Obzedat, Ghost Council is a newcomer to the scene, ready to take on all challengers. Is there anyone out there who can defeat him?

Ryan returns this week with his promised update to the pauper cube, complete with a shiny new Google doc to keep the 540 organized.

Mike Lanigan responds to a friend in need who’s trying to build a Standard deck around Pack Rat. Operating under the specified restrictions, he sets out to make the most competitive deck possible.

Witness the unveiling of Ryan’s pauper cube list and see if it inspires you to join in the awesomeness.

Standard is a wide open format right now, which means lots of people are inventing sweet brews. Mike surveys the field for some strategies you may have overlooked.

Making sure he’s ready to face the Zombie Apocalypse that many of the game’s top minds predict is about to hit Standard, Ryan breaks down the functionality of his G/W/B brew card-by-card. Arm yourself now to hold back the hordes.

This week Jason muses on potential mana bases in the upcoming Standard environment and surveys the usual assortment of tournament top finishes.

Avacyn Restored has promised players everywhere a series of miracles. Mike digs into the new set to see whether its flagship mechanic delivers and how it will impact tournament Magic.

In the stock market, penny stocks are cheap, probably-junk securities that you get on the hope that they move up a few cents and show you a profit. They’re an alluring strategy in the stock market because you can get a big volume of them. For one share of Apple, you could score well over 5,000 shares of a junk medical-science company that may be on the verge of a huge patent. If your shares go up, they go UP. We look at penny stocks in Magic the same way; these are the gambits that you stock up on with hopes of big payoffs.

Mike takes a break from his usual constructed brewing and walks us through his X-2 sealed pool at Grand Prix Nashville.

A rogue deck can be a potent weapon for gaining an edge in defined formats. This week Mike explains his process for building competitive decks a little off the beaten path.

Mike Lanigan examines Zombies, a powerful new breakout archetype in Standard. Read on to learn about the zombie hordes coming soon to a tournament near you.

Mike Lanigan brews up a flippin’ werewolftastic Standard build. Looking for something more fun than Spike to bring to FNM tonight? Grab your checklist cards and Gutshots and check out this build!