The Best Ways To Build Izzet And Mono-Red In Standard

We're almost done with Standard season and my wallet is happy. It's time to chill until Strixhaven and the upcoming RCs. In the meantime, we will be putting Atraxa onto the battlefield. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mwsmtg_ twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: Conor O'Donnell (@conorpodonnell) *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

Gerry ended up registering one of the best performing decks in Standards over the weekend -- Bant Rhythm. He wanted a midrange deck that beat up on all the creature decks and that's exactly what took down RC Turin. Plus, it's finally time to gear up for Modern season. *** Go to vaultgamestore.com and use code "GerryT" for 5% off! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mws_mtg Edited by: twitter.com/conorpodonnell *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

After both losing in Top 4 of a recent RCQ, Gerry and Michael are ready for Spotlight Series Richmond. And by that, I mean they are both probably switching decks. *** Go to vaultgamestore.com and use code "GerryT" for 5% off! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mws_mtg Edited by: twitter.com/conorpodonnell *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

Gerry and Michael are gearing up for Spotlight Series Richmond. It's in their backyard and they've been playing Standard for months, so surely they're going to make good decisions and do really, really well, right? *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mwsmtg_ twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: Conor O'Donnell (@conorpodonnell) *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

Michael is still a bit under the weather, but is fighting through it to share what he learned preparing for and playing in his first Pro Tour! *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mwsmtg_ twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: Conor O'Donnell (@conorpodonnell) *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

Matt Costa started off his 2026 season registering the best version of the best deck, but it didn't go as planned. Hear about how he got to his version that had an edge in the mirror and where he thinks the deck should go from here. He wrote a deck guide! metafy.gg/mattccosta *** Go to vaultgamestore.com and use code "GerryT" for 5% off! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mattccosta metafy.gg/matthccosta twitter.com/mws_mtg Edited by: twitter.com/conorpodonnell *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

Weather permitting, Gerry has some RCQs this weekend and plenty of brews with Lorwyn Eclipsed. He tasked Michael Simonetti with trying to keep his brewing from getting out of control, lest another Boros Dragons Incident happens again. *** NEW SPONSOR vaultgamestore.com Use code "GerryT" for 5% off your order or 5% bonus credit on trade-in! *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast youtube.com/g3rryt twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mwsmtg_ twitch.tv/gerry_t Edited by: Conor O'Donnell (@conorpodonnell) *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

Gerry and Michael went RCQing again. This time, Michael did well with Simic. *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mwsMTG_ Edited by: Conor O'Donnell *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

Gerry and Michael played some RCQs and learned plenty. Plus, Michael judges Gerry's Legacy deckbuilding skills. *** patreon.com/gerrytpodcast twitter.com/g3rryt twitter.com/mwsMTG_ Edited by: Conor O'Donnell *** Music: Mega Man 2 "Ending theme" Remix by zookun | Music composed by Manami Matsumae & Takashi Tateishi

As it turns out, Ancestral Recall is not weak.