal with it! He divides the Week 1 metagame of decks he’s built and seen into four tiers, from “has potential, needs work” to his top recommendations!
With the introduction of cycling to Standard, Sam Black sees the delirium mechanic as a big winner! He explores the possibilities of Sultai and Abzan Delirium before revealing a Saheeli Delirium deck that just might go down as a history maker at SCG Atlanta!
Felidar Guardian just couldn’t stay away from Standard! Shaun McLaren prepares you for life with the combo-happy feline ahead of SCG Atlanta…and wonders why Wizards of the Coast would ban Sensei’s Divining Top from Legacy now, of all times.
The Todd Stevens Top 20 is becoming a tradition, and today he takes his swing at Amonkhet ahead of SCG Atlanta! Everyone knows the cycling duals will see play, but what about Nissa, Steward of Elements? Liliana, Death’s Majesty? Gideon of the Trials? What about Glorybringer?
There may be no newly banned cards in Standard, but that doesn’t mean the Magic finance environment didn’t change! Chas Andres has your guide for adjusting to the upcoming Standard environment, a Legacy without Sensei’s Divining Top, and a shaken-up Commander!
The Amonkhet brews leading up to SCG Atlanta continue! Ross Merriam thinks the set has given G/R Energy new life, but he faces a great test against the B/R Midrange of Brad Nelson! When Glorybringer squares off against Liliana, Death’s Majesty, you’re in for a show!
Should Felidar Guardian have been banned in Standard? Ross Merriam thinks that’s just a surface symptom of a deeper problem! As he explores what Standard means for different groups of players, he questions whether a “one-size-fits-all” approach benefits Friday Night Magic and the Pro Tour.
