The first season of PPTQ’s has just drawn to a close. Mike Lanigan looks at how the new system has compared to expectations, before covering some new developments in Standard.

Mike Lanigan brings a report of his first foray into the PPTQ tournament series, which he managed to take down. Read on for an account of the deck he battled with and his thoughts on its matchups.

Mike Lanigan pores over the results from Pro Tour Fate Reforged and discusses the state of the post-banning meta. Things are still pretty wide open, but that doesn’t mean certain strategies aren’t better positioned than others.

Mike Lanigan presents his picks for underplayed sideboard cards in Standard right now. Make sure you’ve considered these powerful options as you’re brewing with Fate Reforged.

The Standard metagame is one of the most diverse we’ve seen in a long time. Mike Lanigan pores over the seemingly infinite viable archetypes right now, highlighting some interesting ones that appeared at SCG DC.

Fate Reforged has arrived and Mike Lanigan is wasting no time getting brewing. He provides some updates to established Standard decks using the new cards and presents a few novel ideas.

Mike Lanigan presents his set review of Fate Reforged, with a Top 10 list of cards to impact Standard and Modern, as well as Honorable Mentions and some closing thoughts on finance.

Spoiler season is in full swing and this time there’s no dearth of exciting cards for Standard. Mike Lanigan goes down the line and shares his thoughts on possible applications for the new cards.

For the new year, Mike Lanigan offers his take on the reasons Cube draft is so great–and some of the tangential benefits that come from playing it regularly.

Mike Lanigan breaks down the year of 2014 and the lessons he learned about winning strategies, Magic finance and running a business. He also discusses the setting of goals and outlines his for next year.

Considering the ideal opening of a new deck can lead you down different paths in deckbuilding. Mike Lanigan breaks down the major Standard contenders according to their opening plan, and explains what that says about their strategy.

Mike Lanigan eschewed a 5k last weekend in favor of watching coverage from the World Championship. He recaps the strategic lessons he took away.

Crafting an aggressive deck can be hard in a world full of Siege Rhinos, but several strategies have proven successful. Mike Lanigan looks over recent contenders and suggests his own Mono-Black Abzan build.