What’s “the problem” with Standard? Well, part of it is that there’s never just one problem! Danny West has seen most of it before, and today he lays out some new solutions to the multi-headed monster of formats!
Gideon is warping minds and metagames! Chris Lansdell is the latest to fall under the protective planeswalker’s spell, and today he’s going mono-Gideon in both Standard and Modern!
Chas Andres is already planning his Amonkhet shopping spree! Which cards is he passing on at current prices? What is he fine buying at current retail? And what are his picks to buy and hold? Part 1 of your essential Amonkhet finance guide is here!
Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax wants to see about this rising star of an archetype! Sit back, relax, and join him for some good old fashioned Modern!
Tom “The Boss” Ross has his eyes on the Amonkhet previews! How will Cast Out and cycling duals shape control decks? Are Gideon of the Trials and Glorybringer as powerful as they seem? And is the second coming of eighteen-land Boss Sligh archetype at hand?
Before SCG Worcester, it’s one last Legacy VS! Todd Anderson wants to cast Miracles off the top of his deck for cheap, but will Brad Nelson and his Sneak and Show deck give him the chance?
Who loves value? Ross Merriam, that’s for sure! He highlights a successful Magic Online list that elevates Renegade Rallier from a Modern role-player to a deck centerpiece, just in time for the SCG Worcester Classic!
Watch GerryT pilot a U/B deck with Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas and the Sword of the Meek / Thopter Foundry combo on Magic Online ahead of the SCG Worcester Modern Classic!
Some people just want to watch the Standard metagame burn. Gerry Thompson takes a close look at the red cards of Amonkhet, divides them into “packages” that might slot into decks, and provides a pair of decklists for your consideration!
Brennan DeCandio wants his top spot on the SCG Tour leaderboard back! Check out the Legacy decklists he’s considering for SCG Worcester and get his takes on recent Amonkhet previews! From Florida to Massachusetts? Good luck, buddy!
Nicol Bolas may be God-Pharaoh of Amonkhet, but Bennie Smith has his eyes on a different God for Commander instead! Check out his hand-emptying Hazoret the Fervent build!
Control decks have had a rough time of it lately, but Adrian Sullivan sees hope on the horizon! Will Essence Scatter and other Amonkhet cards get control mages back to doing what they love best? He puts all five colors under the microscope to find out which can best get the job done!
In time for SCG Worcester, it’s Legacy VS! Tom “The Boss” Ross made a poison counter for his first Invitational winner’s token, so it’s no surprise to see him on Infect! Will Michael Majors and Colorless Eldrazi be able to count to twenty before Tom counts to ten?
As sick as people get of Cats and pushed planeswalkers, Dragons don’t really have that problem. Seeing a Dragon smash someone never gets old! Which is why Todd Anderson is putting together decks with the Amonkhet Dragon the Multiverse can’t wait to cast!
