The Star of Aftermath Hello everyone! Welcome to Standard Weekly! Recently we had the release of "March of the Machine: The Aftermath." The key story element was that some planeswalkers have lost their spark and have become legendary creatures. Each of the mythic rares from the set is a de-sparked planeswalker. Many of these new legendary creatures have only appeared as planeswalkers in the past, so seeing them as legendary creatures is an interesting twist. Instead of creating a Top 10 or Top 5 list for the set, today I am going to focus on the new card that fits [...]

Ranking the Best Decks of the Season Hello everyone! Welcome to Standard Weekly! As we wind down the Phyrexia: All Will Be One standard season, it is time to look at which decks were the standouts of the season. This past weekend, there were two regional championship events, along with a major Regional Championship Qualifier and the F2F Tour Championship. These events serve as an end to the Phyrexia: All Will Be One season and the starting point for the March of the Machine standard season that begins after this past weekend’s March of the Machine prerelease events. Each of [...]

The Impact of Phyrexia: All Will Be One on Standard Hello everyone!  Welcome to Standard Weekly! This week we will look at the impact of Phyrexia: All Will Be One on Standard.  Now that we are a full month plus into Pyrexia: All Will BE One season we have a better picture of the sets impact on Standard. Not unsurprisingly, the dual lands from the set are among the most played cards from the set.  Blackcleave Cliffs, Darkslick Shores, and Seachrome Coast are all ranked in the Top 10 for most games played based on Untapped.gg best of three data [...]

Is Mono-White Humans a Pioneer Contender? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LESdS0FiLmw Hello everyone!  Welcome to Standard Weekly! This week we will continue to look at decks for Caffeinated Gamers Store Championship event.  The format for the Store Championship is Pioneer.  Last week, I looked at the Rakdos Midrange deck which arguably is one of the best, if not the best deck in the format.  This week we will delve into Mono-White Humans. which was one of the most popular decks at Pro Tour Phyrexia. The top performer with the deck at Pro Tour Phyrexia was Takumi Matsuura.  Here is his version of the deck. [...]

A Look at Competitive Pioneer Decks Hello everyone!  Welcome to standard weekly! This week I am taking a break from discussing standard to look at Pioneer decks.  When Caffeinated Gamers holds its Store Championship Event, March 4th at 4 PM, the format will be Pioneer.  To help everyone better prepare for the event, I will look at some of the most popular decks in Pioneer over the next couple of weeks.  If you would like to investigate on your own, you should look at the decklists from Pro Tour Phyrexia. Pro Tour Phyrexia finished yesterday with Reid Duke taking home [...]