As we near rotation, Standard continues to be dominated by aggressive creature strategies. Mike advocates shaking it up with a dedicated control deck and provides two brand-new lists in said vein.
Mike Lanigan
Mike Lanigan is high school math teacher by day and a shop owner by night. His tournament grinding may have slowed a little, but his love of the game has not. Mike's goal is to bring you a mix of perspectives from shop-owner insights to finance tips to metagame shifts and everything in between.
What’s the best card in Standard? Mike believes firmly that it is Terminus. He discusses why and shares his experience at a recent PTQ.
Mike brings us the tale of his Grand Prix experience in Columbus, where he piloted the same deck that landed three players in the Top Eight. Read on to hear the yarn and see the newest Modern tech.
Mike examines an old favorite scheduled to return to Standard for the first time in more than a decade. Will Rancor live up to its reputation? Read on to find out.
Mike scours the M13 spoiler for the best Constructed cards soon to be released. Read on to see his top ten picks for Standard.
Last week Mike described how he choose a deck for a full weekend of Standard tournaments, including the WMCQ and a PTQ. Today he describes the games in detail and tells us how he fared.
Mike brings us a tale of his adventures at the World Magic Cup Qualifier last weekend, including a historic romp through America’s capital.
Mike discusses his preparations for (and distractions from) the World Magic Cup Qualifier in Maryland this weekend.
Mike weighs in on the discussion surrounding Delver’s dominance before offering some deck ideas for addressing a broken format.
Mike regales us with another tale from the world of the PTQ circuit. This time he waxes philosophical about handling loss before describing his recent updates to Wolf Run Blue.
Join Mike as he relates his experiences this PTQ season. In the first PTQ he narrowly misses top eight with an innovative list that aims to ramp into Frost Titan.
The new PTQ season is upon us like so many robins and flower shoots! Mike pores over recent tournament results to build a picture of the metagame as it stands now.
Mike offers a view of his top ten Standard constructed cards from Avacyn Restored. Read on to find out which new cards will be appearing in tournaments near you.
