Arena is retiring the digital-only Alchemy format with the February 2027 Standard rotation. What Alchemy was, why it divided players, and why a kitchen-table dad is mostly glad to see it go.
Standard’s triple ban is here: Stormchaser’s Talent, Gran-Gran, and Badgermole Cub are out, ending the long Izzet era right before qualifier season. A dad scores his own June take.
Buried in the Star Trek First Look: all ten shock lands are being reprinted and will stay Standard-legal. Why this is the year’s best budget news — and why you shouldn’t buy shocks yet.
Standard got zero bans this cycle despite Izzet Prowess dominating, and players are mad. A returning dad on why restraint might be the right call — even when it’s frustrating.
