Mike Lanigan eschewed a 5k last weekend in favor of watching coverage from the World Championship. He recaps the strategic lessons he took away.
Battlefield Forge
Yuuya Watanabe’s Jeskai Tokens deck is an amazing innovation in Standard. Find out where Ryan thinks the deck might have room to improve and the direction he thinks the archetype should go!
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.
Buying your position back after a spike? In some circumstances this move makes a lot of sense. Sylvain explores this option in the MTGO environment where more speculators than before may contribute to bigger rises and falls.
Mike Lanigan believes Magic is in a great place right now. Between the new SCG events mirroring Grand Prix, a Standard format that is legitimately diverse, and a well-running store, there’s a lot he’s excited about.
Four months after M15, Sylvain’s speculative strategies for the set have panned out wonderfully. With the winter coming up, Sylvain reviews his investments and prepares for what should be the best season for many positions.
Ryan posted a limited PTQ Top 8 this weekend but did not perform as well in the Standard IQ he played. He is determined to see more success in Standard and has an idea of how he wants to get there. Read on to find out why he thinks Searing Blood might be the answer!
Mike Lanigan missed out on the TCG Invitational this year for a wedding, but he still payed close attention to the metagame developments there. He breaks them down, and covers the new archetypes that emerged.
If you’re getting into Standard, you can’t just expect to flip the deck later to recuperate your entry price. Danny Brown breaks down the cost and expected buylist price for the major Standard decks.
Mike Lanigan examines the tokens strategy in Standard that appeared at the Pro Tour, and offers his take. The centerpiece of the deck, Purphoros, packs a wallop and may be well positioned financially as well.
David Schumann returns to the Stock Watch to see where we stand in the wake of Pro Tour Khans.
Mike Lanigan goes over the results from the Pro Tour, discussing both the Standard metagame as it is shaping up, and the financial implications.
Ryan played a variant of the Jeskai Wins deck at States this weekend. Find out what he believes works and what doesn’t, and which direction he thinks the deck should be heading!