Darin Keener looks forward to another visit to Zendikar, and speculates on what we might find on the Adventure plance. Are you ready?
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Darin Keener looks forward to another visit to Zendikar, and speculates on what we might find on the Adventure plance. Are you ready?
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It's Wilderness Reclamation's Standard, and we all just play in it. Darin Keener has other ideas: he wants to have some fun.
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In a world where the best decks always get the attention, Darin Keener provides an in-depth look at the Stanbdard deck he plays for fun,.
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Darin Keener lives up to his legacy of running Standard decks with meow.
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Darin Keener reflects on which older decks may have new life post-banning, or could get new toys with Core 2021.
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Mono Black Control variants are found across pretty much every format. Darin Keener runs this list out in Historics on Arena.
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Darin Keener shares his opinion of the effects of powerful Standard cards on other formats. Should Play Design really consider Vintage when building a Standard?
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Darin Keener takes all the tribes and makes them play together, with Kaheera in the lead.
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Like many of us, Darin Keener's trying to work out what he thinks of Companions. Here are his ranked list and thoughts so far.
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Darin Keener speculates on what Standard might be getting in Ikoria.
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Darin Keener espouses on things to do in Standard when it's dead.
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Darin Keener looks to Pioneer and finds a deck worth bringing back to Standard.
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Darin Keener leaves decklists behind to talk about mental health and how Arena affects it.
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Play an enchantment, draw cards, proceed to win. Darin Keener runs through the Standard Enchantress list he's currently playing.
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Everyone's poring through Theros looking for new exciting builds, and Darin Keener's no different. Check out the decks he'll be running in new Standard.
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Darin Keener ruminates over what changes he can make to improve his play in 2020.
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Darrin Keener takes another look at some draft bombs to see if there's a hidden Standard Constructed all-star.
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Darrin Keener pours some gas on the Fires with these two spicy decks for the post-ban Standard.
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Oko is broko and we all expect the banhammer Monday. So, what comes next? Darin Keener puts his money on rejigging an old flame.
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Darin Keener talks about that little problem called Oko. What options do Standard players have before November 18th?
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Darrin Keener talks turning a mana dork into a threat and examines the kinds of decks Faeburrow Elder's fixing may drive.
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Darin Keener's advice on how to prep for a new Standard without jumping in before the meta settles.
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Darin Kenner looks back at some of the exiting Standard's decks he's written about, and evaluates how well they will survive rotation.
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Darin Keener's playing Field of the Dead without Scapeshift. Check out where this amazing card's going post-rotation!
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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.
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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?
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Darin Keener offers up some sage advice on how to best apply wisdom when making decklist compromises in the name of wildcard austerity.
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Darin Keener comes to grips with an Historic without Panharmonicon by keeping an eye on what Wizards is printing for its paper play.
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Darin Keener takes a look at the Standard deck that got him playing aggro. Kind of.
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Darin Keener categorizes cards in Standard Bant Midrange as a solid core to a toolbox deck.
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Looking forward into our new Standard, Darin Keener finds a place for Mox Amber alongside a value engine in Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner.
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Darin Keener tips his hat to five older Standard cards that might get a boost in War of the Spark.
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Darin Keener comes to accept BO1 and turns out a 3 color wall deck featuring High Alert and Arcades.
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Darin Keener has some thoughts about why Arena is more expensive for Johnnies, and what can be done about it.
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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.
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Darrin Keener brings us through getting the most out of your Experimental Frenzy with some interesting tech you may have overlooked.
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Darin Keener discusses Boros Weenies in Standard. And we mean it - this list runs twenty one-drops!
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Preparing for the new Standard, Darrin Keener compares Surveil to similar mechanics still in Standard to assess its power level.
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Darrin Keener returns, but now as our monthly Standard columnist. Out of the gate, he starts of with... Cat tribal?
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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?
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Darin Keener takes us through a solid Standard deck to build pre-Dominaria.
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Darin takes us through some thoughts about the Dominaria leak. Is Magic dead? Or is this something new for the hardcore to fuss over?
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(First a quick introduction: I'm thrilled to be joining Cardsphere as a resident blogger. I have been streaming MTG on Twitch every weekday for almost eighteen months and have participated in two Streamer Showdowns on that platform. My first game of MTGO was my first stream, and I've streamed…
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