This week Jason Alt looks at TCG buyouts, the defection of entire pro teams, and the (lackluster) mythics spoiled from Born of the Gods.

Ryan breaks down his sideboard plans for R/w Devotion, reasoning his way through all of the major Standard archetypes.

Ryan breaks down the standard deck to which he has recently grown devoted: R/w Devotion. Read on the help prepare for your next PTQ!

Jason Alt discusses the ancient days of Magic, how to bring casuals out of the woodwork, and the latest tournament results.

Mike Lanigan surveys the field of Standard decks and comments on Theros card prices.

This week Jason Alt questions the ancient maxim “better lucky than good” and dissects results from the first week of new Standard.

Mike Lanigan runs back his Aristocrats 3.0 deck from last week for a TCG Bronze event and makes finals again. Read on for the report.

Mike Lanigan took his “Aristocrats 3.0” build to the Platinum TCQ in Ohio last weekend and rode it all the way to 2nd place. Read on for his tournament report.

Mike Lanigan looks at some interesting new decks to crop up in Standard of late.

Jason Alt vents about difficulties with eBay, looks for the best option among several online buylists, and covers the results from GP Miami.

Full-on combo may not be viable in Standard right now, but Izzet Blitz does a fine impression. Mike Lanigan looks at the deck and discusses its strengths and weaknesses.

Mike Lanigan unveils a recent build of BWR Midrange, a well-positioned in the Standard metagame, and compares it with some other similar builds.

Ryan recommits to Standard, evolving his UWR Control list even further. See if you agree with his changes, or can pick up some fresh ideas for this quickly evolving format.