In Development – The Cost of Resilience
Alexander brings his approach to the Standard metagame into sharper focus in the wake of Worlds.
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In Development – Tangling with the Devil
Alexander deconstructs Standard and tell us why reactive strategies do not work in the current metagame.
In Development – Iona, I Choose You
It’s a trap! A Summoning Trap? Also in this article Alex defines his pet word, orthogonal.
Silvestri Says – Magic Online Results
Just how much Jund is there online? Josh scoured Daily and Premiere Event results to bring you the answer to this question.
FFfreaky Friday – Standard Primer
As always, FFreak has his finger on the pulse of Magic Online, and today he shares his expertise with a review of what’s hot in Standard!
In Development – Building the Enemy
The Standard metagame is slowly taking shape, so now it’s time to take a look at how to take advantage of your available resources.
Silvestri Says – Stupid Green Deck
Mono-Green might not usually strike fear into the hearts of men, but Josh thinks that it should.
In Development – Building Up From Good Enough
Today’s lesson plan includes the ever-continuing need to adjust your deck despite getting good results.
Silvestri Says – Analyzing the Philly $5000 Open Top 8
The first foray in Standard was last week’s Starcity 5k, and Josh is quite interested in the results and goes over the top 8.
In Development – Tensions in Sideboarding
So you’ve got a good skeleton of a deck. Now you need a sideboard. Alex explains why you shouldn’t just slap 15 cards onto the end and call it a day.
Rishadan Pawnshop Extended Play #13
The shopkeep takes a break from the market to offer some decklists for Extended.
Silvestri Says – Zendikar Impressions
Now that Zendikar has hit the shelves, Josh has a wealth of information about its impact on Limited and Standard, including a slew of decklists!
MTGO Metagame Breakdown #2
GerryT is back with your weekly fix of MTGO results, and a few live results from the end of the PTQ season.
Initial Technology – UW Baneslayer (the other Angel Deck)
LSV isn’t done with Baneslayer yet, as this week he talks about the Blue-White deck that won UK Nationals.
Breaking Through – Dynamic Remodeling and Mannequin
New columnist Conley Woods kicks off his Channelfireball debut with an update to his Jund Mannequin deck from Nationals.
Silvestri Says – Some Makeshift (Mannequin) Decks
Josh narrows down the similarities between many of today’s top Standard decks, and tries out a few different Makeshift Mannequin builds.
According to Webster – What Really Happens at Nationals
by David Ochoa
Web might not have won Nationals, but he certainly enjoyed the trip. Take a look as he goes over his preparation for Nationals, the tournament, the Vintage side event he won, and most importantly, the barbecue in Kansas City!
Careful Consideration – Portland Prevarications
While Jon was out rocking Kansas City with the Uber-cascading deck, Zaiem kept it a little closer to home with a PTQ in Portland.
Silvestri Says – Great Sable Screw-Up
Josh isn’t pleased about the prevalence of Sable Stags in the Top 8, but he even found time to pack in some strategic content.
Rogue Report – Nationals Now
Despite a strong showing by the Time Sieve/Warp deck at Finnish Nationals, Jon has turned his back on his beloved pet deck for his run at US Nats.