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.
Day of Judgment
Zendikar was a set designed around the theme of explorers and adventurers discovering ancient secrets and powerful treasures. The set was packed full of treasures, literally – the Hidden Treasures promotion by WOTC inserted iconic, expensive and rare old cards into a small set of boosters. Players could open an Underground Sea or a Candelabra of Tawnos; they might open Guardian Beast or crack Black Lotus. Zendikar was full of treasures inside the set, too; the Allies were like Slivers, growing with every new one.
Mark Hinsz recounts this past weekend’s SCG Invitational event, where he piloted Big Zoo in Legacy and Dungrove Elder Wolf Run in Standard, and shares with us his thoughts on the meta and the refreshing philosophical lens he’s recently applied to the game.
Carlos takes a break from weekly post-FNM Commander when someone brings a Cube! Check out his thoughts on designing a limited environment while following along with his draft. What would you do the differently?
Mike tries to break apart the metagame and show you what you want to be paying attention for at the SCG Invitational in Charlotte!
A new style where you make the calls! Join Carl’s interactive learning and get involved in deciding which end of a trade you’d want to be on.
This week, Mike looks at the different forms of removal in standard and takes another look at his pet deck, voltron!
What does the world of Commander do in Standard? A surprising 4-color Tezzeret deck!
Mike Lanigan looks at powerful new strategies in Standard.
Mike breaks down Wolf Run Red and Green and explains why neither is what he’ll be running this Friday.
Peter Knudson follows up on the format that took the web by storm, digging into alternative Horde lists, the concept of Survivor decks, how to handle Planeswalkers, and a proposed banned list.
