Pillage And Plunder Standard!
The Pirates may have gotten the least attention in Rivals of Ixalan preview season, but it ain’t over yet! Collins Mullen gathers a crew and sets sail on SCG Dallas Standard here!
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Metagaming In The New Standard
You may not get a better look at the new metgame than this. Sam Black goes levels deep, gives you his process, and ultimately, settles on the decks he’d start with! The Pro Tour is Modern, so he’s not holding anything back!
The Gateway To Control
Everyone prepare: the control decks are coming! Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren has his eye on an enabler that will spell doom for your Standard and Modern dominance at SCG Dallas! Is this card the real deal?
Taking A Swipe At Rivals Of Ixalan: Part 3!
Taking a Swipe gets some new bachelors! These VS Series boys are opening up Tinder to rate some high profile spells from Magic’s newest set! What’s not to Super Like?
Fact Or Fiction: Were The Bans Right?
Grab a seat and sit down for another hot take parade between Patrick and Gerry! Let’s tally the votes and see who has the better perspective on the big Standard ban announcements yesterday!
Bringing Back Winding Constrictor
The Snake has no greater fan and advocate than Jadine Klomparens! Fortunately for her, it’s now the focus of a lot of attention as we near SCG Dallas! Is this now the de facto strategy to beat? Get the dice ready!
Filling The Midrange Void After The Bans
Ross Merriam trusts the train of good green value creatures over the last few years! He’s looking for the next great midrange deck to take to SCG Dallas glory! So which of these will it be?
Refining And Redefining Standard After The Bans
One of the format’s most celebrated players and pilots is pretty astonished by Standard’s new look! To try to understand the format as it was and as it will be, we look to Brad Nelson!
New Flip Enchantments, New Dinosaur Angles
Search for Azcanta made a giant impact in competitive Magic, and we could be looking at a similar scenario with the new flip cards from Rivals of Ixalan! Pro Tour Hall of Famer Patrick Chapin makes the case and gives you new ways to attack with those Dinosaurs!
Preparing For Next Weekend’s Dallas Standard
Next weekend will be SCG Dallas, a team event. That means some new form of Standard will be on display, and Brennan DeCandio has an excellent early start on the new strats!
Where I’m Starting For New Standard
Full disclosure: Gerry doesn’t know what the bans will be, if anything. But you know what? We have a new set. We have an announcement coming. And we have a Pro Tour Champion who wants to build decks! It’d be criminal to stop him!
Fact Or Fiction: Out Of Energy
Gerry Thompson and Patrick Sullivan debate the cards that should go–and both believe something needs to go–from Temur Energy and its related oppressors. Vote for the cards you think should stay or go here!
The GAM Podcast Returns! Rivals Of Ixalan Top 10s!
Gerry and Bryan are finally back! And you know how Magic players like to say things aren’t close? Seriously, their picks from Rivals of Ixalan are not remotely close.
The Control Top 10
Shaheen Soorani isn’t looking forward to facing a flood of Ramunap Red if a key Energy card gets banned, but the Standard Control cause carries on! Today he shares his Top 10 cards from Rivals of Ixalan!
Taking A Swipe At Rivals Of Ixalan: Round 2!
Brad and Todd super like one another. But that isn’t what this is about. This is about Rivals of Ixalan! So who will fall in love and who will be heartbroken when the set starts selling soon? Cast your votes!