Brian DeMars looks at the first results to come in for Origins Standard. Some exciting cards made a splash while others are still waiting in the wings.
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Brian DeMars introduces his brainchild Magic variant, the Danger Room. He shares his current list and the philosophy behind it, before looking at Origins for new additions.
Magic Origins spoilers are coming in and the presale hype is in full effect. Chaz looks at some cards he has his eye on once the storm settles a bit.
Brian DeMars has noticed an interesting trend in foils he picked up to play with–they tended to jump in price, even though he wasn’t trying to profit off of them. He asks what they have in common.
Adam shares his top 10 Standard cards to buy today, before they become expensive this fall. These are the surefire bets that should be in everyone’s portfolio approaching rotation.
Mike Lanigan presents a couple Standard decks that are well positioned in a Den Protector-infested metagame, and goes over the top selling cards at his store right now.
Mike Lanigan presents a swath of interesting and powerful decks in Tiny Leaders as an introduction to the format. You’ll have to be prepared to face these staple generals.
The Den Protector-Deathmist Raptor engine is taking Standard by storm. Brian DeMars looks to the next evolution of the metagame and asks what cards are poised to increase in price.
Aggro took the latest SCG Open by storm, and Mike Lanigan is here to pore over the decks, as well as offer a glimpse at some novel Modern decks.
Dromoka’s Command cracked the Top 8 of SCG Syracuse, but it’s not the only constructed playable command!
Adam makes sense of the results from the latest SCG Standard Open in Syracuse, and explains how the results will impact the metagame and the market.
Dragons of Tarkir enters its second week of Standard play with a strong showing for the set at SCG: Syracuse. While we haven’t seen all-out epic dragonlord battles in the sky, several staples are already emerging in the set. This week we’ll dig into the trends and highlight your trading steps for this week.
Mike Lanigan continues his exploration of new Standard with some exciting decks that made an appearance at the Invitational and a few brews of his own.