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.
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Sébastien looks at the state of the MTGO market right as Modern Masters events are set to stop firing, and asks where cards are headed in the near term.
Mike Lanigan unveils a recent build of BWR Midrange, a well-positioned in the Standard metagame, and compares it with some other similar builds.
Mike Lanigan weighs in on availability of Modern Master’s and the recently-announced rule changes, then provides an update of his B/W Zombies list.
Thragtusk is yet again dominating Standard. Mike Lanigan attempts to solve the format with a series of decks well-positioned against the card.
Jason suggests keeping abreast of the metagame may provide a lot of insight into speculation targets, then (conveniently) covers decks from the weekend.
When we’re in a Magic slump, it can be helpful to go back to the drawing board. Mike Lanigan explains how to challenge your own assumptions about a metagame or deck.
Mike Lanigan surveys the recent field of tier-one Standard decks and suggests Gruul Midrange as a possible contender.
This year’s Modern season departs with one last huzzah, GP San Diego. Mike Lanigan looks over decklists and discusses the last-minute developments.
Mike Lanigan examines some interesting tweaks of Standard decks built to attack the metagame from a different position.
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.
Matthew Lewis checks in with the MTGO-to-Paper metric to see where set prices are trending and to prepare for the next opportunity.