Standard Spicy Fires: Two Alternative Fires of Invention Decks Darrin Keener pours some gas on the Fires with these two spicy decks for the post-ban Standard.
Standard Bant Faeburrow: What To Do With That Half-Banned Oko Deck Oko is broko and we all expect the banhammer Monday. So, what comes next? Darin Keener puts his money on rejigging an old flame.
Standard The Ancient Mystic Society of No Okos Darin Keener talks about that little problem called Oko. What options do Standard players have before November 18th?
Standard Standard Naya Faeburrow: Big Mana, Big Bodies Darrin Keener talks turning a mana dork into a threat and examines the kinds of decks Faeburrow Elder's fixing may drive.
Standard Enjoy the Adventure: Early Level-Ups for Eldraine Standard Darin Keener's advice on how to prep for a new Standard without jumping in before the meta settles.
Standard New Standard Deck Updates: What's Still Playable? Darin Kenner looks back at some of the exiting Standard's decks he's written about, and evaluates how well they will survive rotation.
Standard Combine and Repeat: Sultai Yarok Field in Standard Darin Keener's playing Field of the Dead without Scapeshift. Check out where this amazing card's going post-rotation!
Standard Let's Slow Things Down: Three Bad Habits I'm Getting From Arena We all love Arena, but playing it can encourage some bad habits for paper players. Darin Keener discusses how he is mitigating these effects in this week's article.
Standard Just Say No: Standard UW Prison Admit it. Everyone likes to ruin other players' fun every so often. And what could be better than using a deck chock full of enchantments?
Standard Be Wise, Not Smart: "Modifying" Mono-Black Control on MTG Arena Darin Keener offers up some sage advice on how to best apply wisdom when making decklist compromises in the name of wildcard austerity.
Standard M20 Bombs For Arena Historic: The Future of Tribal Decks Darin Keener comes to grips with an Historic without Panharmonicon by keeping an eye on what Wizards is printing for its paper play.
Standard Boros Feather: Aggro For Players Who Hate Aggro Darin Keener takes a look at the Standard deck that got him playing aggro. Kind of.
Standard Bant Midrange: The Ultimate Toolbox Deck Darin Keener categorizes cards in Standard Bant Midrange as a solid core to a toolbox deck.
Standard Legen--Wait For It? G/W Mox Legends in WAR Standard Looking forward into our new Standard, Darin Keener finds a place for Mox Amber alongside a value engine in Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner.
Standard The Forgotten Past: 7 Cards I'm Remembering For War of the Spark Darin Keener tips his hat to five older Standard cards that might get a boost in War of the Spark.
Standard Just A Brick In The (Arena) Wall: 3-Color Walls in BO1 Darin Keener comes to accept BO1 and turns out a 3 color wall deck featuring High Alert and Arcades.
Standard Sad Johnny: The Plight of a Deckbuilder in an Arena World Darin Keener has some thoughts about why Arena is more expensive for Johnnies, and what can be done about it.
Standard Golgari GreenGlow: Consistent Lands And Diverse Wins Darin Keener returns with his latest sweet end-of-a-format treasure. A resilient toolbox with many upsides against many of this Standard's tier decks.
Standard Gruul Frenzy: Play Everything All At Once Darrin Keener brings us through getting the most out of your Experimental Frenzy with some interesting tech you may have overlooked.
Standard Standard Boros Weenie: A New Take on an Old Favorite Darin Keener discusses Boros Weenies in Standard. And we mean it - this list runs twenty one-drops!
Standard Surveil Vs. Scry/Explore: How Good is The New Mechanic? Preparing for the new Standard, Darrin Keener compares Surveil to similar mechanics still in Standard to assess its power level.
Standard An Ode To Cats (and a Lesson in Deckbuilding) Darrin Keener returns, but now as our monthly Standard columnist. Out of the gate, he starts of with... Cat tribal?
theory When To Give Up On A Deck So you've got your pet deck. You LOVE this deck. It's your baby...you created it from the ground up. You invested the money to buy it and the time and effort to practice it, tune it, and play it. What if it sucks?
Standard Fly, Felines, Fly!: Standard UW Wind Guide Darin Keener takes us through a solid Standard deck to build pre-Dominaria.
Standard Leaks Are Not SO Bad: A Defense of WotC Darin takes us through some thoughts about the Dominaria leak. Is Magic dead? Or is this something new for the hardcore to fuss over?
