The recent Magic Online PTQ was the first big event showcasing the Pioneer format, and Ari Lax is here to examine all the Top 8 decklists! Could there already be trends emerging in this new format?
While combo decks have seized the early Pioneer spotlight, Ari Lax is hard at work building tribal creature brews! Can he make the discovery that will short-circuit the emerging metagame?
Modern’s best decks have holes to exploit, so what are the metabreakers poised to do well at SCG Atlanta? Ari Lax highlights renewed classics and innovative combos in a range of play styles!
After a tough ninth-place finish at SCG Philadelphia, Ari Lax is a believer in Amulet Titan with Once Upon a Time. Get his insights into the Modern deck enjoying the biggest renaissance heading into SCG Regionals!
Throne of Eldraine isn’t just shaking up Standard! Ari Lax shows how cards such as All That Glitters and Once Upon a Time are transforming Modern. Essential reading ahead of SCG Indianapolis!
What decks should you try to refine for the Standard seat at SCG Philadelphia? Ari Lax builds around the Knights core and offers two looks at Fires of Invention!
Ari Lax is calling it now: Throne of Eldraine is a flat-out busted set! He breaks down his Top 10 most broken cards, from “almost fair” to “what were they thinking?”
Part cookie, part brute, all awesome! Gingerbrute could be an essential part of Throne of Eldraine Standard and Ari Lax has a few thoughts on what those decks could look like!
Oko, Thief of Crowns is making waves in the Magic community and Ari Lax has several potential homes for the three-mana planeswalker!
From old stalwarts to cutting-edge Stoneforge Mystic tech, SCG Dallas ushered in the new post-Banned and Restricted Modern. Sword of Feast and Famine, we expected, but Viridian Longbow?!
Out with the Forests, in with the Islands! Ari Lax sees untapped potential in Mono-Blue Tron, and he’s here to share the good, the bad, and the adorably uncertain in two public lists and his own build!
Hogaak decks may be oppressive and boring in Modern, but these successful brews sure aren’t! Ari Lax takes you on a whirlwind tour of Modern’s wildest ahead of SCG Richmond!
Arboreal Grazer isn’t just for Standard anymore! Ari Lax shows how to make the most of the land-dropping Beast in multiple Modern decks!
Two recent releases have remade Modern! Ari Lax sings their praises, except for a certain Arisen Necropolis problem that even banning Bridge from Below didn’t seem to fix…
With Mythic Championship IV approaching swiftly, Ari Lax surveys the Modern field! When every deck has its weaknesses, it’s time to decide what matters, and information is the key!
