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.

Ryan has Modern on the brain this week as the PTQ season nears an end. Read his breakdown of the Delver deck he’s been playing, a descendant of the Grixis list developed by Zac Hill and Drew Levin.

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.

Mike Lanigan offers some poignant (and all-too-necessary) advice about reading cards, and presents an update of Standard Zoo.

Ryan checks in with some initial thoughts on the directions Modern, Pauper, and Standard are heading.

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.

With Gatecrash fully spoiled, Ryan’s deck-building juices are kicking into overdrive. See what directions perfect mana is pulling his towards.

Jared reviews the prospect of foil speculation. What cards are worth going in on and how fragile is the market?

Ryan is looking forward to an increasingly fast Standard environment, searching for the best way to play Ash Zealot and his hasty friends as Gatecrash continues to emerge from behind the curtain.

Mike Lanigan responds to a friend in need who’s trying to build a Standard deck around Pack Rat. Operating under the specified restrictions, he sets out to make the most competitive deck possible.

Mike Lanigan reports on the TCG Invitational in Indianapolis. After several days of battling against infinite Rakdos decks, he provides an updated version to combat the mirror.