This week Ryan looks at the recent evolution of Nissa in Standard and examines what seems to be the natural phases of deck evolution, reflecting on his recent experiences in tweaking working lists.
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With the upcoming release of Khans of Tarkir, Standard will lose the bulk of its current card pool. Adam outlines which strategies are expected to stick around, what cards may see a rise in popular, and how you can prepare and profit from the rotation.
Mike Lanigan surveys the new decks to come from the Pro Tour, as well as the price changes in key cards as we near rotation.
Corbin covers the financial aftermath of PT M15 and surveys the top decks in Standard to see what they lose post-rotation. Heading into next year, which strategies are poised to gain or lose?
Mike Lanigan runs through his initial build of Mono-Green Devotion, powered up by all sorts of M15 goodies. This deck is sure to be a part of the new meta, so don’t come unprepared!
For speculators, the new core set release is often a sign of good opportunity. Sylvain reviews what he thinks might be worth picking up in Theros block, Modern and Vintage during the upcoming M15 release events.
Alexander Carl takes a look at some common speculation mistakes and what we can learn from them to improve our returns.
This week Alexander Carl interviews elite Magic Online player Paul Nemeth about how to get better at Magic and how he’s making the transition to the Pro Tour.
With a few M15 spoilers out, Ryan takes an early survey of the post-RtR Standard environment and highlights some exciting options for the future.
Mountains were on top of the mountain in both tournaments in Las Vegas, Nevada, last weekend at #SCGVEGAS.
Grand Prix Moscow 2014 has been completed, and the winner is Igor Gorbunov with R/W Burn!
Jason Alt isolates three cards that have been in his sights recently, and explains his rationale for targeting them.
In prep for the upcoming Columbus SCG Invitational, Ryan returns to his RW Devotion list and shares his updated sideboard.