Ali Aintrazi sees one card as the future of Standard: Trinket Mage! He provides four different decklists in which he thinks this little Mage will make a huge difference. Try one of them out at StarCityGames.com Open: Dallas/Fort Worth.
Ali Aintrazi learned some valuable information about the metagame at PT Dark Ascension. Read about two decks that he thinks are best for Standard right now: U/B Zombies and a new Four-Color Heartless brew.
Ali made 6th place at Richmond with Heartless Summoning! If he were to run the deck again in Cincinnati this weekend, what changes would he make?
Control decks get much better; Birthing Pod got some new toys; Burning Vengeance got another enchantment; and we now have a token deck. Can these contenders take down tempo at StarCityGames.com Open: Richmond?
Ali Aintrazi discusses the Loam Pox deck he played at StarCityGames.com Open: DC. He fixes it up, so you can play one of the funnest decks in Legacy.
This deck can’t cast Elesh Norn, but it certainly can make an impression on the aggressive decks in the format. Ali’s U/B Control is specifically designed to deal with a metagame full of creatures.
The Modern PTQ season is coming up, and if you want to stay ahead of the curve, try out these decklists from Ali and friends. There’s no better time to start testing than now.
Ali has returned from Worlds with tales and a tournament report, including a Solar Flare deck for this weekend’s Standard Open. As a bonus, he’s got a sneak peek at the green member of the “Power 5” in his new custom cube!
Turn one Delver of Secrets into turn two Mayor of Avabruck has given Ali the fuel needed to create an amazing Standard deck. Check inside for decklist and card breakdown.
Ali plays with colors today, showing you what’s possible in Standard if you just use a new color palette. Be inspired for the SCG Open in Kansas City! Witness the revival of Solar Flare and Counterburn.
Ali loves a good control deck, so it’s no wonder he fell in love with Jeremy Neeman’s GP winning U/B Control. This article is full of tips and tricks on both winning with Control as well as beating it.
Ali-Cats is the new Esper Control variant that finishes off the opponent by making a bunch of Cats (me-ow!) and maximizes Snapcaster Mage by running nearly all sorceries and instants! A true draw-go control deck and a viable States candidate.
National Champion Ali Aintrazi is saddened by the overwhelming number of aggro decks doing well in Standard, but perhaps now that the metagame is more established, he can brew up some sick combo/control decks for Nashville.
Reigning US National Champion Ali Aintrazi wants to play with his new toys (Christmas comes early!). He builds all his favorite archetypes including U/B Control, Reanimator, and Grand Architect. Who says blue isn’t the best?
How do you find the cracks in a deck or in yourself as a player? As a person? Ali Aintrazi addresses how you can patch up the holes in your deck or find and exploit those in your opponents’ decks.
