On Grand Prix Houston
Sam Black learned a lot about Standard this past weekend. Standard is still pretty wide open, with G/W Hardened Scales and Grixis Dragons performing very well. Where is this format going? Sam Black guides you!
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The Boss VS. Brad: Jeskai Dragons VS. Four-Color Rally
Tom Ross and Brad Nelson have a new Standard deck on their minds, but they want to make sure it can survive the graveyard mess-maker in Four-Color Rally! Does this deck have the chops to hang with Standard metagame royalty?
Standard Needs More Eldrazi!
Matt Higgs has noticed that the Eldrazi are all over the Eternal formats, but they’re seldom found in large Standard quantities. He aims to fix that with some brews that are relatively easy on the wallet and on the eyes!
Daily Digest: Temurai Company
I think it’s time we all agreed on something: Collected Company is really good. Michael Majors highlights the latest in the long line of Company decks in Standard!
Tips On Hardened Scales
Frequent Pro Tour top 8 competitor Mike Sigrist saw Hardened Scales break out in a big way this past weekend! Mike wants to tip the scales in your favor by providing a number of tips for playing this deck in Standard going forward!
Forgot About Standard
A new rotation schedule means strange things for Standard finance this season. What will go up after the coming rotation? What will fall? Chas Andres re-aligns Standard after the recent Modern and Legacy focus!
Daily Digest: Ghostfire Dragons
A skeptic would like at the Grand Prix results and think it was predictable for Four-Color Rally to win, but that doesn’t paint the whole picture! New combinations of cards are constantly appearing, and Michael Majors wants to highlight a few of the coolest from last weekend!
Jeskai Black At Grand Prix Houston
Pro Tour Champion Patrick Chapin discusses the results from the Grand Prix weekend in Houston and where the format’s most prominent and lasting control deck goes from here!
The Boss VS. Todd: R/B Dragons VS. G/R Eldrazi
One block in Standard features firebreathing flying beasts. The other is overwrought with alien overlords. So which monsters should you align yourself with for your next Standard event? Tom and Todd show you the way!
No Pressure
GerryT analyzes #SCGPHILLY’s complex Standard Classic metagame, the importance of accounting for individual cards as much as decks, and how much pressure he’s feeling to get the job done at his upcoming RPTQ!
Video: G/R Eldrazi Ramp In Standard
Sam Black takes a list provided by a recent Classic opponent through a Magic Online League! If it was good enough for last week’s Classic, will it be good enough for this weekend’s at #SCGPHILLY?
Esper Dragons At The #SCGPHILLY Standard Classic
Shaheen Soorani tells you how to control the field at #SCGPHILLY’s Standard Classic! He then provides the latest Legacy list for the main event! Take it away, Shaheen!
Daily Digest: Make Them Stop!
Many players are advocating traditional control strategies to stop Eldrazi in older formats, but Ross Merriam is hot on the heels of a Standard strategy that takes that philosophy and runs with it! See his latest scoop before Sunday’s #SCGPHILLY Standard Classic!
Finding The Winning Line
Todd Stevens takes a break from his Magic travels to talk about his recent successes on The SCG Tour®, his winning mentality, and of course, why he insists on looking oh so dapper when battling at tournaments!
Ramping At #SCGPHILLY’s Standard Classic
CVM can’t help himself. He loves to go big! See the Ramp deck that ignores the underling cards of the format in favor of giant monsters! #SCGPHILLY’s Standard Classic is this weekend! Why not breathe dragon fire all over it?