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AuthorAri Lax

Ari Lax has been a Pro Tour mainstay for nearly the last decade. Over that time he has accumulated nine Grand Prix top eights and won Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir in 2014. Despite a long time affinity for combo decks, he approaches the game in methodical fashion, always looking for decks that play better than he does and make winning easy.

A Detailed Guide To Playing Modern Burn

One online Modern event later and it looks like Ari Lax has himself a big PTQ win! Thanks to Emma Handy’s words of wisdom on the most fiery and traditional archetype in the game, Ari has all he needs to teach you to burn it down!

The New Way Modern Works

Throughout 2018, Modern shifted around! So much so that the rules of engagement for the format are now largely different than before! Are you suddenly not winning much Modern? Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax probably knows why!

Modern From The Baltimore Frontlines

Ari Lax has spent a lot of columns watching coverage and providing rundown insights. No longer! He was in Baltimore to battle Modern this past weekend, and these are all the lessons he wants to pass on to you for SCG CON this weekend!

The Big Weaknesses Of Modern’s Best Decks

Ari Lax is getting you prepped for SCG Baltimore! Modern is the name of the game this weekend, and these are the decks best-suited to take it all! Don’t want to battle with these weapons? Then let Mr. Lax show you how to destroy them!

Jeskai Control Is The Best Midrange Deck In Standard

Wait, the control deck is a midrange deck now? Hey, no one said Magic was easy! PT Champion Ari Lax has found the archetype he loves in this format, and he’s teaching you what you need to know to win in Standard!

How Every Good Standard Deck Wins And Loses Every Matchup

Wow. If you’re playing Standard Magic: The Gathering any time over the next several months, ignore this at your own peril. Ari Lax spent his Pro Tour documenting every stage of every game for every major matchup. If you’re playing Standard at SCG Vegas, bookmark this one!

Yay Or Nay: SCG Regionals Modern Decks!

Tons of tournaments, tons of options. That’s the big dilemma when it comes to Modern. Fortunately, Ari Lax has already done the hard work for you, and now you can use this to make a much better deck choice! Good luck!

The 10 Ways You’re Losing In Standard And What You Can Do About It

Is anyone better at no nonsense information than Ari Lax? He’s got all the data and testing in the world to show that these are the reasons people are throwing away Standard wins!

Guilds Of Ravnica Is A Huge Deal In Non-Rotating Formats

Outside of a Modern Masters set, Guilds of Ravnica might have more impact on older formats than any other expansion since Khans of Tarkir! Check out Ari’s look on the new cards you can expect at SCG Charlotte!

How To Make The Good Standard Decks Better

We now have a healthy dose of metagame for Standard, but Pro Tour champion Ari Lax doesn’t think we’ve gone far enough! See the many archetypes that are finding success and how they can improve drastically!

First Takes On The Magic Online PTQ Results

Magic Online’s first Guilds of Ravnica Pro Tour Qualifier saw eight different archetypes reach the elimination rounds! Ari Lax offers his take on each of them!

How To Not Die To Your Standard Mana

It’s going to be a few weeks until we get some really perfect Standard lists, but SCG Columbus is this weekend! What are you to do? PT Champ Ari Lax explains how to pick up easy wins by having better mana than the field!

Steel Leaf Champion Will Now Beat You

With the Guilds of Ravnica set in full view, Ari Lax thinks the world should be worrying about a triple color mana cost creature, just not the one they were thinking of! Check out how Ari’s attacking the format, literally!

Crackling Drake Is Great

There have been a lot of uncommons that pushed the game to its breaking point, but is this really one of them? Ari Lax wants to explain to you exactly why Izzet is!

Goblin Chainwhirler Will Still Beat You

Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax loves being the fun police! He’s got his usual harsh truths for brewers combined with some excellent theory on the beginning of new Standard!