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No library is safe from Riley and the Arena Boys today, as they play Turbo Mill with Yarok!

Read the article: https://www.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/home/arena-boys-deck-guide-yarok-turbo-mill/

Martin Juza and his testing team played Bant Ramp at Mythic Championship V, which took Stan Cifka to a Top 8 appearance. Read all the about the deck today!

Article:

https://www.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/home/why-i-played-bant-ramp-at-mythic-championship-v/

Decklist:

Lands 4 x Temple Garden4 x Breeding Pool4 x Hallowed Fountain2 x Temple of Mystery2 x Castle Vantress2 x Fabled Passage7 x Forest (347)1 x Island (335)   Creatures 2 x Deputy of Detention4 x Hydroid Krasis2 x Arboreal Grazer4 x Paradise Druid2 x Agent of Treachery4 x Gilded Goose   Spells 4 x Nissa, Who Shakes the World2 x Teferi, Time Raveler4 x Oko, Thief of Crowns2 x Growth Spiral4 x Once Upon a Time   Sideboard 4 x Disdainful Stroke2 x Tolsimir, Friend to Wolves2 x Ashiok, Dream Render2 x Veil of Summer2 x Lovestruck Beast // Heart's Desire – Showcase3 x Wicked Wolf

With a Standard format newly open to innovation, Riley highlights a sweet brew that has been picking up steam: Golgari Knights!

Article:

https://www.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/articles/a-guide-to-golgari-knights-in-standard/

Decklist:

Land 2 x Castle Locthwain2 x Fabled Passage4 x Overgrown Tomb4 x Forest (347)8 x Swamp (339)   Creatures 4 x Knight of the Ebon Legion4 x Edgewall Innkeeper4 x Foulmire Knight // Profane Insight4 x Order of Midnight // Alter Fate4 x Blacklance Paragon4 x Smitten Swordmaster // Curry Favor4 x Midnight Reaper4 x Murderous Rider // Swift End   Spells 4 x Once Upon a Time4 x Lucky Clover   Sideboard 2 x Disfigure3 x Duress2 x Assassin's Trophy3 x Legion's End3 x Noxious Grasp2 x Ashiok, Dream Render

Another banlist update, a MagicFest schedule, a new Pioneer format, and a new Mythic Champion with a very familiar face. This is your week in Magic news.

Article:

https://www.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/articles/news-brief-wizards-announces-pioneer-arcums-astrolabe-and-field-of-the-dead-banned/?_ga=2.154219064.1251004513.1571713629-857503543.1571194400

Few things are more important right now than having a plan for the Golos mirror. Josh provides a highly detailed breakdown of how to stay one step ahead.

Article:

https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/how-to-win-the-golos-mirror/?_ga=2.87442840.1262097350.1571680898-1381624654.1557779486&_gac=1.208324262.1568302569.EAIaIQobChMInobD187L5AIVENRkCh0LMwxXEAAYASAAEgJwUfD_BwE

Decklist:

Lands1 x Steam Vents2 x Stomping Ground1 x Selesnya Guildgate1 x Swamp (339)1 x Plains (331)1 x Temple Garden1 x Mountain (343)1 x Temple of Epiphany1 x Temple of Mystery2 x Island (335)1 x Hallowed Fountain1 x Golgari Guildgate1 x Thornwood Falls1 x Azorius Guildgate1 x Boros Guildgate2 x Breeding Pool1 x Forest (347)3 x Fabled Passage4 x Field of the Dead1 x Simic Guildgate Creatures1 x Agent of Treachery2 x Kenrith, the Returned King – Collector Pack Exclusive3 x Hydroid Krasis3 x Golos, Tireless Pilgrim3 x Beanstalk Giant // Fertile Footsteps4 x Fae of Wishes // Granted

 

Spells1 x Time Wipe4 x Circuitous Route3 x Deafening Clarion4 x Growth Spiral4 x Fires of Invention   Sideboard1 x Agent of Treachery2 x Time Wipe1 x Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God1 x Shared Summons1 x Planewide Celebration1 x Planar Cleansing1 x Oko, Thief of Crowns1 x Prison Realm1 x Chance for Glory1 x Casualties of War1 x Unmoored Ego2 x Devout Decree1 x Teferi, Time Raveler

Jeskai Snow is the best deck in Pauper, and today Brian has the complete guide you need to crush the Pauper queues with it!

Article:

https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/a-guide-to-jeskai-snow-in-pauper/?_ga=2.254722696.1602105524.1571327484-1381624654.1557779486&_gac=1.208809510.1568302569.EAIaIQobChMInobD187L5AIVENRkCh0LMwxXEAAYASAAEgJwUfD_BwE

If the deck has Fling in the title, you know it's going to be a fun one. Don't miss Riley's guide to the wild Standard brew the Arena Boys played this week!

Read the article: https://www.channelfireball.com/videos/arena-boys-deck-guide-drake-hotline-fling/

What's more important: playing well, or winning? It's a tricky question that Will Jonathan looks at today with insight from the game's best players.

Article:

https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/prioritize-the-process/?_ga=2.75738901.1825071157.1571194400-857503543.1571194400

Another Un-product, a Mystery Booster, and the small matter of a shift in the Banned and Restricted List update. This is your week in Magic news.

Article:

https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/beating-golos-with-mono-red-aggro-in-throne-of-eldraine-standard/?_ga=2.206323219.1015742116.1571016799-1103954984.1568341332

Looking to knock off Golos Field decks in Standard? Martin Juza has been doing just that with Mono-Red Aggro, which he shares today!

Article:

https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/beating-golos-with-mono-red-aggro-in-throne-of-eldraine-standard/?_ga=2.206323219.1015742116.1571016799-1103954984.1568341332

Decklist:

Lands

17 x Mountain

4 x Castle Embereth

Creatures   4 x Runaway Steam-Kin 2 x Footlight Fiend 4 x Scorch Spitter 4 x Fervent Champion4 x Rimrock Knight // Boulder Rush4 x Robber of the Rich4 x Torbran, Thane of Red Fell Spells2 x Tibalt, Rakish Instigator1 x Chandra, Acolyte of Flame2 x Light Up the Stage1 x Skewer the Critics4 x Shock3 x Slaying Fire   Sideboard4 x Experimental Frenzy4 x Lava Coil2 x Chandra's Pyrohelix2 x Tibalt, Rakish Instigator3 x Chandra, Acolyte of Flame