Video: U/R Swan Skred In Modern!
A Daily Digest wasn’t enough for a deck this sweet! Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax just had to take it for a spin on Magic Online! Let’s see how it went…
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.
Video: B/U Summonings In Standard!
Kaladesh is full of surprise powerhouses, and the latest to have its turn in the sun is Metallurgic Summonings! Watch Ari Lax pilot a B/U Summonings deck on Magic Online!
A Year In The Life Of A Magic Pro
Ari Lax played a lot of events this year! There were wins, losses, and…cowboy hats? Read the hilarious annual review of a Pro Tour Champion that spent 2016 refusing to shake snotty hands, watching cheaters yell at one another, and of course, play the worst Magic game of his entire career.
How To Jeskai!
Ari Lax was hanging out at #GPDEN this weekend, nearly Top 8ing with a dedicated control deck! No big deal. We’ve got several more weeks of a supposedly “stale” Standard, but Ari is looking forward to obliterating with this old-school approach! Can this strategy survive into 2017?
Video: Jeskai Control In Standard!
Time is short until the #SCGINVI gets underway! Watch Ari Lax tackle #SCGKNOX Standard Open finalist Bradley Hill’s Jeskai Control, the only non-B/G Delirium, non-W/U Flash deck to make the Top 8!
W/U Flash Is Terrible And Jeskai Isn’t
Shots have been fired! Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax has been hard at work on studying one of the two most played decks in Standard, and he has some fighting words for everyone battling at the #SCGINVI this weekend! Do not miss this!
Video: Jeskai Flash In Modern!
Is Jeskai Control a little too…controlling for you? Ari Lax takes inspiration from a recent Modern Open and a different approach to Jeskai this week on Magic Online! The #SCGINVI is just one week away!
The Definitive Guide To Manageable Modern Matchups
Ari Lax has pulled out all the stops! Whether you prefer one chart to look at or well over 6,000 words of analysis, his latest Manageable Modern entry will give you plenty to think about as you shape your deck for your next Modern event, like the #SCGINVI!
Video: G/R Land Destruction In Modern!
Ah, land destruction: loved by those who play it, hated by the rest of the field and Wizards of the Coast. Watch Ari Lax inflict some pain in the Magic Online Modern queues ahead of #SCGKNOX!
Making Modern Manageable
“There are too many decks to prepare for!” Nonsense! Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax knows how to take a format with dozens of decks and break it down in a way that you can prepare like a pro! Read this excellent piece on conquering the format before #SCGKNOX’s Modern Classic!
Video: Four-Color Aggro In Standard!
Commander isn’t the only format with four-color decks these days! Watch Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax play an energy-heavy Standard Four-Color Aggro deck on Magic Online ahead of #SCGCOL’s Standard Classic!
Restoring Balance To Modern
Looking for the deck that will play fair and even out the #SCGCOL metagame? Sorry, but Pro Tour Champ Ari Lax’s article title this week is highly literal. This deck has tons of tricks, tons of lines of pro play, and Ari is ready to show you how and why it wins consistently!
Video: Dredge In Modern!
If you want to understand what you’re up against in Modern at #SCGCOL, Pro Tour Champ Ari Lax is bringing the most important deck in the world right now! Can anything stop this monster?
An Interv-Yu With A Legacy Master
#SCGBALT marks the big return of the Legacy format to the SCG Tour main event! Pro Tour Champ Ari Lax has flagged down one of the format’s most brilliant minds to explain the format as it stands today. Don’t forget: A lot of powerful cards have been inserted since we last saw it in the spotlight!
Video: Let’s Draft Kaladesh!
Do 60-card decks have you down? A Kaladesh draft is the cure! Join Ari Lax on Magic Online as he tackles the fun and complex format!