Deck of the Day: Grixis Control
Control decks seem primed to thrive after the rotation, so Eric starts by examining a Grixis Control deck, and which losses matter most.
Control decks seem primed to thrive after the rotation, so Eric starts by examining a Grixis Control deck, and which losses matter most.
At Nationals, we bid farewell to the most fun Standard environment we’ve had in some time, and one of the single best Limited formats.
This God-Pharaoh’s Gift variant adds more discard enablers and some madness spells for a little extra resiliency!
Head into a Standard queue with one of the decks that doesn’t miss a beat in the rotation!
Ondrej took a last-minute gamble with U/W Approach in Turin, and while it didn’t pay off, it comes out of rotation remarkably unscathed.
The Gift deck uses a few tools to the rotation, but the core remains intact.
Looking for a deck to play after the rotation? U/W Approach loses… uh… Blessed Alliance I guess?
Say goodbye to the Eldrazi in this mono-white midrange deck built to abuse Eldrazi Displacer!
You’ve got just one more chance to play Zombies before it rotates, make sure you’ve got the proper prep.
This past weekend’s results just go to show that in this fun, diverse Standard, anything can happen.
Corey’s last Standard deck of the format sports very few cards that depart in the rotation.
Which existing archetypes survive the rotation, and are there any early additions from Ixalan on the table?
U/B Control took down Grand Prix Turin this past weekend, which just goes to show that we’re leaving a very diverse Standard behind.
Andy Cooperfauss and Frank Lepore say goodbye to the 8 most impactful cards we lose in the Ixalan Standard rotation!
GFabs is back and piloting yet another spicy one as he heads into a queue with a Bant deck that plays Tamiyo, Bounty, Hour, and Ulamog!
Joel continues his in-depth look at the most important cards to depart in the coming rotation.
Frank’s foray into R/W has been… underwhelming. Today he takes a look at a Standard build, and how it might be improved!