Adam lays out the ten decks that will define the Standard tournament metagame this week and beyond. Being prepared for these decks will be essential to your tournament success.
Standard
Mike Lanigan shares his thoughts on the new Dragons of Tarkir Standard in preparation for the first RPTQ ever! Read on for his initial builds of archetypes he is considering.
Derek talks about the effect Dragon’s lukewarm reception will have on prices and commiserates on the general lack of standout rares.
Dragons of Tarkir has been fully spoiled and it’s time for the Top 8. Mike Lanigan picks the cards most likely to impact Constructed and discusses what roles they may play.
Ryan takes a look at pre-order prices of the Dragons of Tarkir. Find out which cards are hits and which are hype!
Ryan and Jens talk about the new kid on the block in Standard as well as more Dragon’s of Tarkir spoilers.
Mike Lanigan is less than enthused about the eponymous dragons themselves in Dragons of Tarkir, but there’s no shortage of exciting spoiled cards. He covers the ones that have caught his eye so far.
A Standard deck that plays like something out of Treasure Cruise Modern? Where do I sign up?
Ryan is excited for Dragons of Tarkir, and is ready to start talking spoilers. Find out which cards he thinks are hits and which are hype!
If you like Ben Stark Boros but wish the deck had more answers to fat monsters, then look no further than Osyp Lebedowicz’s Mardu!
Derek takes a look at the announcements from the PAX convention and the first wave of spoilers from Dragons of Tarkir.
Constructed, and especially eternal, formats require a higher buy-in than Limited but also have diminishing costs long-term. Danny Brown compares the real costs involved in the major formats by numbers to get a more precise picture.
Mike Lanigan presents a tournament report from the TCG 5K in Columbus before discussing the siege cycle in Standard and his initial foray into Tiny Leaders.