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Kytheon’s Origins In Standard

Nothing ignites the spark of imagination quite like the possibility of a turn-one planeswalker. Kytheon beats down like The Boss, and Tom has several decks to try him out in.

Daily Financial Value of Magic Origins – June 25th

We saw a whole lot of cards spoiled last night, including some key reprints as well as the last of the five flip-Planeswalkers, Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh!

BBD VS. Brad: Naya Dragons VS.Jeskai Aggro

BBD and Brad battle Standard with a pair of intriguing decks, pitting Naya Dragons against a fast, aggressive Jeskai deck that delivers the beats.

Abzan Control At GP Providence: 41st

Hot off of a ninth-place finish at Grand Prix Charlotte, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin decided to chase Grand Prix success one more time in Providence with his trusty Abzan Control deck.

Open Series Spotlight: G/B Dragons

For today’s Open Series Spotlight, BBD takes an in-depth look at an intriguing new variation of the multicolor Dragons theme. Kent Ketter’s new deck mixes the Dragons and Megamorph archetypes together, and it needs to be seen to be believed!

Exploring Magic Origins

Sam really likes building around new cards, and he has some interesting thoughts about all of the new Magic Origins cards, complete with decklists to go with them.

A First Look At Magic Origins

Gerry takes an in-depth look at Magic Origins, building around key cards like Starfield of Nyx, Languish, and each of the four flip-Planeswalkers spoiled so far.

Daily Financial Value of Magic Origins – June 24th

It’s always a good day when a card named Jace gets spoiled, and today proves to be no exception to that rule. About a quarter of the rares and half the mythics have been spoiled – and Ben adds a note about the distribution allotment of Magic Origins.

A G/R Dragons Standard Roundtable

Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax discusses the recent successes of an aggressive, recursive build of G/R Dragons, joined by two guests who have had recently had strong finishes with the deck: Steve Rubin and Eric Rill!

Video: Bant Control In Standard

Having concluded that Abzan is the best deck in Standard overall, Gerry goes in search of a deck with a favorable Abzan matchup and takes a Megamorph-ish Bant Control deck out for a test drive.

Flipping Standard

With Magic Origins spoilers officially hitting high gear, Shaun takes a first look at some of the Standard implications of the last-ever Core Set, examining key cards that might fit into existing archetypes or spawn new decks of their own.

Daily Financial Value of Magic Origins – June 23rd

With spoiler season for Magic Origins finally in full swing, Ben Bleiweiss is here to analyze the financial prospects of the set’s rares and mythics as they are officially spoiled – today’s update includes a card that shares an awful lot in common with one of the Power Nine!

Daily Financial Value Of Magic Origins – June 22nd

With spoiler season for Magic Origins finally in full swing, Ben Bleiweiss is here to share his thoughts on all of the rares and mythics officially spoiled to date, including three of the set’s iconic flip-Planeswalkers!

Is The Modern Market Broken?

With several high-profile cards spiking in recent weeks, Chas takes a broader look at the price behaviors we’ve seen recently to determine what they say about our broader market structures as a whole.

Todd VS. BBD: Bant Heroic VS. Sultai Control

Todd and BBD test out Standard decks they’d like to jam against the format boogeyman, G/R Devotion. They know they can stand up to the format’s top deck – but how do they do against some of the rest of the format? They find out by battling head-to-head!