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The Future Of Kaladesh Standard

Brad Nelson has long been celebrated as a Standard format expert! He can’t give away everything with the coming of a big Pro Tour, but he’s willing to give you plenty of insight on the top decks, their weaknesses, and everything in between! Get ahead of the rest of the Multiverse by listening to Brad!

Team Nexus And Metalwork Colossus

Emma Handy and her team had a great weekend at #SCGINDY! What’s more is that many of them had a fascinating artifact build! Emma talks about the future of the strategy here!

Winners, Losers, And The Deck I Wish I Had Played At #SCGINDY

SCG Players’ Champion Jim Davis had a great weekend at #SCGINDY, but he wasn’t close enough to the trophy to satisfy him. Jim talks about the best, the worst, and the sweet brew he regrets not playing! Join Jim for all of this and an important message to one of his closest friends.

The Deck I Like More Than W/R Vehicles

So aggressive red and white decks smashed the first weekend? Big deal. Todd Anderson understands that Smuggler’s Copter is ridiculous, but he also thinks there’s a much sweeter archetype utilizing it! Play small if you’d like; Todd Anderson is going big!

Todd VS. Brad: R/B Aggro VS. B/W Control

Who’s the beatdown? It’s Todd Anderson this time around as he pilots R/B Aggro against Brad Nelson’s B/W Control deck! Learn who claims victory in this Kaladesh Standard matchup ahead of #SCGRegionals the weekend after next!

Tweaking The Best Standard Decks

There’s always plenty of room for improvement on first-week Standard decks! Chris Lansdell has brewed up new versions of these archetypes as well as put together builds to beat up on them!

How I Conquered Kaladesh

The man with the beard and the trophy is ready to speak! Read about CVM’s popular win, his team’s prep, and how he feels about the baddest looter on the block!

Daily Digest: Decimation Station

If you’re not big on Smuggler’s Copter, there are lots of other fish in the sea. Or in this case, the graveyard! Ross Merriam highlights a sweet brew for new Standard!

One Copter To Rule Them All

How good is this card? Where is its place in history? Can it conquer Modern as much as its conquered Standard? What cards can step up to it…and what cards can step on it? Sam Black studies the strange phenomenon of Smuggler’s Copter and its probable place in shaping Standard to come!

A Playtest Session With Standard’s Big #SCGINDY Decks

Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren wasn’t content to just sit and watch all the new Standard action! He got all of the format’s first-week decks together and formulated sideboarding guides and playtest games galore! He’s got the full results of his playtesting tournament here!

Nexus Ascending: The Growing Trend Of Team Success

It’s no coincidence that a lot of players are finding more consistent success by aligning themselves with other players on the SCG Tour®! Mark talks team shop and gives advice for following suit this week!

Kaladesh Blue Decks, Green Decks, And An Analysis Of #SCGINDY

Pro Tour Hall of Famer Patrick Chapin has even more new decks and reviews of Kaladeh’s best! But that’s not all! He’s looking over the results of the big breakout party at #SCGINDY to see what the future holds for Kaladesh Standard!

Adapting To Smuggler’s Copter

The results are in! Smuggler’s Copter is flat-out crazy good! But is unbeatable? Ross Merriam gives some professional insight into the strange ways the Standard format is going to wrap around this flyer and the ways you can get ahead of it in the weeks to come!

Daily Digest: That Other R/W Deck

#SCGINDY may have been won by a lot of pilots piloting Pilots, but there was another red and white way to win that almost made it to the top! Ross Merriam has the list here!

Todd VS. The Boss: R/W Gearhulks VS. B/U Graveyard

Get big or get dead? Two video stars, two different answers! Todd Anderson hopes his R/W Gearhulks deck has the winning artifactor, while Tom “The Boss” Ross is all set to exploit the graveyard. Who’ll win this Kaladesh Standard matchup? There’s only one way to find out!