Ryan further expounds on the Mono-Black pauper archetype he introduced last week.

Ryan runs down the recent evolution of Pauper Rats thanks to Gray Merchant of Asphodel.

Master of Waves can be exceptionally powerful in the right shell. Today Mike Lanigan exhibits a new Standard deck built around the devotion to blue mechanic.

Post-rotation Standard begins today, and Mike Lanigan is here to tell you which new cards to expect right out the gates. Read on for his Top 10 Theros cards.

Ryan lays out his general reactions to the recent Pauper bannings, highlighting the decks on which he is bullish and bearish.

Jason Alt compares Theros to several embattled sets of yore, and explains why he diverges from mainstream opinion on shocklands.

After a string of high finishes with the deck, Mike Lanigan takes Aristocrats 3.0 to a PTQ, narrowly missing top eight.

Jason Alt makes the impassioned case for playing more casual Magic before covering tournament results from around the world.

Mike Lanigan surveys the last huzzah of Standard brewing before rotation, the decks to come out of Worlds weekend. He also updates Aristocrats 3.0 to address the latest changes.

Mike Lanigan runs back his Aristocrats 3.0 deck from last week for a TCG Bronze event and makes finals again. Read on for the report.

Mike Lanigan took his “Aristocrats 3.0” build to the Platinum TCQ in Ohio last weekend and rode it all the way to 2nd place. Read on for his tournament report.

Mathieu constructs another portfolio of cards to pick up, this time skewing his choices towards upcoming Theros.

Mike Lanigan discusses Mutavault’s future in Standard before turning to M14 to tweak old archetypes and brew up some brand new ones.