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Thursday, July 29th – In this week’s edition of Insider Information, Cedric Phillips recounts his recent experiences with the underrated Turboland deck. He provides his latest list, shares some sideboarding tips, and suggests that the Turboland strategy is the best thing since sliced bread. Do you agree?

Thursday, July 29th – In last week’s edition of The Wescoe Connection, Craig Wescoe suggested a clear direction in which he felt the Standard metagame was developing. Last weekend, he put his knowledge to good use and took home a PTQ victory! Today, he investigates the many faces of Blue/White Control, and shares his deck and sideboarding tips along the way.

Thursday, July 29th – The Standard metagame is in a state of continual shift, and a current trend is a return to the Combo strategies. Sam Black looks at a slew of interesting Combo offerings that have found recent success, such as Pyromancer’s Ascension and Polymorph. He examines the state of the format, and suggests ways in which we can attack in coming tournaments.

Wednesday, July 28th – Last weekend, Hall of Famer Antoine Ruel achieved one of his more elusive Magic goals at the fourteenth time of asking: his third-place finish sees him as a member of this year’s French National Team! Today, Antoine examines the post-France Standard metagame, and shares some advice on M11 draft. Congratulations, Antoine!

Tuesday, July 27th – Building a team of worthwhile Magic connections is tricky. Kyle Boggemes presents some tidbits of advice that could help a player gain some firm friendships, both in the game and beyond. He also discusses a selection of exciting Standard decks from the recent Nationals Championship results.

Tuesday, July 27th – While French Nationals did not exactly go to plan for Hall of Famer Raphael Levy, he believes his Standard deck was a fine choice, and claims great matchups against those that made the final table. He shares his story, decklist, and strategy tips today!

Monday, July 26th – The debate concerning the merits of teaching folk to fish rather than handing them a fish rages on, and Patrick Chapin states an eloquent case today. In this unique (and never to be repeated) article, he plays the ultimate fishmonger, providing decklist after decklist after decklist, for all the formats that matter. You want fish? You got it.

Friday, July 23rd – M11 has shaped the Standard metagame, and players are looking to adapt to the new technology. Brian Kibler examines the pertinent results from the most recent high-profile tournaments, and discusses how the metagame will adapt in the coming weeks. He also brings us his preliminary take on Turbo Land with Destructive Force.

Friday, July 23rd – Primeval Titan exploded into Standard in a recent Japanese PTQ, with six of the Top 8 decks packing the 6/6 behemoth. Cedric Phillips discusses the Top 8 decks today, and shares his likes and dislikes about each build. If you’re headed to a Standard tournament any time soon, be prepared to clash with the Titans.

Thursday, July 22nd – M11 is here, and the new cards are filtering through into tournament Top 8s across the world. Adrian Sullivan examines the decklists from the recent Finnish Nationals Top 8, and suggests where the metagame may be headed. He also shares a fun Magic “format” that asks an interesting question…

Thursday, July 22nd – Recent Standard results from Japan show that the hype surrounding Primeval Titan is certainly well founded. Today, Sam Black explores the Standard format with the Big Green Monster, and suggests how things could develop in the coming weeks and months.