Grand Prix Atlanta is going to have a special side event all weekend just for Commander players, and Sheldon Menery is getting his finely-honed decks ready for a long weekend of Embracing the Chaos… and hoping that you’ll join him not just in the games but in the spirit of the weekend.
Jim Davis loves control decks when they’re a good fit for the format, and today he shares what he’s found so far in trying to make control work in Standard against the top decks. In addition to sharing his deck for #SCGStates, Jim has a #PTBFZ home game to play… details inside!
With G/W Megamorph and Jeskai Black sitting at the top of the current Standard metagame, any deck that looks well-positioned against both will deserve further consideration. Today’s Temur Dragons deck does exactly that, and might be worth playing at #SCGStates this weekend!
While there has been a lot of talk about adding Mardu cards to the Jeskai deck, Chris Lansdell is mostly exited to just play more Mardu cards and is happy to leave the Jeskai Clan out of it entirely. Check out his build and give it a spin before #SCGStates this weekend!
Brewing for a new Standard format is the best, and Sam Black just wouldn’t be himself if he wasn’t looking at all of the awesome sacrifice-themed cards in order to see whether there’s a viable “Aristocrats”-style deck for #PTBFZ.
With two weeks of metagame results thanks to the SCG Open Series, Patrick Chapin analyzes where we’re at and where Standard could still go in order to get a sense for the #PTBFZ Standard metagame and the surprises that could show up in time for #SCGStates this weekend!
With Dig Through Time earning a ban in Legacy, we’re left looking for other powerful blue cards that might fit into that rather large hole. Michael Majors keeps that in mind as he explores Jace, Vryn’s Prodigy in various Legacy shells!
Today’s Commander VS. spins the mystery wheel of all possible Commander decks in order to come up with some fresh new surprises. Who could it be? It could be anyone, after all…
It’s hard to believe that Standard might just be a two-deck metagame with a lot of fringe strategies beaten by either G/W Megamorph or Jeskai Black, and GerryT digs into each of those decks’ weaknesses in order to synthesize something new to beat them with in time for #PTBFZ and #SCGStates!
Battle for Zendikar is full of cards that are hard to understand outside of their synergistic context, but today’s deck takes a look at the Devoid mechanic and the Ingest / Processor tensions that come with its “Colorless Matters” theme.
Standard is turning out to be an incredibly broad format thanks to the ability to do pretty much anything you want and make the mana work… so CVM has to figure out what it is he wants to do and make it happen for #SCGStates this weekend!
BBD and The Boss battle Standard in preparation for #SCGStates this weekend, pitting the Bring To Light-splash Abzan deck against a challenging Dragons matchup to see who comes out on top!
New formats can be overwhelming, and it’s easy to get lost in the sheer volume of options and information available to you as you want to try everything. Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren is here to help set a process and define your priorities for wide-open formats, using his experience as a guide to tournament success!
Matt Higgs is well-known for his love of tempo decks, and in a wide-open format where you can do practically anything, of course that’s what he wants to do first. Check his list out and give it a try before #SCGStates this weekend!
Standard appears to be waiting for the Pro Tour to tell us what the format is all about, but Mark Nestico has to test for #SCGStates this weekend now just like the rest of us. He shares his thoughts on what the format is all about and his current deck of choice for Standard!
