Saying Goodbye To Standard
Magic Pro Tour veteran Adrian Sullivan played some interesting decks this year in formats dominated by Collected Company! Which ones does he stand by? Which ones does he regret? Adrian reviews the Standard season that was!
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Kingmaking: Behind The Veil At The Magic World Championship
Brad Nelson didn’t take home the Magic World Championship trophy, but he’s a long-time collaborator with the man that did! Read about how Brian Braun-Duin and Brad Nelson prepared for one of the strangest and most prestigious tournaments in the Magic Multiverse!
Evaluating The Important Cards In Kaladesh
Before you can dominate a format, you have to understand it; and before you can understand it, you have to analyze all of its moving pieces! Kaladesh has a ton of moving parts and pieces, and GerryT is just the player to show us how they’re going to shape the future of Standard!
There’s No Tournament I Can’t Control
Shaheen Soorani ended his Standard season with yet another SCG Tour® top 8 showing! Although he was vanquished in the semifinal, Shaheen found a way to control the competition his way when all others said it couldn’t be done!
Kaladesh: Card-By-Card
Tom “The Boss” Ross is notorious for finding power in cards and synergies that the rest of the world is blind to! So what does he see in Kaladesh so far? Quite a bit, as it turns out! Tom lays out the cards he expects to work with in the coming months!
Kaladesh Hot Takes
Everyone loves calling the new set shots, but few are willing go as deep as Emma Handy this week! She’s got predictions on new artifacts, new counterspells, and…cargo shorts? Sure, why not!
Standard Is Not Over And You Should Be Playing This Deck Now
This archetype may have arrived late to the Standard party, but with SCG Tour® Classics and a handful of other events still left to be completed, it is a huge opportunity for you to steal some Standard tournaments wins while everyone else’s guard is down! See the Players’ Champ’s stellar guide to this unbelievably powerful deck!
Gearing Up For Kaladesh!
New mechanics are great for dedicated brewers like Matt Higgs! He’s ready to podrace through Magic’s new set, and he’s got a decklist to prove it! Which cards already have you ready to brew?
Positive Energy In Kaladesh
Sam Black cannot wait to get his hands on Kaladesh! The set has already given him a ton of complex deckbuilding and play decisions, but the one he is most excited to try out is the already-celebrated Energy mechanic! Leave it to Sam to give unprecedented gameplay mechanics some excellent analysis!
World Championship Decks
Mike Sigrist started off the right way by being undefeated at #MTGCHAMP, but he was unable to carry the momentum all the way to the title. How do you test for such an unusual metagame? What does he think of the controversial Modern format? Mike weighs in on the unique experience of going for Magic’s most exclusive prize!
Looking To The Future Of Standard With Kaladesh
Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren cannot wait for Collected Company to take a bow and get out of the way! Because Kaladesh is coming! It’s bringing Vehicles, Gearhulks, and a lot of fun with it! Which Kaladesh cards does Shaun have his eye on?
Rotation Regrets: Kaladesh Edition
Regrets? Chris Lansdell has a few. He recounts the paths he’ll leave untaken with the rotation of Standard and shows how studying recent near-misses can improve tomorrow’s brewing!
I’m Hyped For Kaladesh. I Can’t Help It.
CVM wouldn’t be CVM if he weren’t hyped about a new set! He explores the previews from PAX and reveals which cards suit him (almost) as well as his magnificent beard!
Take Care
Mark Nestico is going all warm and fuzzy this week! Read how he helped commemorate the store and people who got him into Magic and how you can make your local game store a better place!
A First Taste Of Kaladesh
Let the brewing begin! Michael Majors has seen only a small fraction of the cards in Kaladesh, but that’s not stopping him from inventing Standard’s tomorrow. Get his takes on Saheeli Rai, Ghirapur Orrery, B/W Control, the future of Bant, and much more!