These men live to debate! And there’s plenty to quibble over this week as we waffle between the waiting jaws of Modern and the gassed up Standard that just won’t slow down! Two veterans. Five topics. One winner. Decide at once!
It’s time to break Modern in half! Tom “The Boss” Ross is looking to prove that Infect still has what it takes after the banning of Gitaxian Probe, while Todd Anderson wants to exploit Sram, Senior Edificer in a Puresteel Paladin deck. Don’t blink or you’ll miss it!
The Magic Online Championship shows it’s lineup, The Professor and Wedge hit Vegas, and a possible release time for Magic Digital Next?
There isn’t a player on the planet that hasn’t been in a discussion about right and wrong plays; however, Sam Black has a very important question: What if your “right” and my “right” are different? Can a play be both right and wrong? Mark my words: This is a must-read piece of Magic writing!
Ryan Saxe isn’t stopping at two picks in the first pack! Today he also explores a second-pack dilemma that illustrates how card values can change based on your deck’s needs!
Jeskai Control carried Michael Majors to Day 2 of Pro Tour Aether Revolt, but a new metagame calls for a new approach! He presents his favored weapon for the upcoming Standard season and offers a sideboarding guide to take on the Big Three archetypes!
When a doctor’s fever-dream proves all too real, he finds himself the prisoner of an adolescent pirate queen and her goggles-wearing monkey.
Mardu Vehicles, seemingly left behind by the banning of Smuggler’s Copter, came roaring back at Pro Tour Aether Revolt! Jadine Klomparens explores how to beat it and puts her work into practice with two decklists!
Pro Tour Aether Revolt results, the Pro Tour Team Series begins, and Windmillionaire comes to the PT!
Mardu Vehicles gets the spotlight because of how many copies there were and where they landed, but man, does this deck deserve some serious attention!
The Odd Couple of Magic’s for-fun formats return with a Commander deck, a clever new Cube from the community, and plenty of incentive to bust each other’s chops! What do you think of this week’s featured builds? What tweaks would you make if they were yours?
Mardu may have been at the top of the mixed format event, but there were a lot of very strong showings that were obscured by Limited rounds! Chris Lansdell tweaks on a few here!
Nothing shuffles up the Standard market quite like a Pro Tour! Chas Andres watched in earnest as cards went up, down, and all points in between! Which cards do you need to get rid of now? Which ones do you need to invest in?
Cedric Phillips would love to give you a big breakdown of the top 8 Pro Tour decks, but frankly, there’s no need. Instead, he’s here to debate staying power! Is Mardu Vehicles a flash-in-the-pan deck? Or is it going to dominate other events as well? Cedric shares the facts!
A Pro Tour later and we’ve got a lot of data on Standard! More importantly than the “what” is the “why” and the “how”! PT Champion Ari Lax knows you’ve already seen the decks; now you need to actually understand them.
