Chaz revisits his pre-rotation targets to see how they’re faring in the new Standard. There were some hits and some duds, but in both cases much to learn for future rotations.
Standard
Ryan expects a wide open field for PT Battle for Zendikar, an environment Four-Color Control is uniquely positioned to capitalize on. He shares his thoughts and a rough sketch of the deck.
Adam looks at the biggest price winners of last week from both Battle for Zendikar and the rest of Standard, and discusses where they might head next.
Fresh off his win at SCG Indianapolis, Brian DeMars describes the major contours of the new format, along with the cards he’s targeting in advance of the PT.
Out first look at BFZ Standard is here with the results from SCG Indianapolis. Doug runs through the best performing decks with accompanying suggestions for financial action.
Non-red aggro looks poised to make a comeback with Courser of Kruphix gone from Standard. Mike shares the lists he’s been working on and explains the thoughts behind them.
Doug discusses the broad contours of new Standard that he’s discerned from testing so far. He explains what his team has found and presents a few picks for gains.
Adam looks past the Battle for Zendikar hype to explain why we should pay attention to existing cards. He shares some cards poised for post-rotation gains.
Ryan explores the impact of the new dual lands in Standard, providing an outline for four-color manabases and introducing an insane brew.
The new set is fully spoiled and Mike Lanigan is ready with his Top 10. These are the cards that will impact Standard the most, so don’t miss out on the action!
Mike Lanigan takes a look at some more Battle for Zendikar previews, evaluating them for Constructed applications.
Mike Lanigan looks over the latest Battle for Zendikar spoilers and evaluates them for Standard playability.