Video: Grixis Delver In Modern
Grixis may just be the best aggro, combo, and control deck in the Modern format – and to explore that theory, Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax picks up Grixis Delver to administer the beatdown and see what happens.
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BBD VS. The Boss: G/W Aggro VS. U/R Thopters
BBD and “The Boss,” Tom Ross, pick up one of Standard’s most important matchups to see how it plays out in time for #GPLondon this weekend – which deck is favored when you pit U/R Thopters against G/W Aggro, and why?
I Believe In G/R Devotion
GerryT is not one to look down his nose at a Grand Prix Top Sixteen finish, and he really likes his build of G/R Devotion for Grand Prix San Diego this past weekend and would run it back with just one card change. Check it out in time for #GPLondon this weekend!
Video: Abzan Rally In Standard
While we have not seen very much about Abzan Rally since the Pro Tour, Shaun McLaren thinks it still has a potent home in today’s metagame and takes it out for a spin ahead of #GPLondon this weekend!
Standard After Grand Prix San Diego
Sam Black has been following the ins and outs of Magic Origins Standard, and with four different archetypes winning each of the last four weeks it’s really hard to pin down what deck will be the right call for #GPLondon and beyond.
G/W Aggro Is Redefining Standard
At first no one took Brian Kibler’s G/W Aggro deck too seriously – then he went 9-1 at the Pro Tour. Just one week later, it was the deck to play at Grand Prix San Diego – will it be the deck of choice to play at Grand Prix London this weekend?
Video: G/W Constellation In Standard
With Abzan Constellation doing so well at Grand Prix San Diego, GerryT takes an look at one of his more intriguing builds of the Constellation deck to see if it’s worth playing right now.
Buying Season, Part One
Chas Andres returns with an examination of what is worth picking up from Theros Block and Magic 2015 as it prepares to rotate out of Standard.
Todd VS. BBD: U/R Tutelage VS. B/G Pact
Todd and BBD mill through some of the weirder options available in Standard, exploring Andrew Cuneo’s U/R Sphinx’s Tutelage mill deck from #PTOrigins (now complete with a Grand Prix win!) while BBD forges a Demonic Pact!
The Oddball Parade
While Ari will not be able to make it to all of the unusual events we’re seeing throughout the month of August, he has some words of advice for anyone playing Team Sealed, Legacy, or Vintage in coming weeks.
Brad VS. The Boss: 4-Color Delver VS. Infect
Join Brad Nelson and Tom “The Boss” Ross as they battle Legacy to prepare for #SCGDC this weekend! The Boss has his trusty Infect deck, while Brad is giving the powerful 4-Color Delver deck a try for the first time!
G/W Aggro At Pro Tour Origins
Two-time Pro Tour Champion Brian “The Dragonmaster” Kibler has a history of doing well with decks that don’t look like the rest of the field, and his 9-1 record with his G/W Aggro deck shows that it may have been the best-positioned deck in the room at #PTOrigins.
Attacking The Pro Tour Metagame
While BBD may not have had the result he wanted at Pro Tour Magic Origins, he has some vital lessons to take away from that experience and some key insights for what deck you should be picking up next to battle last week’s winners.
What I Didn’t Play At Pro Tour Origins
While the Pro Tour has come and gone and we all know what “the best decks” were from that event, that’s actually a very narrow slice of what is possible in Standard. Sam Black opens up his playtesting notebook to showcase just how widely he and his team looked in search of the best deck.
Bant Heroic To Beat The Vancouver Top Eight
Standard has shifted to a new, more aggressively-minded format after #PTOrigins, but Bant Heroic has what it takes to keep up. Check it out as Tom “The Boss” Ross updates the deck for Grand Prix San Diego and beyond!