Branching out from his usual Legacy fare, Drew Levin investigates the effect of the bans on Standard using Magic theory. The new pillars of the format are here, so check out these decklists in preparation for new Standard.
If you want to know how Pro Magic player Brad Nelson drafts, here’s your chance! He explains each of his picks, how they shape the outline of his deck, and what happens in the matches afterwards.
Alex Ullman is a Pauper enthusiast, and if you miss the good old days when Mono-Black Control was a top deck in Standard, look no further than the all-commons format, popular on Magic Online.
Wondering which Commander deck is the best value buy? Wondering what the future prices of the Commander singles will be? Should you buy now or later? Jon Medina answers all these questions about the new Commander product and more.
Patrick Chapin “The Innovator” covers all the archetypes from the Block Constructed Pro Tour in Nagoya. How do these decks reflect the future of Standard?
A new format is on its way in! The positive responses to Modern and Overextended have become impossible to ignore, and Gavin is preparing for the advent of one of them. What crazy new decks are possible in both?
Dan Barrett welcomes one new friend and says goodbye to another, with hilarious stories and wacky decklists.
Wes Wise is a buyer for StarCityGames.com and likes to speculate on cards and the various formats. In this article, he wonders what would happen if Wizards unbanned old Legacy powerhouses.
Larry won a Standard PTQ with his tried and true Blumanji (U/G Vengevine) deck and has Top 8ed multiple StarCityGames.com Opens with it as well. Watch him play out matches in this Daily Event, where he goes 4-0!
Sam Black did not have the most successful two weeks in Asia. However, he does get something out of it after realizing the power of Puresteel Paladin. Try his Puresteel Blade deck if you’re feeling adventurous and Stoneforge Mystic isn’t banned.
The Legacy Bros. analyze the results from GP Providence with nearly 1200 participants and 8130 matches played! That’s an astounding amount of data, making for some statistically compelling conclusions about the Legacy meta for Baltimore.
Mike Flores is the most contrarian person that Patrick Chapin knows. So to fit into that role, Mike is here to tell you why Spellskite is awesome now versus before, when it sucked. It’s all because of Twinblade, which headlined the Invitational.
Hall of Famer Brian Kibler made only one mistake when preparing for Pro Tour Nagoya: overestimating everyone else’s ability to prepare for the metagame. Read how he picked a suboptimal deck in anticipation of a phantom metagame.
GP Top 8er Ari Lax originally popularized the “Dinosaur” draft deck in Scars-only draft and provides an update to the archetype with New Phyrexia. He breaks it down for you by pack and teaches you how to value your picks.
Shaheen is a rogue deckbuilder, but he’s had enough with this Standard format. Not playing Stoneforge Mystic is a mistake, and he seeks to rectify that but by playing a slightly “off” version of Caw-Blade without Hawks.
