Thursday, April 22nd – Gerry Thompson returns with a detailed examination of Open The Vaults in Standard. Rise of the Eldrazi doesn’t offer much to this under-the-radar archetype, but its power is evident nonetheless. Building on the views of Kyle Boggemes earlier this week, and expanding in fresh directions, Gerry does not disappoint!
Wednesday, April 21st – Rise of the Eldrazi promises much for the Standard metagame, but we already have tools available to give the big dogs a hard time. One such overlooked deck is Open the Vaults, and it gains a few tricks with the new cards. Kyle Boggemes examines this powerful faux-combo option in a pre- and post-Rise world…
Wednesday, April 21st – Manuel Bucher picked up a powerful Naya Allies list and took it to battle against Antoine Ruel’s Jund. He deconstructs their fifty-game battle today, before presenting an intriguing new Standard list called Grixis Discovery…
Tuesday, April 20th – I hate Standard. I’ll be honest, I am no master when it comes to Standard at the moment, but I do know one thing: Jund is the best deck. It has been written about, blogged about, complained about, and even cried about enough times that I just don’t care to write another article on why you should play Jund and what you should do to beat the mirror.
Monday, April 19th – With the Rise of the Eldrazi Pre-Release behind us, and the Release events coming up this weekend, Dave explores what he believes are the must-have commons from the new set.
Monday, April 19th – Now we’ve had a chance to play with Rise of the Eldrazi, it’s fair to say that the set is matching expectations across the board. In today’s Innovations, Patrick Chapin examines Vengevine, and suggests how this powerful creature is poised to revolutionize the Standard format…
Friday, April 16th – Rise of the Eldrazi offers hope by changing the format, but maybe things aren€™t as dire as we thought. The results from the StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Orlando still show Jund as the front runner, but it was not as dominant as it has been in the past. Which decks stepped up to the plate to go toe to toe with the giant and held their own?
Friday, April 16th – Olivier Ruel catches up on his Duel With Ruel commitments, rounding out last week’s matchup of Naya versus Jund. While Rise of the Eldrazi promises to rejuvenate the Standard format in a week’s time, there are eight-man queues to be won… so how does Knight of the Reliquary stand up against Jund?
Friday, April 16th – With Standard facing a revolution come this weekend, Zvi Mowshowitz examines what Rise of the Eldrazi offers the Constructed mind. Today, he takes us through the mana available with the new set, looking at how the new cards will impact deck construction in the coming weeks and months.
Thursday, April 15th – In the final Duel With Ruel before we get our paws on Rise of the Eldrazi, Antoine Ruel throws the format’s powerhouse – Jund – against one of the pretenders to its throne – Naya Allies. Does the king stand firm, or is his power usurped? Read on to find out!
Thursday, April 15th – With the Rise of the Eldrazi prerelease mere days away, Brian Kibler presents a collection of interesting Standard decks including the new cards! He shares preliminary lists for Blue/White Counterless Control, White Aggro, and the perennial favorite Mono-Black Control. With Nationals Qualifiers approaching apace, let bmk lead the way!
Thursday, April 15th – I was pleasantly surprised to sit down at my laptop this morning (technically, I was still wallowing in my own filth, in bed) to see that the entirety of the Rise of Eldrazi spoiler had been posted. Hurrah!
Wednesday, April 14th – The Rise of the Eldrazi Prerelease is but days away, and by now it should be abundantly clear what this set is bringing to the table: the biggest, baddest fatties the game has ever seen. It comes as no surprise that cards like Emrakul and Ulamog shatter our preconceptions about what is possible from a creature in Magic, and I for one am pretty optimistic about their impact on all aspects of play.
Wednesday, April 14th – Rise of Eldrazi will be in our eager hands thus weekend, for Limited prerelease play across the world… but for some, that isn’t enough! In today’s Wescoe Connection, Craig discusses a few powerful new strategies and decks that are poised to emerge from the Standard metagame upheaval that’s mere days away!
Monday, April 12th – At Grand Prix: Brussels, Manuel Bucher played his Master Jund list, and narrowly missed out on Day 2 play. Today, he tales us through the matches, the sideboarding, and the changes he’d make in the current climate. With the Standard format set to change in a few weeks with the introduction of Rise of the Eldrazi, will Jund still be the top dog?
