Standard Staple MTG Hydra Spikes 262% up to $17

Mossborn Hydra

Between Edge of Eternities providing new toys and rotation being ushered in, Standard has seen a fairly sizable shake-up. For better or worse, the format hasn’t been entirely upturned, as past archetypes are still powering on. Izzet Cauldron, Dimir Midrange, and even Esper Pixie are all familiar faces in the meta at this point. Thankfully, […]

Flexible New Card Advantage Engine Emerges as Multi-Format Staple

This year has been revolutionary when it comes to efficient sources of card draw. Earlier in the year, we were given Stock Up, which quickly became a multi-format staple. Stock Up’s ability to dig for your strongest tools in such a cheap manner made it one of the strongest sources of card advantage we’ve seen […]

New Standard Artifacts Deck Assembles Insane Synergies

Repurposing Bay | Aetherdrift | Art by William Tempest

During Edge of Eternities spoiler season, some players were hopeful that the set would have what it takes to make Standard artifacts a top tier archetype. With payoffs like Pinnacle Emissary working their way into the format, this didn’t feel too far-fetched. Interestingly, though, Pinnacle Emissary really hasn’t panned out in a Standard setting as […]

Underused The Big Score Card Spikes 322% Due to New Commander

Legion Extruder

For better or worse, Edge of Eternities is a fairly tame MTG set, all things considered. While a few of the set’s cards are capable of keeping up in Vintage, it’s fairly weak overall. Even the much-anticipated Standard rotation hasn’t totally mixed up the format’s order. Despite this, Edge of Eternities is still very much […]

Standard’s Most Versatile Land Eclipses $30 Following Rotation

During Final Fantasy spoiler season, one of the most hyped cards was undoubtedly Starting Town. Lands that fix for all five colors are always intriguing, especially for multicolor decks in Standard. These decks rarely have access to the most reliable mana base. While Starting Town has lived up to the hype since its release, it […]

Feared MTG Combo Menace Survives Bans and Rotation

After Abuelo’s Awakening was banned, and rotation got rid of all the other decent replacements, it was believed that Omniscience combo was no more. After the deck plagued the Standard format for months, many fans were glad to finally see it go. That said, the combo has somehow found a way to persevere in the […]

New Standard Blink Deck Perfectly Abuses Edge of Eternities Mechanic

Edge of Eternities is here, and there’s a lot to be excited about. New mechanics like Warp and Station have intriguing play patterns that should help shape the draft environment while also impacting Constructed formats. Warp in particular is a keyword that is easily abusable. In the first Magic Online Standard Challenge where Edge of […]