MTG Final Fantasy Hits Standard in Two Weeks: Are We Ready?
Discussion Standard
UB sets, originally not intended for Standard, are at last officially hitting the format this June 13th via MTG Final Fantasy. Here are some of my incoherent ramblings to ponder upon this reality.
6 days ago
10 Final Fantasy MTG Cards That Absolutely Nailed Their Flavor
Discussion Spoilers
My dear friends, esteemed planeswalkers, it is simply impossible to squeeze all these MTG Final Fantasy flavor wins down to just ten cards. But I had to do it. Or else this list would go on forever...
19 days ago
Top Standard Decks - May 2025
Metagame Standard
Izzet Prowess ALMOST tops all MTG Standard formats, while Jeskai Control FAILS to enter the Bo1 top 8. Meanwhile, Esper Pixie and Omniscience Combo stay relatively undisturbed thanks to new toys.
25 days ago
Three Unlikely Cards Possibly More Popular than Cori-Steel Cutter?
Discussion Standard
Tersa Lightshatter? Nah. Sunpearl Kirin? Nope, still too predictable. We introduce three cards from Tarkir: Dragonstorm, which unexpectedly exceeded Cori-Steel Cutter's popularity in Standard.
1 month ago
These Two Ranking Budget Standard Decks Cost Less than $70
Discussion Standard
A friendly PSA reminding everyone how cheap Lifegain decks can generally be in MTG Bo1 Standard. In fact, at least one of these two is a consistent top 8 contender since its inception.
1 month ago
Five Nasty Standard Decks Featuring Tarkir: Dragonstorm Cards
Decklists Standard
We briefly introduce a few trending new decks using Tarkir: Dragonstorm cards over the last two weeks in Arena Standard. Not exactly format breakers (except for one), but still somewhat insightful.
1 month ago
Top Standard Decks - April 2025
Metagame Standard
Dimir completely drops off the face of top 8 MTG Standard Bo1 and Bo3, Jeskai combines Delirium and Oculus, and yet more of the older variants of Golgari and Mono Black resurface once again.
2 months ago
Can Call the Spirit Dragons Be Tweaked to Work in Standard?
Discussion
Call the Spirit Dragons makes its win condition even more of a "win more" than any other MTG card so far. Can we fix this with minor edits to its card effects for Standard? SPOILER: Nope.
2 months ago
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Recap: Can it Roar Louder Than Final Fantasy?
Discussion
MTG officially teased Tarkir: Dragonstorm at MagicCon Chicago 2025 two weeks ago. But can it compete with Chocobos, web-slingers, and element benders?
2 months ago
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Debut Spoilers and Latest Updates
Information
Return to the war-torn plane of Tarkir, where the five clans and their spirit dragons face intensifying dragonstorms that ravage the landscape. Coming very soon on April 11, 2025.
2 months ago
Top Standard Decks - March 2025
Metagame Standard
New Aetherdrift cards being adopted into the top decks of MTG Standard March 2025 meta is just the expected fair. But honestly though? Those very same entries are set to shoot beyond Standard anyway.
2 months ago
Top Standard Decks - February 2025
Metagame Standard
Esper returns to form and jumps back to the top 8 lists, climbing up even as Golgari recovered two months ago. That, plus a few other variations of Dimir making the cut for this month in MTG.
3 months ago
Aetherdrift Debut Spoilers and Latest Updates
Information
Aetherdrift kicks off the MTG multiplanar race into Avishkar, Amonkhet, and Muraganda for its debut video and aftershow this January 21st. And the set itself is slated for February 14, 2025.
3 months ago
Trying to Make Sense of The Aetherspark
Discussion
I briefly try to summon all my remaining brain cells to think about what WoTC and MTG as a whole intend to do with the world's first artifact (equipment) planeswalker, The Aetherspark.
4 months ago
Top Standard Decks - January 2025
Metagame Standard
MTG Standard meta hits the first month of 2025 with bang! Nah just kidding. We do have a few interesting long-time Standard regulars suddenly filling the top 8 spots, but nothing too rambunctious.
5 months ago
The Best Popular Picks of MTG Foundations: Both New and Reprinted
Discussion Standard
MTG Foundations may not have splashed hard in Standard as Bloomburrow and Duskmourn, but it still left a good number of options, plus a variety of other potential "seeds" as 2025 sets arrive.
5 months ago
Aetherdrift Mini Spoiler and Setting Sneak Peek!
Information Spoilers
Aetherdrift throws Chandra into a multiplanar car race. Avishkar, Amonkhet, and Muraganda are the tracks. And the prize? The Aetherspark. MTG meets Fast & Furious. Buckle up!
5 months ago
Top Standard Decks - December 2024
Metagame Standard
What's with the MTG Standard meta for the last month of 2024? Well, the more Foundations cards a deck can use, the more it can bounce back to relevance (if it fell off months before).
6 months ago
The Best Duskmourn Cards in Standard, According to Popularity
Arena Standard Discussion
Duskmourn had a rather... weird rollout of its card and diffusion in the meta. But, after stabilizing in a month, we now have quite a lot of them slapped into popular MTG Standard decks.
6 months ago
Top Standard Decks - November 2024
Metagame Standard
Fair enough. There have indeed been a lot more adopted cards since Duskmourn and Bloomburrow for the current MTG Standard meta for November, including one particular super multi-purpose uncommon Aura.
7 months ago
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