Modern Monday: B/W Control
Planeswalkers, removal, and card advantage. The perfect recipe!
Like planeswalkers? So does Djeru, and he’ll help you find your best ones and work to protect them to boot.
This black-white control deck has answers to the best threats in Standard, card advantage, and some of the most effective finishers around.
B/W Control took a hit in rotation, but there are still enough tools to keep the deck competitive.
If you’re aiming for Vehicles and B/G and willing to dodge blue decks, then Reid has the perfect planeswalker-packed control deck for you.
Martin helped build the deck that won #PTEMN, but it wasn’t tuned correctly. He brings you a new list with the proper adjustments!
Induction into the Hall of Fame, 2nd place at the Pro Tour, and, oh yeah, Player of the Year.
BW Control went from creatureless to creature combo deck with Eldritch Moon—combining Thalia’s Lancers, Gisela, and Bruna to go big!
Oath of Liliana offers black control decks a removal spell and a value engine rolled into one.
Bant Company may not be the hands-down best deck in Standard anymore, but it’s still a force in the metagame.
LSV went in search of 2 Pro Points and, after letting the mob select his GP list, managed to find them in Minneapolis.
See Owen’s updated version of BW Control that he used to Top 8 GP Minneapolis, complete with sideboard guide!
Standard is far from solved with sweet new brews every week—but these 4 pillars define the format.
BW Control dominated the Swiss rounds of GP Toronto—watch Paul battle with it on Magic Online!
What should you look out for this weekend? Get a comprehensive look at the new format as Josh Silvestri breaks down last week’s Open.
Sorin solidifies BW as one of the premier archetypes in Standard, and Frank’s got a controlling list built with Relentless Dead!
With a new Standard only 2 weeks away, Shadows over Innistrad brings a brewer’s paradise. Brian DeMars shows you one of his first drafts.
Hidden in the battleland/fetchland mana base is a real cost: loss of life. Sticking to two colors can offer some subtle rewards.
Looking for a deck to play at Grand Prix Phoenix? PV breaks down the format in full, alongside his pick for the best deck in the format!