Standard

From this point, our deck guides are going to present two decklists one of each for BO1 and BO3! Some will be more focused towards one than the other depending on their state in the metagame.

Hello fellow gamers, I am not sure what exactly the is. The card type says Beast. I think that is apropos – because this plant monster definitely activates beast mode on the regular. Over the last week or so, I…

Hello fellow gamers! Let’s talk about a strategy that has been around for quite some time. Some call this archetype “Soul Sisters” because of the namesake who enabled it. Many would argue cards styled after are the real star of…

Hello fellow gamers, it’s release week! Crimson Vow is here. I consider this a personal holiday. I have been brewing up a storm with all the new toys that this gothic horror-themed set has provided us. Many cards show early…

Hello everyone! Crimson Vow is now officially out, and with it, a whole slew of new strategies to try out! Now I love to brew and try really off the wall strategies, but Crimson Vow is a Vampires set and…

When Innistrad: Midnight Hunt was announced, a lot of people were excited about it and with good reason! Visiting this gothic horror themed plane meant that many of the fan favorite tribes such as spirits, werewolves, vampires, zombies and humans…

Worlds has come and gone and the metagame is going to be heavily influenced by the decks that were present! If you're looking to play one of those lists, DoggertQBones gathered together a full sideboard guide for every one!

Hey everyone! I figured with the World Championship coming up this weekend it would be a good time to review some of the Standard decks that the best in the world decided to bring. Since the release of Midnight Hunt…

Just when everyone thought Epiphany couldn't get any better, Grixis burst into the scene. See the most tuned version of the archetype yet, and learn how to board and play with the breakout deck of Worlds!

Hello everyone! Today I’m going to go over a deck that many thought was dead when rotation hit: Dimir Rogues. For what it’s worth, that sentiment is far from unfounded. With rotation, the deck lost two of it’s best cards…

Why play the best decks when you can beat the best decks? DoggertQBones exhumed Angels from 2022 Standard to take down the creature decks menacing Standard!

Hello fellow gamers, I attempted to build a Selesnya Humans deck early on in the release of Midnight Hunt. I was enchanted by the prospect of drawing a million cards with Rite of Harmony and Join the Dance backed up…

A couple of weeks have passed since the new Standard arrived. It was just a matter of time until people started realizing the power of one Innistrad: Midnight Hunt card that at first might have been unclear. The first big…

Hello fellow gamers, I am not going to say Wizards of the Coast got it wrong this time around but with each printing of a certain time-traveling wizard, we all hold our collective breath and see if the meta is…

DoggertQBones is looking to attack the format at a new angle, so what better way than to go over it completely!

Some time ago, I worked on a Standard 2022 White Weenie Guide. That deck carried me to Mythic in the BO1 Standard 2022 ladder. Now, White Weenie has done it again. With a 26-6 score from Platinum III to Mythic…

Gruul is smashing tournaments and smashing through ladder for DoggertQBones. There's a lot of different builds, but see why he thinks his is the best build at the moment.

Hello fellow gamers, Midnight Hunt is upon us. As it often goes with these things, many folks stick to the tried-and-true archetype that saw them through to victory in the past. They may swap out a couple cards here or…

Hello everyone! Today I’m going over one of the most contentious decks in Standard. Whether you love (playing) it, or hate (facing) it, it’s a deck you’re going to need to be really familiar with: Izzet Dragons. Izzet Dragons has…

Hello fellow gamers. He’s back! Delver of Secrets certainly has a controversial past, usually cards that are over-powered tend to be this way. However, I will say as far as current standard is concerned, and from the relatively small sample…

Hello everyone! Today I’m finally able to write about what I’ve predicted for a long time: Winota is a Tier One strategy. Not only is it Tier 1, it was the best performing strategy this week as well! Whether you…

If you were getting bored of Standard DoggertQBones has your back! Learn to pilot the surprisingly powerful Combo deck that took the Strixhaven Championship by storm!

Keruga has seen functionally zero play until now! DoggertQBones tackles the newest midrange deck using Standard's least appreciated Hippo!