I had initially intended to bring you the January metagame update today, but looking over the data and consulting with Sheridan, we decided to wait a week in order to incorporate more post-banning data, including Star City Games Regionals. Instead, we’ll be covering one of the early changes that has resulted from Wizards’ recent format shake-up. The […]
Traverse the Ulvenwald
When Wizards banned Gitaxian Probe on Monday, many players reached out to me to express their condolences and ask where Temur Delver goes from here. Probe was an integral part of my Monkey Grow deck, and starting games by paying 2 life for the sorcery was some of the most fun I ever had playing Magic. I will […]
Whether you’re a fan of Death’s Shadow aggro or have a set of Tarfire you’ve been looking to put to work, you’ll enjoy today’s deck.
Join Mike as he provides a breakdown of the two most dominant decks in Standard!
Mike confronts the threat of graveyard decks in Legacy, Modern and Standard – and what we can do about them.
Set redemption can be profitable, but as with everything you want to account for all costs. David explains what to watch for and breaks down the numbers for SOI and EMN.
Every time spoiler season rolls around, I eagerly pore over the commons, searching for Modern-playable… Rogues. Everyone has their guilty pleasures, their sick addictions. When it comes to Modern, mine is the interaction between tribal spells and Tarmogoyf. And my favorite tribal spell? A one-mana Impulse called Thieves’ Fortune. Just as Ancient Stirrings, powerful as it […]
It’s no secret that Smuggler’s Copter was the breakout card at SCG Indianapolis. Mike looks over decklists and starts brainstorming some possible answers.
Enemy-colored fastlands look to be some of the biggest Modern hits out of Kaladesh. Sheridan breaks down where they might go and how much they might cost.
What cards are worth looking at now that Kaladesh spoilers have come along? DJ has all the answers.
Bant Company might be the best deck in Standard for now, but once it rotates, something must take its place.
Mike Lanigan gets a head start on Rotation, identifying which of the current crop of Standard decks is best served to stay strong after Kaladesh arrives.
Matthew Lewis presents the MTGO Market Report for this week, evaluating important events in the online market and highlighting a “trade of the week.”