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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.

Four Rounds with R/W Burn

It’s Ari’s turn to make his enemies burn! Watch him take Standard R/W Burn through four rounds and get his insight on the archetype ahead of #SCGNJ!

Lessons from Pro Tour Journey into Nyx

Ari Lax learned several important lessons from his experience at Pro Tour Journey into Nyx. Today he shares them with you and examines a few of his Block Constructed roads untraveled!

Video: Drafting With Ari! JBT #1

Ari Lax plays a full Journey into Nyx-Born of the Gods-Theros eight-player queue on Magic Online! Get his insight into the format and prepare yourself for your next draft!

Modern From Minneapolis

Ari Lax examines the results from the Grand Prix Minneapolis weekend and charts a course for the upcoming Modern PTQ season. What are his “five viable paths” for navigating the metagame? Find out inside!

Video: SSE Draft and Legacy ANT

Ari Lax looks to the past with a throwback Shadowmoor-Shadowmoor-Eventide draft and looks forward to #SCGKNOX with Ad Nauseam Tendrils in Legacy!

Lessons from the Sidelines: Journey into Nyx

#SCGCIN is in the books and Ari Lax watched all of the Standard Open coverage! See what lessons he took away from the Week One feature matches and get a jump on your preparation for #SCGKNOX!

RUG Twin In Modern

Watch as seven-time Grand Prix Top 8 competitor Ari Lax plays RUG Twin in a few matches on Magic Online to see if you should pick up the deck for your next Modern tournament.

Storm Then & Now

Find out if you should play Ad Nauseam Tendrils at SCG Legacy Open: Cincinnati this weekend as Ari examines the past and present metagame to see if the deck is still a good choice.

Ad Nauseam Tendrils In Legacy

Prepare to play Legacy at the SCG Open Series in Cincinnati, Ohio next weekend by watching Grand Prix Toronto winner Ari Lax pilot Ad Nauseam Tendrils on Magic Online.

First Pick At Journey Into Nyx

Get ready for the Prerelease of Journey into Nyx this weekend by reading Ari’s first thoughts about the Limited format from looking at the recently released complete spoiler!

Drafting With Ari! TPF #1

Relive one of the formats of Magic’s past with Legacy Championship winner Ari Lax as he participates in a Time Spiral-Planar Chaos-Future Sight Draft event on Magic Online!

Key To The City

Do you want to attack people in Standard? Ari does, so he has been exploring the possibilities with new Journey into Nyx card Mana Confluence in various aggro decks.

Faeries In Modern & THS/BNG Sealed #1

Seven-time Grand Prix Top 8 competitor Ari Lax takes a comprehensive look at Faeries in Modern and shares a sealed pool to practice for Grand Prix Philadelphia!

Good At Winning, Good At Magic

What are the things that happen behind the scenes that lead to wins? Seven-time Grand Prix Top 8 competitor Ari Lax talks about having a plan you can execute, mulligans, and more!

G/B Dredge In Standard

Thinking about playing G/B Dredge at the SCG Standard Open in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this weekend? Then be sure to watch Ari pilot the deck through some matches on Magic Online!