Look out, Magic finance! Shaun McLaren is putting on his numbered jacket and power tie and stepping into the pit for Ixalan previews. What’s a sell? What’s a buy? And why is there a poem in the middle?!
With Pro Tour Ixalan already on the horizon, Ari Lax is on a quest for the latest in cardboard treasure! Already he’s found his share of gems, and he’s ready to share them with you!
Rotation doesn’t mean that every Standard deck will die! New cards are exciting, but don’t forget to test against the current metagame! Chris Lansdell takes a look at the archetypes that may hold on for months to come!
Somewhere between the Pirates and the Dinosaurs, Tom Ross got excited for Ixalan! Today he focuses on the single cards he’s seen with the power to shape the new Standard!
Temur is not the end all be all story of Grand Prix Washington DC! Adrian Sullivan has a host of strategies that can take down the Bristling Hydra and all his friends, too! Good luck at the GP everyone!
Any time Jace shows up during preview season, that means heads are turning and brains are brewing! Matt Higgs puts together a few new ways to use and abuse the Cunning Castaway, himself!
Pete Ingram can’t wait to say goodbye to some of these Standard cards! Fortunately, Ixalan is on its way! Read his thoughts on the new goods that will shape the Standard to come!
Don’t act like you can resist this deck. We all knew this was going to happen when it was first previewed, and I think we can all agree that Grand Prix Washington DC could use a little horseplay at the top tables!
Todd Anderson hasn’t put this deck down! He thinks it might be time for the metagame to come around again to his side! If you’re operating this archetype at Grand Prix Washington DC, you need this ASAP!
This is your last opportunity to get in all the testing you need for Grand Prix Washington DC! The final hours of this Standard are upon us! Will your name be the one that goes down as its final victor?
Players are trying hard to find the control deck that answers the rest of Standard! Grand Prix Washington DC will have the best of the best, including Ari Lax! Will you be the player that finds the winning combination? Is this it?
Brad crushed DC back in 2010, and he can’t wait to get back this weekend! He’s on absolute fire and has re-established himself as the world’s foremost master of Standard! So how does he do it? He tells you here, plain as day.
Let the wild arguments begin! Ixalan is amazing looking, but it isn’t without early controversy! Two of the most respected Magic minds debate the new set and what deck they believe will win Washington DC this weekend!
Grand Prix Washington DC is just around the corner! How will you get there and where will you stay? If you don’t have the answers yet, Cedric Phillips has your back in the Countdown Blog!
After Ross Merriam wrote his thoughts on the first batch of Ixalan previews, Sam Black had some…mild disagreements. Get the Worlds competitor’s take on the future of Standard!
