Fate Reforged has arrived and Mike Lanigan is wasting no time getting brewing. He provides some updates to established Standard decks using the new cards and presents a few novel ideas.
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Adam provides an extensive look at cards likely to support Golgari Grave-Troll in Modern. These cards are poised for a price increase, so don’t miss this article!
Mike Lanigan presents his set review of Fate Reforged, with a Top 10 list of cards to impact Standard and Modern, as well as Honorable Mentions and some closing thoughts on finance.
Adam shares a Standard brew that abuses Manifest in its full capacity!
Ryan reflects on his experience with Izzet Delver at Grand Prix Omaha, which may or may not have been his last hurrah with Treasure Cruise.
Spoiler season is in full swing and this time there’s no dearth of exciting cards for Standard. Mike Lanigan goes down the line and shares his thoughts on possible applications for the new cards.
Ryan shares his thoughts on his experience with JeskSligh in Denver and looks to Fate Reforged spoilers for the future direction of Boros and Jeskai in Standard.
Adam shares two exciting Modern brews that make great use of the Fate Reforged spoiler Monastery Mentor!
For the new year, Mike Lanigan offers his take on the reasons Cube draft is so great–and some of the tangential benefits that come from playing it regularly.
Adam shares his favorite Magic strategy articles of 2014 from around the web!
Mike Lanigan breaks down the year of 2014 and the lessons he learned about winning strategies, Magic finance and running a business. He also discusses the setting of goals and outlines his for next year.
Insider: [MTGO] Is it Worth Your Time? – Standardizing Profit Calculations to Incorporate Time Spent
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Sylvain examines a critical component of any investment–time. Between the duration of the investment itself and the human labor required to implement it, time is one component you don’t want to underestimate when evaluating the performance of a spec.
Considering the ideal opening of a new deck can lead you down different paths in deckbuilding. Mike Lanigan breaks down the major Standard contenders according to their opening plan, and explains what that says about their strategy.
