What’s “the problem” with Standard? Well, part of it is that there’s never just one problem! Danny West has seen most of it before, and today he lays out some new solutions to the multi-headed monster of formats!
Patrick Chapin has gone Cat crazy over Regal Caracal! But that’s not the only surprise lurking in his first Amonkhet brewing blockbuster. Is Manglehorn the unsung key to Standard’s future? And the Cartouche and Trial cycles can’t be Constructed-worthy…can they? Patrick has it all here!
It’s a taste of Amonkhet Standard on VS! Working from early previews, Todd Anderson built a U/R Dynavolt deck with Glorybringer. How will it fare against Ross Merriam’s W/B Aggro deck with Cast Out and Gideon of the Trials?
Control decks have had a rough time of it lately, but Adrian Sullivan sees hope on the horizon! Will Essence Scatter and other Amonkhet cards get control mages back to doing what they love best? He puts all five colors under the microscope to find out which can best get the job done!
Brennan DeCandio wants his top spot on the SCG Tour leaderboard back! Check out the Legacy decklists he’s considering for SCG Worcester and get his takes on recent Amonkhet previews! From Florida to Massachusetts? Good luck, buddy!
Some people just want to watch the Standard metagame burn. Gerry Thompson takes a close look at the red cards of Amonkhet, divides them into “packages” that might slot into decks, and provides a pair of decklists for your consideration!
Tom “The Boss” Ross has his eyes on the Amonkhet previews! How will Cast Out and cycling duals shape control decks? Are Gideon of the Trials and Glorybringer as powerful as they seem? And is the second coming of eighteen-land Boss Sligh archetype at hand?
Brad has some great new decks that feature everyone’s favorite planeswalker! Or least favorite, depending sort of where you stand at the moment. Just kidding! How can anyone not love Gideon?! I mean, he’s Gideon! Gideon, Gideon, Gideon, Gideon, Gideon, Gideon…
Jim Davis is one of those players that just loves a good counterspell! So he gets a very good one this time around! It counters Saheeli Rai and Gideon, Ally of Zendikar! What’s that? It doesn’t? Well, Jim is going to build cool decks with it anyway!
Matt Higgs takes a look at what we have to work with so far, and it turns out there’s plenty of red to take to the red zone! What have your aggro brews looked like thus far?
As sick as people get of Cats and pushed planeswalkers, Dragons don’t really have that problem. Seeing a Dragon smash someone never gets old! Which is why Todd Anderson is putting together decks with the Amonkhet Dragon the Multiverse can’t wait to cast!
Anything that lets you use your mana and draw cards (cycling) is awesome. Anything that lets you make tokens is awesome. Needless to say, Michael Majors is already a fan of this set! See how he plans to slow things down with some proper Magic! Gideon? You’re not welcome here!
Seriously, how much did we all miss Essence Scatter? And how many Drakes can we reasonably make with Drake Haven? Are the cycling duals destined for Modern? Is the cycling on Cast Out as insane as it looks? The Innovator has the answers (and the decks) to get the new season rolling!
The SCG Tour points leader has seen the Invocations, the Grand Prix-winning Modern decks, and the rest of what we know of Amonkhet! So, which have earned his approval, and which have earned his disrespect?
It’s never too early to speculate on previews! Has Ross Merriam liked what he’s seen so far? Is the first previewed God a surefire hit or a disappointing miss? And what’s the deal with Renewed Faith and don’t-call-it-a-split-card Destined//Lead?
