Daily Financial Value Of Magic Origins – June 26th
Goblin Piledriver! We get three months of Piledriver + Rabblemaster in Standard, and forever in Modern. That shakes things up considerably for Magic Origins, don’t you think?
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Video: Jeskai Midrange In Standard
With only middling results playing Jeskai Aggro at Grand Prix Providence, Todd updates the deck to take a more midrange stance and tests it out as he prepares for the main event at #SCGBALT!
Video: Goryo’s Vengeance in Modern
Nourishing Shoal has recently made the Griselbrand/Goryo’s Vengeance archetype in Modern far more interesting, and in today’s video Ari puts Jacob Wilson’s 11th-place decklist from Grand Prix Copenhagen through its paces to prepare you for the $5,000 Modern Premier IQ at #SCGBALT.
Kytheon’s Origins In Standard
Nothing ignites the spark of imagination quite like the possibility of a turn-one planeswalker. Kytheon beats down like The Boss, and Tom has several decks to try him out in.
Daily Financial Value of Magic Origins – June 25th
We saw a whole lot of cards spoiled last night, including some key reprints as well as the last of the five flip-Planeswalkers, Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh!
BBD VS. Brad: Naya Dragons VS.Jeskai Aggro
BBD and Brad battle Standard with a pair of intriguing decks, pitting Naya Dragons against a fast, aggressive Jeskai deck that delivers the beats.
Abzan Control At GP Providence: 41st
Hot off of a ninth-place finish at Grand Prix Charlotte, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin decided to chase Grand Prix success one more time in Providence with his trusty Abzan Control deck.
Open Series Spotlight: G/B Dragons
For today’s Open Series Spotlight, BBD takes an in-depth look at an intriguing new variation of the multicolor Dragons theme. Kent Ketter’s new deck mixes the Dragons and Megamorph archetypes together, and it needs to be seen to be believed!
Exploring Magic Origins
Sam really likes building around new cards, and he has some interesting thoughts about all of the new Magic Origins cards, complete with decklists to go with them.
A First Look At Magic Origins
Gerry takes an in-depth look at Magic Origins, building around key cards like Starfield of Nyx, Languish, and each of the four flip-Planeswalkers spoiled so far.
Daily Financial Value of Magic Origins – June 24th
It’s always a good day when a card named Jace gets spoiled, and today proves to be no exception to that rule. About a quarter of the rares and half the mythics have been spoiled – and Ben adds a note about the distribution allotment of Magic Origins.
A G/R Dragons Standard Roundtable
Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax discusses the recent successes of an aggressive, recursive build of G/R Dragons, joined by two guests who have had recently had strong finishes with the deck: Steve Rubin and Eric Rill!
Video: Bant Control In Standard
Having concluded that Abzan is the best deck in Standard overall, Gerry goes in search of a deck with a favorable Abzan matchup and takes a Megamorph-ish Bant Control deck out for a test drive.
Flipping Standard
With Magic Origins spoilers officially hitting high gear, Shaun takes a first look at some of the Standard implications of the last-ever Core Set, examining key cards that might fit into existing archetypes or spawn new decks of their own.