Adam lays out the ten decks that will define the Standard tournament metagame this week and beyond. Being prepared for these decks will be essential to your tournament success.
Rakshasa Deathdealer
Mike Lanigan shares his thoughts on the new Dragons of Tarkir Standard in preparation for the first RPTQ ever! Read on for his initial builds of archetypes he is considering.
Dragons of Tarkir introduces a slew of powerful but narrow spells well-suited for sideboard play. Adam identifies the cards with significant potential in current Standard or a future metagame.
Mike Lanigan brings a report of his first foray into the PPTQ tournament series, which he managed to take down. Read on for an account of the deck he battled with and his thoughts on its matchups.
To gain a new perspective, Adam shares and explores eight decklists from a Japanese PTQ and explores the impact of Fate Reforged in this competitive Standard event.
Fate Reforged has arrived and Mike Lanigan is wasting no time getting brewing. He provides some updates to established Standard decks using the new cards and presents a few novel ideas.
Spoiler season is in full swing and this time there’s no dearth of exciting cards for Standard. Mike Lanigan goes down the line and shares his thoughts on possible applications for the new cards.
Crafting an aggressive deck can be hard in a world full of Siege Rhinos, but several strategies have proven successful. Mike Lanigan looks over recent contenders and suggests his own Mono-Black Abzan build.
When the Pro Tour blows up prices across the board, the window to flip specs can be quite short. Jason Alt explains where to look for cards that present a less finicky situation.
Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir was this Standard format’s defining moment. Adam makes sense of everything that happened and what it means for the future.
Today Corbin digs through the Pro Tour coverage to see which decks were flying under the radar, and comments on where he sees price hikes from the weekend settling.
Mike Lanigan goes over the results from the Pro Tour, discussing both the Standard metagame as it is shaping up, and the financial implications.
Here’s a breakdown of the decks that made the top eight of Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir, with some things to consider should you be considering playing any of them.