The week before the first Regional PTQ ever has seen no shortage of interesting developments in the Standard metagame. Mike Lanigan provides his thoughts on the format.
Abzan Charm
Mike Lanigan digests the decks from the Pro Tour that put up the best finishes, in preparation for the Regional PTQ fast approaching.
Mike Lanigan continues his exploration of new Standard with some exciting decks that made an appearance at the Invitational and a few brews of his own.
Adam lays out the ten decks that will define the Standard tournament metagame this week and beyond. Being prepared for these decks will be essential to your tournament success.
Mike Lanigan shares his thoughts on the new Dragons of Tarkir Standard in preparation for the first RPTQ ever! Read on for his initial builds of archetypes he is considering.
Dragons of Tarkir introduces a slew of powerful but narrow spells well-suited for sideboard play. Adam identifies the cards with significant potential in current Standard or a future metagame.
Adam explores the Standard impact of three Dragons of Tarkir cards poised to see competitive play–Ojutai Exemplars, Anticipate, and Thunderbreak Regent!
Adam provides a complete matchup analysis and and sideboard guide for the most powerful deck in Standard–Abzan Midrange without Sylvan Caryatid.
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.
Ryan had strong results with Chromanticore Delve this weekend, with a Top 16 at Midwest Regionals and an IQ Top 8. Check out his thoughts on the optimum build so you can start flaying some souls of your own!
To gain a new perspective, Adam shares and explores eight decklists from a Japanese PTQ and explores the impact of Fate Reforged in this competitive Standard event.
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.
Derek applies lessons learned in a decade of retail experience to Magic finance.
