Just in time for SCG Atlanta, Gerry Thompson has your initial testing results! Is Mardu Vehicles at the top of the Standard heap? Is a Delirium deck viable again? And what do the aggressive decks of the format look like? GerryT has your answers inside!
Matt Higgs is all about the Zombies going into SCG Atlanta! Today he unleashes a brutal B/W brew that’s all about eating brains and draining life!
Shaheen Soorani’s control testing for the new Standard has been through a heck of a week! Will his prototype decks for Team Lingering Souls give you the inspiration you need to climb to the top at SCG Atlanta?
Brad Nelson had a Four-Color Saheeli primer lined up for today, but Felidar Guardian got emergency-banned yesterday! Instead, he talks about how this decision and others in recent years add up to a communication problem for Wizards of the Coast.
The Grand Prix Richmond main event is just one part of the Magic to be played! Cedric Phillips covers side events from the Pro Tour Qualifier to Commander pods in today’s Countdown.
Play more lands.
No, seriously. Play more lands.
Don’t make Emma Handy bust out the hypergeometric calculator ahead of SCG Atlanta!
With Felidar Guardian taking a surprise ban to the snout, the search is on for the new best Standard deck! Luckily, Todd Anderson’s been sinking his time into Winding Constrictor decks, and if you want to feel the Snake’s embrace for SCG Atlanta, this one’s a must!
No Felidar Guardians here! Tom “The Boss” Ross is going classic aggro with a Mono-Black machine, while Michael Majors has a B/G Delirium deck complete with Vessel of Nascency. With SCG Atlanta Standard suddenly wide open, which idea will reign supreme?
Michael Majors is a realist: Felidar Guardian will be legal for SCG Atlanta, so it’s time to deal with it! He divides the Week 1 metagame of decks he’s built and seen into four tiers, from “has potential, needs work” to his top recommendations!
With the introduction of cycling to Standard, Sam Black sees the delirium mechanic as a big winner! He explores the possibilities of Sultai and Abzan Delirium before revealing a Saheeli Delirium deck that just might go down as a history maker at SCG Atlanta!
Felidar Guardian just couldn’t stay away from Standard! Shaun McLaren prepares you for life with the combo-happy feline ahead of SCG Atlanta…and wonders why Wizards of the Coast would ban Sensei’s Divining Top from Legacy now, of all times.
The Todd Stevens Top 20 is becoming a tradition, and today he takes his swing at Amonkhet ahead of SCG Atlanta! Everyone knows the cycling duals will see play, but what about Nissa, Steward of Elements? Liliana, Death’s Majesty? Gideon of the Trials? What about Glorybringer?
There may be no newly banned cards in Standard, but that doesn’t mean the Magic finance environment didn’t change! Chas Andres has your guide for adjusting to the upcoming Standard environment, a Legacy without Sensei’s Divining Top, and a shaken-up Commander!
With Amonkhet entering Standard just in time for SCG Atlanta and nothing getting banned, what’s a player to do Week 1? Jadine explores the big picture of the emerging format and serves up some excellent lists for you!
