Mike Lanigan examines some interesting tweaks of Standard decks built to attack the metagame from a different position.

Jason continues his discussion of Gatecrash-free Gatecrash speculation, and surveys the newest iteration of the metagame around the world.

Matthew Lewis examines the price behavior of dual lands from past years, and offers a detailed analysis of how the pattern will apply to shocklands this year.

Mike Lanigan responds to a friend in need who’s trying to build a Standard deck around Pack Rat. Operating under the specified restrictions, he sets out to make the most competitive deck possible.

Mike Lanigan reports on the TCG Invitational in Indianapolis. After several days of battling against infinite Rakdos decks, he provides an updated version to combat the mirror.

A recent Tweet from Paul Feudo indicated some serious price drops on certain Standard cards at Star City Games. Sigmund highlights some of the movers and discusses what it means for us.

Mike has stumbled upon an unlikely card for Constructed, which he uses as the centerpiece for a new Standard deck with some explosive synergies.

Gatecrash spoiler season is rapidly approaching. But even before we learn what is in Gatecrash, some card prices are already on the move based on set speculation. Sigmund summarizes what’s been moving and what could continue to go higher!

Mike shares a recent brew of his combining Jund with elements of Boss Naya from years ago, notably the machine gun kill of Staticaster plus Nightshade Peddler.

Standard is a wide open format right now, which means lots of people are inventing sweet brews. Mike surveys the field for some strategies you may have overlooked.

By now you are likely aware of SCG’s latest move – their price hike on Misty Rainforest and Scalding Tarn. This is just another data point to suggest how great of an investment lands are.

Mike provides some examples of cards being under- and overrated in the new Standard format, before sharing a few decklists.

This week Ryan goes to work on his Junk list, choosing to recraft it around SCG Cincinnati standout Angel of Serenity. If you’re still searching for a deck for States this weekend, look no further.