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Video: Mono-Black Control In Standard

Todd showcases a Mono-Black Control build and puts it through its paces by taking on a Standard Daily Event.

Brad vs. Todd: G/R Monsters vs. U/W Control

Brad and Todd showcase Brad’s G/R Monsters deck for Pro Tour Theros by placing it up against Todd’s U/W Control deck.

A Colossal Waste Of Time

Chas digs into and explores the slow grind of dealing with bulk cards by the boxload, trying to extract maximum value from a random thousand-count box to analyze the profit of spending time to make money via bulk cards.

Above the Curve #41: Destined For Dublin

BBD joins the guys on this Pro Tour special! They’ll break down G/W Aggro, give you insight into prepping for the Pro Tour, and walk through a board state from their testing!

Three Post-Cleveland Standard Lessons

Adrian looks at the midrange decks that flourished at StarCityGames Open: Cleveland, and explores the interaction between aggro and midrange decks in Standard.

Video: Drafting With Ari! THS #1

Ari takes advantage of Theros’s release on Magic Online to bring you his first video draft of the new format… plus a little Momir Basic at the end.

My PT Theros Deck And Other Brews

Gerry looks at what he finds interesting in Standard, and shows us where his current testing has led him with his PT: Theros decklist!

In Defense of Elegance: Reconsidering the Modern Banned List

Jeff Cunningham returns with an insightful look at the structure of the Modern banned list, and the implications not of each individual decision but of the modes of thought that build this format. Could it be a better format, if built a different way?

Seven Key Questions For Standard

Mike looks at recent results and watches the Standard metagame evolve in real time, in time for Pro Tour Theros in Dublin and the Star City Games Standard Open in Milwaukee this weekend.

Dropping The Hammer

Two-time SCG Open winner AJ Sacher talks about what he thinks is one of the most quietly powerful cards in Theros. See if you should play Hammer of Purphoros at #SCGRDU or #SCGMKE!

Brad vs. Gerry: Mono-Red Aggro vs. B/R Midrange

Are you ready for Standard this weekend at #SCGMKE or #SCGRDU? Watch as Gerry tries out B/R Midrange against Brad with Mono-Red Aggro!

Video: Planeswalker Control In Legacy

Watch as Drew Levin pilots his Planeswalker Control deck and consider playing it at SCG Legacy Open: Milwaukee this weekend. Let him know what you want to see next in the comments!

Building A Hero

Join Sam as he brews up a number of decks with the heroic mechanic from Theros. Play something different and awesome at SCG Classic Series: Raleigh or SCG Standard Open: Milwaukee!

Come Get Your Nyx Fix

Looking for a deck to play this weekend at SCG Standard Open: Milwaukee or SCG Classic Series: Raleigh? Then be sure to check out what Todd’s been working on in Standard!

Hero To Zero

Read Ari’s analysis of why blue control performed so well the first week and barely put up results the second to get an understanding of the metagame before #SCGMKE and #SCGRDU.