A stopped clock is right at least twice a day, and after a year of predicting Teshar, Ancestor’s Apostle would break Standard it may finally be Bryan Gottlieb’s day to prove he was right. With more decklists than you can shake a stick at, surely one of them’s gotta work, right?
Core Set 2020 brings a whole host of new planeswalkers to the Standard party, and Wyatt Darby knows just what to do with Vivien, Arkbow Ranger!
Sam Black has his eye on Chandra, Awakened Inferno and is looking for the best shell to put her in. Can he find a suitable home that will dominate the upcoming Standard format?
The Modern format definitely has a boogeyman in the powerful new graveyard deck formed around Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis, and Dylan Hand has some advice for what it will take to cut it in this cutthroat new world we find ourselves in!
New Planeswalkers are always something worth trying to find a home for in Standard, and Abraham Stein has Vampires on the mind thanks to Core Set 2020 and Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord!
Brought Back is a “fixed” Second Sunrise, only able to return two permanent cards, but it’s also a mana cheaper than the banned spell! Todd Anderson explores its strange and wonderful possibilities in Modern.
They’re not called “enemy colors” for nothing! Ross Merriam has his eye on Core Set 2020’s color hosers and the many ways they can help keep threats in check!
With War of the Spark Draft soon to draw to a close, the Lords of Limited share a take a minute to help you make the most of your last few events!
Let’s face it: Bridgevine is broken and should be at the top of anyone’s list of Modern decks for SCG Pittsburgh. But what if you can’t or won’t play it? Ben Friedman has your backup plans!
Teferi, Time Raveler’s strict rule for when to cast spells puts a heavy constraint on any new card entering Standard! Andrew Elenbogen looks at how Shifting Ceratops measures up to Teferi’s test!
Need more convincing to play Bridgevine in Modern at SCG Pittsburgh? Ross Merriam puts his build to the test against Todd Anderson’s gauntlet of three Modern decks that got cards banned!
Bring on the theme decks! “The Innovator” is besotted with Icon of Ancestry and he’s bursting with brews, from Spirits and Pirates to Elementals and Elves!
Didn’t we just do preview season for Modern Horizons? Yes, but that’s exactly why Chas Andres thinks Core Set 2020 is full of buying opportunities! Get his takes on the set’s hot cards and sleepers!
Bennie Smith can’t wait for Golos, Tireless Pilgrim! But he has to, at least until Core Set 2020 comes out. Until then, he’s ready to build a delicious Commander brew around the colorless Scout with a five-color identity!
“One for me, one for you. What could be more fair?” Ari Lax doesn’t think Scheming Symmetry is fair at all! He rips the mask of innocence from one of Core Set 2020’s most vicious cards for Standard and Modern!
