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.
Stormbreath Dragon
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.
Matthew Lewis and Sylvain Lehoux present the MTGO Market Report for this week, discussing major price trends and recommending specific cards to buy and sell.
Danny Brown prefers to wait on eternal staples until they hit their floor. Today he looks at Standard cards he has his eye on for the long term, and his thoughts on the best time to pick them up.
Dragons of Tarkir has been fully spoiled and it’s time for the Top 8. Mike Lanigan picks the cards most likely to impact Constructed and discusses what roles they may play.
Derek takes a look at the remainder of Dragons of Tarkir’s mythics, and isn’t terribly excited about what he’s found.
Mike Lanigan is less than enthused about the eponymous dragons themselves in Dragons of Tarkir, but there’s no shortage of exciting spoiled cards. He covers the ones that have caught his eye so far.
If you like Ben Stark Boros but wish the deck had more answers to fat monsters, then look no further than Osyp Lebedowicz’s Mardu!
Derek takes a look at the announcements from the PAX convention and the first wave of spoilers from Dragons of Tarkir.
Standard is a very expensive format, but there is value in owning a robust Standard collection. In this article, Ryan breaks down some good practices to maintaining your collection without merely sinking money into the format.
With much of the Magic markets in a calm period, Derek looks to Dragons of Tarkir for inspiration.
Adam provides a complete matchup analysis and and sideboard guide for the most powerful deck in Standard–Abzan Midrange without Sylvan Caryatid.
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.