Standard Deviation
Control Is a Thing
October 16, 2014
5 min to read
Duncan explores U/B Control, featuring Pearl Lake Ancient, just in time for Game Day!
Standard Deviation
First and Foremost: Abzan Beatdown
October 9, 2014
6 min to read
Duncan tackles the new Standard meta with a motley crew of Abzan beaters.
Standard Deviation
The Dangers of the 0-2 Drop
October 2, 2014
4 min to read
New Indiana-based Hipsters columnist Duncan Martin talks about taking the easy—and unrewarding—way out in a Magic tournament.
From the Sideboard
Don’t Daze Me, Bro!—Dylan Hiester on GP Denver (Part Two)
June 11, 2014
5 min to read
Our long national nightmare of waiting for the thrilling conclusion of Dylan’s GP Denver (2013) report is finally over.
From the Sideboard
Gamers Helping Gamers—Charity Tournament!
May 1, 2014
1 min to read
Join Gamers Helping Gamers—and Hall of Famer Jon Finkel!—for a charity Standard tournament this Saturday at Brooklyn Game Lab.
From the Sideboard
Tony and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Magic Day
April 15, 2014
4 min to read
In which Tony Loman gets boned out of a GPT and considers risking his life to save his super-sweet Jund deck.
From the Sideboard
Theros/Born of the Gods Sealed Primer
April 15, 2014
10 min to read
Friend of Hipsters Michael Scovazzo recently came in second in a Magic Online Pro Tour Qualifier. Find out how he did it!
From the Sideboard
Not So AWOL
February 21, 2014
7 min to read
Erica realizes that, when it comes to Magic, there is no way to be absolutely removed-from-the-freaking-game forever.
Scrub Report
The Scrub Report—Therocious
November 15, 2013
6 min to read
After my recent improvements in gameplay and drafting I started feeling a bit ambitious. That’s usually a bad thing.
Scrub Report
The Scrub Report—Drafting With Ben Stark
November 8, 2013
7 min to read
Tony takes on a Phantom Draft while trying to apply some drafting advice from Ben Stark.
Scrub Report
The Scrub Report—Red Card Math
November 1, 2013
6 min to read
Tony Mei explores the budget-friendly side of Standard.