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AuthorAndrew Elenbogen

A Pro Tour Champion, Andrew's approach to the game is one of high focus. Andrew loves decks with highly focused gameplans. Andrew uses a high level, intuitive understanding of matchups to pick the correct (focused!) deck for any given weekend. Then, he endlessly analyzes and tunes until his sideboard plans are coherent and his maindeck shines. Andrew has achieved 3 Grand Prix Top 8s and 3 SCG Tour Open Top 8s on top of his Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica win.

Is Azorius Control Now The Deck To Beat In Historic?

With the Zendikar Rising Championship in the books, our experts provide their picks for Historic’s best decks!

Has Selesnya Company Put Uro And Omnath’s Reign Of Terror In Modern On Hold?

Has Selesnya Company broken through to challenge the dominance of Omnath and Uro in Modern? Six SCG creators weigh in.

Is Modern Magic’s Most Wide-Open Competitive Format?

Modern offers a wide-open field this week, with our SCG creators recommending everything from aggressive decks to ramp and combo.

Are Uro And Omnath Modern’s New Destructive Duo?

Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath and Omnath, Locus of Creation are a deadly Modern duo, but other options abound. Seven SCG creators say what they’d play.

Did WotC Fix Standard And Historic With Today’s B&R Announcement?

Will a triple banning put Standard right? Andrew Elenbogen, Ari Lax, and Grand Finals Top 8 competitor Carmen Handy weigh in on Omnath and friends.

Is Historic The Next Format Omnath, Locus Of Creation Is Going To Dominate?

What’s the right Historic deck for Grand Finals weekend? Competitors Autumn Burchett and Carmen Handy plus six more SCG creators say what they’d play.

Death’s Shadow Is Back And Better Than Ever In Modern

It’s a super-sized What We’d Play as nine SCG creators give their picks for the weekend’s hottest Modern decks.

Is Dimir Mill The Real Deal In Modern?

Mill, Belcher…is this even Modern? With Zendikar Rising, it sure is. Seven SCG creators give their picks for a shaken-up format.

Slippery Bogle… Is It Your Time To Shine In Modern?

Eight SCG creators came up with eight different answers to what they’d play in Modern. Who submitted a Hexproof deck, and why?

Is Modern Still A Format Dominated By Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath?

Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath took over Modern when it was first released, but is it still truly dominant?

Why Jeskai Winota Will Dominate The New Pioneer

After four combo cards got banned in Pioneer, Winota, Joiner of Forces stands tall. Andrew Elenbogen shares a Jeskai Winota list for the new metagame.

Modern Mono-Red Prowess: Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Win On Turn 3

Who’s in the mood for fast Modern wins? Andrew Elenbogen shares how he builds Mono-Red Prowess and sideboards with it.

Is Eldrazi Tron The Deck To Beat In Modern?

Fast? Slow? Midrange? Combo? In a Modern metagame without signposts, eight SCG creators offer seven different options!

How To Win Simic-Based Mirrors In Ikoria Standard

If you can’t win a Simic-based mirror, you won’t win an Ikoria Standard event. Andrew Elenbogen helps you navigate these tricky matchups.

The Triumphant Return Of Runed Halo To Competitive Magic

Andrew Elenbogen can see your Runed Halo! Learn the best ways to use the protective enchantment reprint in Standard and Pioneer!