At the tail end of the current Standard’s run, the format is still evolving. Mike examines some new archetypes on the cutting edge that arose from the World Magic Cup.
Viridian Corrupter
Mike examines an old favorite scheduled to return to Standard for the first time in more than a decade. Will Rancor live up to its reputation? Read on to find out.
Mark reviews the full spoiler of M13 and analyzes its impact on Standard. What cards will we no longer have after rotation? And what their replacements, if any?
Last week Mike described how he choose a deck for a full weekend of Standard tournaments, including the WMCQ and a PTQ. Today he describes the games in detail and tells us how he fared.
Mike brings us a tale of his adventures at the World Magic Cup Qualifier last weekend, including a historic romp through America’s capital.
Mike weighs in on the discussion surrounding Delver’s dominance before offering some deck ideas for addressing a broken format.
Jason recaps his and Ryan Bushard’s recent shop crawl, how it culminated at GP Minneapolis, this past weekends’ deck lists and Jason’s presence on the Brainstorm Brewery podcast.
With Dark Ascension dropping, Mike Lanigan takes a look at a few potential contenders for FNM.
Mark Hinsz recounts this past weekend’s SCG Invitational event, where he piloted Big Zoo in Legacy and Dungrove Elder Wolf Run in Standard, and shares with us his thoughts on the meta and the refreshing philosophical lens he’s recently applied to the game.
Mike takes a shocking look at the applications of red in standard.
Mike breaks down Wolf Run Red and Green and explains why neither is what he’ll be running this Friday.
A Birthing Pod deck? Can it be so? Yes my friends, and it is as glorious and utility-filled as all of your little dreams had hoped! Twice now my Houston playgroup has had somebody run this list in a PTQ to Top 8 contention, to lose in the last round of Swiss. Here’s the list, with every card explained, that was used!