Looking for a reason to dust off your Mantis Riders? Like Mutagenic Growth but hate combo decks? This one’s for you.
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When four players are the only 9-1s from the Pro Tour and they all played similar decks, you should take notice. Hope you missed Spell Queller.
Torrential Gearhulk was met with mixed review when it was spoiled, though it’s arguably one of the best cards in Kaladesh.
Week one Standard was largely dominated by aggressive decks, though there are other competitive options worth exploring.
It’s no secret that Smuggler’s Copter was the breakout card at SCG Indianapolis. Mike looks over decklists and starts brainstorming some possible answers.
When a Standard deck has significant overlap with a good Modern deck, it’s wise to pay attention.
Do you like drawing extra cards? Of course you do! Despite a great week one for aggressive decks, there may be hope for Take Inventory yet.
Chaz has a full set review for Kaladesh, replete with information from his testing sessions!
Mike Lanigan gets a head start on Rotation, identifying which of the current crop of Standard decks is best served to stay strong after Kaladesh arrives.
The SCG Invitational this weekend is sure to shake up both the Modern and Standard metagames. Ryan presents some picks for both formats.
The last thing we need in Standard is more Bant. Though perhaps you’ll find this non-Company build more bearable.
Red is largely believed to be the worst color in Standard, but it still has the tools to succeed!
Arguably the most exciting deck from PT Eldritch Moon is Temur Emerge, though as the Top 8 of the PT demonstrated there’s more than one way to build the deck.
