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The Secrets That Will Help You Win Your RPTQ

Join Gerry Thompson and Bryan Gottlieb as they discuss the two keys to Standard Gerry learned in Los Angeles, plus Bryan’s Modern pick for this weekend!

My Top Regional PTQ Picks!

Looking for your Pro Tour breakthrough at the Regional PTQs? Brad Nelson has the decks to give you the best chance of joining him at Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica!

How Control Will Handle The Standard Rotation

Shaheen Soorani is already thinking about the Standard rotation’s impact on control. How will he move on from Torrential Gearhulk and company?

Sleeper Cards For New Standard

It’s likely that many cards that faded from Standard are going to be great when the rotation happens! Did you know Knight of the Reliquary saw almost no play for months after release? Todd teaches you to scout the good ones!

Winning Nationals With B/U Midrange

Autumn metagamed perfectly and was rewarded with their second National title! So how did they know to play this deck? Get their full rundown and sideboard guide before SCG Baltimore’s Standard Classic!

Learn From My Failures

Bryan flunked out of the GP last weekend, and he knows exactly why! Three simple changes could’ve turned his entire effort around, and he wants you to keep them in mind for SCG Baltimore!

Should There Really Be No Banned List Changes?

Ari Lax, Sam Black, and Jim Davis gather around the table to discuss whether or not WotC got the announcement today wrong! What do you think? Vote here!

Updating Grixis In Standard

Patrick Chapin is tweaking his Standard strategy! This week, he’s examining the current Standard top end and figuring out the best way for Nicol Bolas to take down SCG Baltimore’s Standard Classic!

Why It’s Time To Splash Blue In Green Aggro

Jessup put together green aggro early on, but it’s fallen off quite a bit! SCG Dallas is a great time to break out this evolved version, courtesy of Andrew Jessup himself!

The GAM Podcast: Everything About Turbo Fog

Bryan has been working hard on perfecting Turbo Fog for Grand Prix Los Angeles. Some, including Gerry, have thought Turbo Fog was dead now that people know about it, but Bryan disagrees!

Daily Digest: Sultai Midrange

Sultai hasn’t had much luck since the last time Winding Constrictor was everywhere, so Ross Merriam wants it to get its due! Try this one out at SCG Dallas!

Attack Top 8s And Block Top 32s

Bryan Gottlieb got Brad Nelson thinking! The Worlds competitor refines his thoughts on metagaming for large events and offers Standard decklists to put them into practice!

So You Want To Check Out Paradoxical Outcome

It’s not just for Vintage anymore! Emma Handy explains how to build, play, and theorize with Sai and his toys! The Thopters have booked their flights to SCG Dallas!

GerryT’s 10 Things: The New Nonsense

Finally, someone has the guts to bring Orcish Lumberjack to glory again. We have all that and more with decks and commentary from one of the best minds in the game before SCG Dallas!

The Mono-Green Aggro Primer

Pro Tour Champion Wyatt Darby is ready to pounce on the shrinking metagame share of Bant Nexus! Green aggro is still a viable Standard strategy at SCG Dallas…if you know how to pilot it!