Danny continues to chronicle his adventures while drafting Theros with an eye towards the financial implications.
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Mike Lanigan reviews an old Naya deck from years past to see how it might inform a similar strategy in Theros Standard.
Danny launches into a full assessment of the current state of his trade binder, analyzing the directions he sees many cards going in the coming weeks and months.
Mike Lanigan examines the Standard and Block Constructed decks that lose the least to rotation, and are likely to form the backbone of the new Standard.
After a string of high finishes with the deck, Mike Lanigan takes Aristocrats 3.0 to a PTQ, narrowly missing top eight.
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.
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.
Mike Lanigan discusses Mutavault’s future in Standard before turning to M14 to tweak old archetypes and brew up some brand new ones.
Mike Lanigan unveils a recent build of BWR Midrange, a well-positioned in the Standard metagame, and compares it with some other similar builds.
Ryan weighs in with his thoughts on DGR limited, having navigated his local prerelease to moderate success this past weekend.
Mike Lanigan analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of a version of The Aristocrats he played at a recent PTQ, and suggests a few alterations.
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.
