Grand Prix Moscow 2014 has been completed, and the winner is Igor Gorbunov with R/W Burn!

This week Paul shares a list that exploits the synergy between Courser of Kruphix and Underworld Connections before putting the game away with Rakdos’s Return. Is this the best of the BGx options in Standard? Paul thinks so.

While Journey Into Nyx is unlikely to unseat the top decks in Standard, it does enable a few new strategies. Mike Lanigan investigates.

Ryan launches into another round of spoilers, focusing on a few key cards, including one innocuous-looking 2-drop you might have overlooked.

No one wants to kill a Lhurgoyf twice, but it sure sounds better than “bloodrush, boros charm, you lose”. Here are a few Standard decks that don’t care about mana symbols for once.

Adam describes the Ins and Outs – literally – of Mono-Black Devotion. Print this off and bring it to Grand Prix Cincinnati if you’re going!

Mathieu discusses how to identify good targets based on what format cards are played in.

MTGO Player of the Year Paul Nemeth has a Bitterblossom Brew that’s neither Faeries nor B/x Tokens, yet can still kill an opponent out of nowhere. Could this be the new home of the recently unbanned Enchantment?

Mike Lanigan shares his build of an aggressive Orzhov deck sporting Brimaz, along with a local tournament report.

Ryan examines the new set’s spoiler in search of information regarding the future of Standard.

Who doesn’t love Magical Xmasland? Mike Lanigan shares several deck ideas that almost got there, but turned out to be a little too cute.

Mike Lanigan surveys the field of Standard decks and comments on Theros card prices.