Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Standard”
“A NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHES!” The journey of a new competitive player – or at least a player new to a particular format – is often hard in Magic compared to other games. Each incarnation of Standard has its own field of tier decks and leading cards to study up on, even if your grasp of the fundamentals is strong from …
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty has been out on MTG Arena for a week now, which has given players plenty of time to explore the new set. Despite needing to play Limited for some events coming up, the siren song of this set was too much for me to resist. After playing way more Standard then I had planned, I’ve found a …
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty is out now on Arena, and I’m here today to show off three new decks for the format. All these decks are upgrades of past decks that have had success in the format, and all three got some new tools with this set. If you’re looking for a competitive deck that doesn’t cost 50 wildcards, then one …
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty previews are in full swing! From callbacks to Kiki-Jiki to Power Ranger robots, this set seems to have it all. Here are the five cards I’ll be keeping an eye on for Magic’s competitive formats. Bosejiu, Who Endures Let’s start by talking about a potential eternal staple. Boseiju allows you to have a fairly useful answer card …
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty previews have begun, so put on your cyberpunk playlist and get ready! Between new cards and the recent bans in Standard earlier this week, we have an exciting new format to explore. We’ll kick things off by going through the headliners of yesterday’s Neon Dynasty preview stream: the new planeswalker cards. Tamiyo, Compleated Sage All will be …
The holidays are coming up, and WotC has given us the gift of some early Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty previews. We got to see three cards from the set on Weekly MTG last week – let’s take a look at these exciting new cards and evaluate them for Standard and beyond. Kaito Shizuki Kaito is the ninja planeswalker players have been …
As of this Sunday, the Innistrad Set Championship is officially in the books: the first premier event in the new seasonal schedule leading towards the 2022 Magic World Championship. But even for players more interested in their MTG Arena daily quests than World Championship qualifier points, this weekend was among the most important tournaments of the year. Nowhere else will …
We’re on the eve of the Innistrad Championship, and the Standard format is rumored to be solved, with only a few variable decks in the metagame. Today, I’m here to shatter that notion. If you’re looking to climb the Mythic ladder, there are still plenty of decks that will help you get there. Here are three Standard decks that are …
Innistrad: Crimson Vow is out this Friday, but we’ve already had a week to play with the new cards on Magic Online and MTG Arena. While the Standard format is still shaping up, two decks are rising to the top of the metagame. These are decks that you must be able to beat at this point in the format’s lifecycle …
Innistrad: Crimson Vow is out now on MTG Arena. So before you hop into the Standard queues, let me give you three decks that are going to mess up some Alrund’s Epiphany players. Since Epiphany decks did get a few new toys — including better mana — the least we can do is come packing some heat from day one. …
