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.

Danny breaks down the potential 4-drops that could see increased play in Standard post-rotation, picking his favorites as speculation targets.

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 a $100 portfolio of current picks, exclusively composed of low-dollar cards to provide diversity and maximize growth potential.

Matthew Lewis believes the effect of Cube on ROE singles prices this go around will follow a different pattern than with ZZW queues. He compares the two formats and explains why.

Danny Brown makes his QS debut with an invaluable finance piece for drafters, laying out his strategies for ensuring the format will be profitable while still fun.

Thragtusk is yet again dominating Standard. Mike Lanigan attempts to solve the format with a series of decks well-positioned against the card.

Jason Alt describes his experiences from the prerelease weekend, including some characteristically understated opinions on the flattening of prize structures.

Ryan provides updates to his Domri Naya deck to reflect what he’s learned from playtesting for upcoming Standard PTQ’s.

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.

Many people are already gearing up to out their Innistrad stock before rotation. Jared looks at the future metagame and asks what we should be acquiring in exchange.

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.