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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.

Video: Burn In Modern!

Watch Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax show you how to set the Modern format on fire before you hit #SCGINVI and Grand Prix Charlotte!

Video: Company Elves In Modern!

Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax has a new video set that highlights one of the most exciting new cards with one of the oldest and most beloved tribes! Watch him try to collect wins to prep for #SCGINVI and Grand Prix Charlotte!

Going Full Circle In Standard

Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax analyzes the bizarre circular life cycle of the top shelf of this Standard! Are you disadvantaged by sticking to one deck? What makes this Standard unique? How can you choose your deck based on the decks you’re looking to beat? Ari explains all!

Video: Grixis Twin In Modern!

#SCGWOR’s $5,000 Modern Premier IQ will be a preview for the #SCGINVI in Columbus and Grand Prix Charlotte! There’s a lot of Modern coming up, and Ari’s ready for it!

First Pick At Modern Masters 2015

Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax is as excited as the rest of us for Modern Masters 2015 Limited! Accordingly, he’s brought his acclaimed first pick series to what promises to be one of the most anticipated formats of the year!

Video: Abzan Company In Modern!

Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax takes one of the best decks in the format right now through its paces before the $5,000 Modern Premier IQ at #SCGDFW!

Misconceptions About Pro Magic

Ari Lax provides a great and insightful piece on professional Magic play, its perception versus the reality, and the factors that are important to remember at all levels of tournaments!

Video: G/W Megamorph In Standard!

Collected Company is giving the famous megamorph duo all kinds of game these days! See Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax take the strategy through this video series!

Decision-Making In Toronto

Ari Lax doesn’t just understand formats well, he’s also incredible at explaining them to the rest of us. Here, he explains his favorite deck in Standard at the moment and what makes it so good!

Video: Atarka Red In Standard!

Tired of all this big control madness? There are still a few decks holding out on the aggro side of town, and Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax is ready to show you around for #SCGPORT!

Defining Best Decks

What makes a deck the best deck in a format? How do we know when we’ve reached that point? Are we finally there in this Standard? Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax is one of the best, and today, he talks about the best of the best before you make your #SCGPORT deck selection.

Video: Esper Dragons In Standard!

Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax has yet to make up his mind about the new deck on the block. Let’s see how he feels about it after a handful of matches online! #SCGCLE awaits!

The Good And Bad Of Standard

Countless strategies, countless archetypes. One of the side effects of such a diverse format is that, by definition, each deck has glaring weaknesses. Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax shows you how to exploit them at #SCGCLE.

Video: Abzan Aggro In Standard!

Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax takes you through the deck he piloted at the Pro Tour last weekend! Get his advice before you take this one (or go against it!) at #SCGPROV!

The Good And The Bad In Belgium

Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax didn’t hoist the trophy this time around, but his team mined a lot of data and solved a lot of Standard’s problems! Read up on them before you journey to #SCGPROV this weekend!