Will a challenger emerge to save Standard from the villainous Delver? Patrick Chapin, "The Innovator," has been brewing up control decks that he thinks have a shot at coming to the rescue. Fight Delver in Worcester this weekend!
2010 Player of the Year Brad Nelson lists his Top 8 decks of Standard right now. Although Delver is at the top of the list, he provides you with seven other decks he thinks are viable options for the SCG Standard Open in Columbus.
Last weekend, Brian Kibler made Top 8 of GP Anaheim with his Block Constructed Jund deck. Read about what inspired him to design the deck after PT Avacyn Restored and how he settled on his exact decklist for the GP.
Want to play a different version of Delver at the SCG Standard Open in Columbus at the Origins Game Fair? Then check out the U/R Delver list that iconic deckbuilder Mike Flores plans on playing with this weekend.
Team SCG Blue put four members into the Top 8 of the Standard Open in Nashville with their U/W Delver deck, and GerryT brought home the trophy. Find out why he thinks he finally has "the perfect list" and will probably play it again in Columbus.
You’ve probably asked yourself, “Who’s the beatdown?” during a game of Magic, but have you ever asked, “When’s the beatdown?” GP Baltimore champion Matt Costa tells you how you can use aggression as a way to “control” the game.
Prepare to play Legacy at SCG Open Series: Columbus with two pieces of advice from GP Providence Top 4 competitor Reid Duke: be aware of Legacy’s ever changing metagame and choose a proactive deck whenever you’re in doubt.
Three-time Pro Tour Top 8 competitor Patrick Chapin talks about the deck he played at GP Anaheim and the U/W Delver deck with which Team SCG Blue dominated the Standard Open in Nashville. Which card does he think will get banned?
After the dominance of U/W Delver in the Top 8 of the SCG Standard Open in Nashville, Sam’s not sure that any other deck is good enough to fight it anymore. Should you just learn to play Delver for SCG Open Series: Columbus?
Three-time GP Top 8 competitor Ari Lax highlights two value engines in Standard: Restoration Angel + Blade Splicer and Birthing Pod. See if value town is where you want to be at the Standard Open in Columbus at the Origins Game Fair.
Want to improve your Limited skills? Top Australian pro Jeremy Neeman tells you why simply "playing around" obvious counterspells, removal, and tricks in Limited might not always be the best move.
Is the “all your cards will lose value on rotation, so sell them now” heuristic a myth in the current era? Using trends from the past, Chas Andres takes a look at the expensive cards in Scars of Mirrodin block to see which ones you should keep and sell.
Known as one of the greatest Magic players of all time, Kai Budde played in his first Pro Tour since Paris at PT Avacyn Restored. Read how he became a part of Team #SCGBlack, his testing process with them, and how he did in Barcelona.
Read about how Brad Nelson made the finals of GP Minneapolis with Nick Spagnolo’s Grand Architect deck. He answers all your questions about the deck, including sideboarding and how it should be changed for the Standard Open in Nashville.
At GP Minneapolis, Brian Kibler played his Standard Naya deck updated with cards from Avacyn Restored. Find out how he’d change the deck moving forward for SCG Open Series: Nashville.
