Ryan recounts his trip to the SCG Open weekend in Kansas City, breaking down his performance with the Standard Naya deck he built and played. Read on to see his analysis of the shape Standard is taking as the season’s first PTQ’s go in the books.
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Ryan has jumped on the slowly-growing Domri Rade bandwagon, and offers up several Naya lists for your consideration as the Standard PTQ season gets under way.
Mike Lanigan brought Grixis to a Modern PTQ last weekend. Today’s article describes his matches and the take-away.
Matthew Lewis looks over each Gatecrash mythic in turn and evaluates its potential for gains at current prices.
Jason Alt examines the recent hullabaloo over price jumps and surveys the world of GPs and SCG Opens for innovative decklists.
Mike took Standard Zoo out for a spin at SCG Cincinnati, incorporating the by-now ubiquitous Boros Reckoner. Read on for his tournament report.
Chad breaks down the winners from PT Gatecrash, theorizing where the prices of format staples will be moving from here.
Mike Lanigan offers some poignant (and all-too-necessary) advice about reading cards, and presents an update of Standard Zoo.
With Jund strategies sweeping all manner of formats, Jared Elick looks at some archetype staples to find where they might end up.
Jared Elick looks at the first results from Gatecrash Standard tournaments, and indicates some of the cards that may be poised to jump in value.
Chad prepares to make moves both before and during the Pro Tour. What will you be buying in on?
Efficient creatures are everywhere in Standard, and Gatecrash brings even more to the party. Mike Lanigan believe now may be the time for a visit to the Ravnica Standard Zoo.
Jared reviews the prospect of foil speculation. What cards are worth going in on and how fragile is the market?