Why is 8-Set Standard Brad Nelson’s least favorite time of the Magical year? He shows how a large Standard pool leads to a specific pattern for strong decks — and how Orzhov Vampires matches the pattern.
In this “level up” episode, Bryan presents Gerry with a simple scenario: Your opponent attacks their 2/2 into your 2/2. More than you imagine goes into deciding whether or not you block, and they use this scenario to illustrate how you should think when faced with a decision.
There may be six heavily played decks in the Standard metagame, but that just means it’s ripe for a rogue takeover! Tom Ross is here with hidden gems for the Standard seat at SCG Richmond!
Todd Anderson takes a break from packing for California and shipping stuff out to see what came in the mailbag! Get his thoughts on good and tough times, what Magic needs, and Stoneforge Mystic!
The first face-to-face meeting of the four members of the Commander Rules Committee since 2012 wouldn’t have been complete without a game! Sheldon Menery has all the turn-by-turn details!
With a Feather, the Redeemed deck winning the latest Mythic Championship Qualifier, you probably have questions about Core Set 2020 Standard’s quirkiest deck. PVDDR has your answers!
After Orzhov Vampires got her to the finals of a Mythic Championship Qualifier she’d entered just for practice, Carmen Handy is sold on the deck in Core Set 2020 Standard! Get her card-by-card breakdown!
Sam Black, self-described “Magic hipster,” just can’t stick with a popular Standard deck! Instead he’s always off exploring, and today he’s brought back a remarkable build he calls Nexus Ramp!
Hogaak this, Hogaak that … Ryan Overturf isn’t having it! He’s trading black and green mana for red as he lights up the Magic Online queues with Mono-Red Prowess!
Corey Baumeister combines the best of Bant Elementals and Bant Ramp and unleashes the results on Magic Arena! Watch this before your next Standard event!
Commander VS checks out a brand-new legendary creature in Commander 2019! Thanks to Wizards of the Coast for providing us with this exclusive content!
Crush the Arena bots and find success in Core Set 2020 Draft with the Lords’ new favorite strategy, Golgari loops! How does it play? How does it win? Click away!
Can’t or won’t play with Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis in Modern? Ben Friedman has your back with eight lists that can take on the brutal zero-mana 8/8 menace!
Competitive Modern falls into two camps: Hogaak, and people trying to beat Hogaak. But what’s the best build of the best deck? Andrew Elenbogen surveys the field and offers the deck he wants to run at his next Modern Grand Prix!
Todd Anderson looks back on his time with VS Live! with the three decks that brought him the greatest success in Legacy, Modern, and Standard against rivals of their time piloted by Corey Baumeister!
