Control With Hour Of Devastation
Hour of Devastation is bringing a lot of sweepers to battlefields near you! Is this the set control players have been waiting for? Adrian Sullivan certainly thinks so! He’s breaking out the new builds here!
In Defense Of U/R Control
It’s been a whirlwind week for Adrian Sullivan! While Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh has him excited for Grixis Control after Hour of Devastation lands, where is he on control ahead of the SCG Season One Invitational?
You Can Handle The (Painful) Truths
Has Painful Truths been neglected too long in Modern? Inspired by a Top 8 list from Grand Prix Kobe, Adrian Sullivan explores the card-drawing spell and taps into its brimming potential! Will one of his lists provide the key to SCG Charlotte?
Censoring Constructed
Adrian Sullivan loves Censor! It’s seeing play in Standard, but does it have potential in Modern? Legacy?! Get his un-Censored opinion inside!
Legacy’s Whole New World
Is there a Legacy deck you miss? One that you grew up on that hasn’t been permitted to be competitive in years? Chances are, SCG Louisville is the beginning of its return! Climb into a time machine with Adrian Sullivan as he looks for the format’s new best archetypes!
Forecasting The Pro Tour Using Online Data
Adrian Sullivan isn’t in the dark on the upcoming Pro Tour results! Why? Because we have tons of data from Magic Online already! See what you can expect at the big event and beyond at SCG Louisville for Standard!
Blue Control Today
SCG Atlanta established the starting metagame for Amonkhet Standard. Now it’s time for the control decks to rise! Adrian Sullivan examines the top results from the Open and Classic and identifies the most relevant questions for control deckbuilders to ask themselves!
Black And Red Brews For Amonkhet
With his Red Review in the books, Adrian Sullivan branched out a bit into black! Today he showcases several decks featuring both colors, from B/R Control with few win conditions to R/B Aggro with madness themes! Get ready for SCG Atlanta!
The Amonkhet Red Review
A new set means a new installment of the Sullivan tradition: a Red Review! Aether Revolt had slim pickings for the dedicated red mage. Will Amonkhet, a plane set beneath two Sweltering Suns, make up for Aether Revolt and then some? If you’re going red for SCG Atlanta, this is a must-read!
Gods Among Us
The Gods played a big role when they were first introduced as a creature type in Theros block, and it’s a pretty safe bet they’re coming to a battlefield near you! So how would you rank Amonkhet’s most indestructible entities? Adrian Sullivan has his breakdown for you here!
Assembling Control Decks With Amonkhet
Control decks have had a rough time of it lately, but Adrian Sullivan sees hope on the horizon! Will Essence Scatter and other Amonkhet cards get control mages back to doing what they love best? He puts all five colors under the microscope to find out which can best get the job done!
The New Big Standard
Amonkhet Standard will be something we haven’t seen in a while: seven sets big! Adrian Sullivan has your reminder of what came before and how this larger Standard card pool will affect the way you build and play!
The Two Towers: A Guide To Playing Control In Standard
Dynavolt Tower acts as a shining beacon for would-be control players in Standard! Adrian Sullivan has your comprehensive guide to the two main versions, U/R and Temur, as well as his latest build and tips to make the deck your own!
Modern Data: From Indy To Dallas
What did we learn from SCG Indianapolis besides “Death’s Shadow is good”? Adrian Sullivan takes a deep dive into the Open’s data, showing which decks underperformed and which have the potential to beat the field at SCG Dallas this weekend!
Ensnaring Modern
Ensnaring Bridge is one of the most powerful effects in Modern, shutting down all but a handful of decks. Adrian Sullivan, devotee of Lantern of Insight, turns his eyes to a different Ensnaring Bridge deck and gives it his singular spin ahead of SCG Dallas!