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.
Standard BFZHOU
4 Lessons from England Nationals
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.
Deck of the Day: Jeskai Gift
This God-Pharaoh’s Gift variant adds more discard enablers and some madness spells for a little extra resiliency!
Channel Pardee Time – Standard Mono-Red
Head into a Standard queue with one of the decks that doesn’t miss a beat in the rotation!
U/W Approach
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.
Deck of the Day: Jeskai Gift
The Gift deck uses a few tools to the rotation, but the core remains intact.
Channel Corey – Standard U/W Approach
Looking for a deck to play after the rotation? U/W Approach loses… uh… Blessed Alliance I guess?
Deck of the Day: White Eldrazi
Say goodbye to the Eldrazi in this mono-white midrange deck built to abuse Eldrazi Displacer!
The Ultimate Guide to Zombies
You’ve got just one more chance to play Zombies before it rotates, make sure you’ve got the proper prep.
4 Lessons from Grand Prix Turin and DC
This past weekend’s results just go to show that in this fun, diverse Standard, anything can happen.
The Sun Will Rise Again
Corey’s last Standard deck of the format sports very few cards that depart in the rotation.
The Ixalan Rotation
Which existing archetypes survive the rotation, and are there any early additions from Ixalan on the table?
Deck of the Day: U/B Scarab God
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.
The Top 8 Cards Rotating Out of Standard
Andy Cooperfauss and Frank Lepore say goodbye to the 8 most impactful cards we lose in the Ixalan Standard rotation!
Channel GFabs – Standard Bant Ramp
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!
The Ixalan Rotation: What We Lose from Shadows over Innistrad and Eldritch Moon
Joel continues his in-depth look at the most important cards to depart in the coming rotation.
Standard Misfits: R/W Midrange
Frank’s foray into R/W has been… underwhelming. Today he takes a look at a Standard build, and how it might be improved!