Todd and BBD battle in preparation for the Season Three Invitational this weekend and no matchup catches their attention with Standard’s recent trends more than Jeskai Aggro versus Abzan Control. Both show promise against the format’s top decks, but which one wins in a fight between the two?
Magic finance is a complicated thing, especially once we start getting into premium products with small printings. That makes judge foils some of the most difficult items to price – but also some of the most lucrative cards to invest in for the savvy speculator.
With the recent metagame shift in favor of Abzan Aggro and Hangarback Walkers everywhere, Sam Black reprises a deck from Pro Tours past to build a big Devotion-themed Abzan Constellation deck and win all creature matchups.
The first Battle for Zendikar spoilers have started to trickle in, and Bennie Smith is already excited for some of the new mechanics and cards we can expect to see as the Eldrazi return to haunt Standard once again!
Gerard has a few big events to plan for, including this weekend’s Eternal offerings and the Season Three Invitational one week from today. He shares his thoughts – and his decklists – for all three formats as he figures out his preferences and metagame expectations for each.
While Modern is not exactly well-known for its plethora of successful control decks, that is not going to discourage Shaheen Soorani in the least. Check out his updated Esper build for #SCGCHAR this weekend and test it out yourself if you’re also a control mage!
Brad is back from London with a plethora of experiences that all need to be processed in order to figure out what to do next with the Standard metagame, but he thinks he has the beginnings of an answer for how to fight this latest shift of the format’s top decks…
Looking for something new to spice up your Standard experience? Look no further than the B/G Graveyard deck, which we haven’t seen in a while – and may be the next new and interesting take on some of our old favorite cards!
Standard has shifted considerably every single week since Magic Origins first shook up the format, and Adrian Sullivan has been working hard to stay out in front of the metagame. Check out his latest builds of several top Standard archetypes!
Catch up with BBD and CVM as they prepare for #SCGCHAR this weekend, battling with some of Modern’s powerful new decks to explore the shifting metagame!
#SCGCHAR is a big weekend for Modern as the first large-scale event since Magic Origins was added to the format. Join Brad and Todd as they prepare for that event by battling with two of Modern’s most important decks right now!
With Hangarback Walker appearing to dominate Standard as the most versatile card in every deck, it’s not enough to just join them these days – you have to know how to beat them, too.
Todd Anderson has been on the Heroic train for some time now, and following up on his Top Sixteen finish at Grand Prix London he presents the deck in a video walkthrough. Watch and learn the intimate details of how he’s consistently put up top results with the deck!
CVM almost went with his heart and played Stormbreath Dragon at Grand Prix London, but instead he went with the safer calculated choice and played Bant Heroic. Read about his entire weekend within, and what he’d do differently if he could do it all again!
Tom “The Boss” Ross has been playing Heroic in one form or another for most of the season, and he’s well-prepared to stay on top of Standard’s ever-shifting metagame. Catch his updates to the Bant Heroic archetype as well as his sideboarding advice to win each matchup!
