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The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Attacking The Standard Metagame

If you’d rather beat the enemy than join them, then Kibler has your back. Today, he’s examining the results of States and Grand Prix Brisbane with an eye towards trumping Tier 1!

You Lika The Juice? Creative Deckbuilding In Innistrad Standard

Bennie’s States deck didn’t take it home, but today he offers an inside look at several successful brews from across the country!

Constructed Criticism – Garruk vs. Garruk For Baltimore

Todd played Wolf Run Ramp at States, and this week he’s sharing the experience and explaining why you might want to switch planeswalkers in Baltimore!

FNM Diaries #2 – Quote The Raven: “NEVERMORE!”

Kyle Sanchez is on the hunt for unique brews to play at FNM. Currently, he has a few unique ideas on how to abuse Nevermore, giving his G/W Tokens list a rest.

The Sukenik Special – Burning Through States

Jonathan Sukenik decided he’d let his hair down for States and took a “for fun” deck that played a bunch of card draw, burn spells, and Snapcaster Mage. Read about his Top 8 with Burning Vengeance. Will it pop up at Baltimore this weekend?

Too Much Information – Music City Magic

The data from the Nashville Standard Open is in, and Glenn’s got the breakdown from top to bottom. Where’s this metagame going to go next?

One Step Ahead – Wu Tang Tokens

W/u Tokens is a contender. It’s not as powerful or flashy as Wolf Run Ramp or Solar Flare, but it’s good, and as long as those decks exist, it’s better than Township Tokens. Read about the deck Cedric Phillips used to win States.

More Ways To Win – Changing Priorities

Ashley had to miss States this past weekend due to a flat tire, but it gave her an opportunity to reflect. Read about the deck she would’ve played as well as the position of cards like Consecrated Sphinx, Dismember, and Doom Blade.

Rise Of Aintrazi – States And U/B

Ali loves a good control deck, so it’s no wonder he fell in love with Jeremy Neeman’s GP winning U/B Control. This article is full of tips and tricks on both winning with Control as well as beating it.

The Kitchen Table #366 – Twenty Cards For Your Commander Decks

This week, Abe’s recommending an assortment of cards you may not have considered for Commander play. Could your deck use a boost?

Embracing The Chaos – Karador’s Angelic Performance

Karador and his Angels is a load of fun to play. It provides interaction, decision-making trees, beats, and the opportunity for the epic plays that truly Embrace the Chaos.

Everyday I’m Shufflin’ – A Magic Midlife Crisis

Reuben Bresler comes to some important realizations about his life, Magic, and his life in Magic. Is it time to put down the cards?

Win More And Lose Less

Reid Duke talks about Birthing Pod at States and on needing to focus on what matters in order to win games, which is not what he did. Learn some valuable lessons in preparation for Baltimore Open this weekend.

Innovations – Analyzing States And Redesigning Birthing Pod

The States lists are pouring in! Patrick Chapin takes the slice of the winners and does a metagame analysis using the data collected thus far. In addition, he revamps Birthing Pod to fight today’s metagame in time for this weekend’s Baltimore Open.

That Bearl Is Poison

Ken took a mean Mono-Black Infect deck to States and had a good time Lashwrithing people out of the game within minutes! If you’re looking for a fun, fast, relatively low-key deck at Baltimore, this is it.