Some things in Magic never change. Threats vs. answers, aggro vs. control, mana curves. These are the basic building blocks of Magic strategy. If you learned about this five, 10 or even 25 years ago, lots of these lessons are still applicable today. The tricky part is learning how to correctly apply the fundamentals to the current formats and metagames. Standard right now has some unique cards that change how you normally sequence your removal, mulligans and build your mana bases, so let’s take a look.