Standard

Standard is the most accessible and widely played constructed format in Magic: The Gathering. Four sets rotate once a year on September, making it a dynamic format that evolves constantly as new sets are released. You can find all our Standard content here, from strategy, decks, guides and tier lists.

Jeskai Fires Deck Guide – Theros Beyond Death Standard

Deck Guides Standard

Thecorgibutts goes through the ins and outs for Jeskai Fires, which is still very much a top tier deck! Includes a full sideboard guide for the current metagame!

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February 10, 2020

Temur Reclamation – Theros Beyond Death Standard Deck Guide

Deck Guides Standard

Spiralling out of Control and Straight to Victory! Temur is the hottest combo on the block; a deck that’s been in and out of the meta ever since Wilderness first broke onto the scene in Ravnica Allegiance. In Eldraine, the…

Drifter
January 28, 2020

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Mono White Devotion – Theros Beyond Death Standard Deck Guide

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Fighting Cats with Bigger and Faster Cats… Introduction With Theros: Beyond Death’s release, devotion decks in many forms have been running amok. As we saw in the original Theros block, the Gods and direct payoffs like Gary are big enough…

Drifter
January 21, 2020

Rakdos Discard Control – Theros Beyond Death Standard Deck Guide

Deck Guides Standard

I’m back, and with the new set release we have a ton of new cards to play with. Today’s deck – Rakdos Discard Control – features one of the more anticipated cards in THB: Kroxa, Titan of Death’s Hunger. I…

DotGG
January 17, 2020

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Grixis Improbable Alliance – Standard Deck Guide

Deck Guides Standard

Hey everyone. Today we’re playing a deck that combines two relatively popular archetypes: Izzet Draw-2 and Dimir Discard. We’re playing Grixis ! Grixis Deck Overview Dimir discard is a control deck that relies on running the opponent totally out of…

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January 2, 2020

Sultai Mill – Standard Deck Guide

Deck Guides Standard

Hey everyone. Today’s deck focuses on everyone’s favorite alternate win condition: Mill! We’re going to be playing a mostly-Dimir control deck with just a splash of green that seeks to mill out the opponent with Ashiok. I hope you enjoy…

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December 25, 2019

Izzet Flash – Standard Deck Guide

Deck Guides Standard

Hi everyone! Today’s deck guide is for a Tier 1 deck after my own heart. We’re going to be going over how to play Izzet in Best of 1. Enjoy! Overview Izzet flash is a Tier 1 deck that is…

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December 17, 2019

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Liliana’s Legion Twitch Prime Deck Guide – Budget Dimir Control

Deck Guides Standard

So you’ve just claimed your free Prime deck, Liliana’s Legion. If you are wondering what this is, it is one of the free in-game loot you get for signing up to Prime – read more about how you can claim…

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December 7, 2019

Budget Rakdos Sacrifice Deck Guide – Cult of Rakdos Upgrade

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Introduction One of the strongest color combinations at the moment for new players is black and red, the Rakdos guild that focuses on the sacrifice synergy. This type of deck is also commonly known as Aristocrats, named after an older…

DotGG
November 18, 2019

A Sultai Food Deck Guide – Playing With and Against the True Evil

Deck Guides Standard

Hello and welcome! I’m Drifter, back with another deck guide for my deer readers. The last couple of times I was going over either my own brew or my take on a more fringe deck (links at the end!) but…

Drifter
November 4, 2019

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Budget Izzet Control Artisan Deck Guide – Izzet League Upgrade

Deck Guides Standard

Introduction As a lead up to the Festival of the Fae Standard Artisan event starting this Sunday, I wanted to share with you a budget Izzet Control / Tempo deck that only consists of commons and uncommons that you can…

DotGG
October 31, 2019

Four-Color Fires Deck Guide – Throne of Eldraine Standard – October 2019

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Introduction Hello and welcome! I’m back again, with another guide to a sweet brew I’ve been tuning. You can find my last deck guide here, which was for Grixis Fires (I’m entangled in quite the love affair with Fires lately…).…

Drifter
October 23, 2019

Grixis Fires Deck Guide – Throne of Eldraine Standard – October 2019

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Introduction Hi folks! Today I’m going to be showing you a sweet deck I’ve been tuning, and have a very solid win rate with across fifty or so games by this point. I would highly recommend this deck for ranking…

Drifter
October 15, 2019

Simic Flash Deck Guide – Throne of Eldraine Standard – October 2019

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Hi all, this is my long awaited deck guide on Simic . Sorry it took me so long to get out but I wanted to be thorough and give this awesome deck the justice it deserves. For reference for any…

DotGG
October 14, 2019

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Mono Blue Dredge Deck Guide

Deck Guides Standard

Introduction In Magic: The Gathering, the term dredge refers to the act of putting cards in to your own graveyard, derived from the name of the mechanic (which is not in MTG Arena yet). In Throne of Eldraine, one of…

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October 10, 2019

Selesnya Adventures Deck Guide – Throne of Eldraine Standard – October 2019

Deck Guides Standard

Hey all, I’m Raphael, though I go by my IGN pokeking. I’m a competitive grinder from the DMV who used to play a lot of IQ’s and PPTQ’s. I’ve been one round away from the Pro Tour, though I’ve never…

DotGG
October 3, 2019