Mike looks over the more interesting decks to come out of SCG Columbus (read: not Bant Company) and shares his financial takeaways.
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With EMN fully spoiled, Brian turns to cards flying under the radar. Here are five picks for gainers after the set releases and players start to figure out their power level.
Over the years Brian has developed a system for organizing his collection to facilitate effective trading. He explains the system and the logic behind it.
Standard is highly diverse right now, and affordable as well. Chaz examines the relationship between the two to see if there’s a connection.
Rattlechains has proven itself playable just by virtue of having the keywords flash and flying. Imagine if its ETB ability mattered.
What has 15 green sources, 15 white sources, three colorless lands, and two double-red spells?
Ryan didn’t have a great Grand Prix, though he has an awesome deck for your consideration, as well as some notes from the event.
Brian undertakes the monumental task of reviewing every major Standard card coming out of PT SOI. He explains whether each is a hold or a sell and why.
There was a time when the “good stuff” decks were three colors. In Shadows Standard, they’re mono-white.
Ryan breaks down the results from the SCG Baltimore Open and discusses cards he expects will see growth after this weekend’s Invitational.
This one is for the Craig Wescoes of the world. White Weenie hype!
Any playable deck in Shadows Standard will need to be able to beat an Archangel Avacyn. If your brews can’t tango with today’s deck, then you might need to shelf them.
SOI provides a whole host of exciting new removal spells for the Standard brewer. Mike dives into the full spoiler with a treatment of the available options and their financial relevance.