AuthorBrad Nelson

2010 Player of the Year Brad Nelson started his Pro Tour career as FffreaK on Magic Online and quickly catapulted to the top of international Magic success. He won GP DC, the 2014 Star City Games Players' Championship, and was 2nd at PT Amsterdam. He conquered Grand Prix Omaha in 2017 without dropping a single match, one week after winning the SCG Tour event in Baltimore. He now lives in the Pacific Northwest producing top-notch video and article content.

The Cards To Play (And Not Play) At SCG Indy

Brad Nelson is a Standard go-to, and he has tested the #SCGIndy Standard format extensively. Here, he gives you a few sample decks and an exhaustive list of the winners and losers when it comes to this weekend!

I Can’t Believe It’s Still Abzan!

Brad Nelson isn’t buying what the new archetypes are selling. He still believes aggressive Rhinos are the way to be, and he here, he shows you the list he believes in!

Jund Guy Goes To OKC!

Brad Nelson has transformed into a full-fledged Jund lover! See him rave about his new passion, then check out the exact Standard list he recommends for #SCGMKE!

Why Your Deck Is Great 2015: Abzan Control

Sorry Mark Nestico, but Brad Nelson loves Abzan Control! See Brad’s latest list and why he recommends Siege Rhino and friends above all else for #SCGWOR this weekend!

Three Rhinos And A Dream

The World Championships is Magic’s largest stage and its hardest tournament. Even getting into the event is a serious accomplishment, but Brad Nelson didn’t want to rest on his laurels when there were twenty-three other mages standing between him and the title.

Brad VS. The Boss: Abzan Aggro VS. Bant Heroic

Brad and Tom prepare for the Season Three Invitational by testing one of Standard’s most pivotal matchups, current “Best Deck” Abzan Aggro and its critical predator, Bant Heroic.

Taming Dragons In London

Brad is back from London with a plethora of experiences that all need to be processed in order to figure out what to do next with the Standard metagame, but he thinks he has the beginnings of an answer for how to fight this latest shift of the format’s top decks…

It Feels Good To Be A Green Mage

With a Standard format that has shifted wildly over the course of the past month, Brad Nelson reflects on where we’ve been in order to predict where the metagame is going next. Grand Prix London is calling his name, if only he picks the right deck for the event…

Brad VS. The Boss: 4-Color Delver VS. Infect

Join Brad Nelson and Tom “The Boss” Ross as they battle Legacy to prepare for #SCGDC this weekend! The Boss has his trusty Infect deck, while Brad is giving the powerful 4-Color Delver deck a try for the first time!

Devoted To Victory

Brad Nelson and the rest of his team agreed that #PTOrigins was the time to be the beatdown, they just did it with Dragonlord Atarka and friends instead. Check out what they did right, what they did wrong, and most importantly – what they’d do next.

Still Devoted: My SCG Chicago Experience

Brad Nelson has gone so far as to call G/R Devotion “The Fun Police,” as in “this is the reason you can’t just play whatever you want in Standard.” So it comes as no surprise that he and his squad played it at #SCGCHI – or that they did very well for themselves.

Brad VS. The Boss: G/R Devotion VS. U/W Tutelage Control

Brad Nelson and Tom “The Boss” Ross battle Standard in today’s Versus Video, testing out Tom’s Tutelage Control deck against Brad’s tried-and-true G/R Devotion as they prepare for #SCGHI!

Brad VS. Todd: Goggles Burn VS. Abzan Control

In today’s Versus Video, Brad and Todd begin testing out Magic Origins Standard by throwing a new problem at the previous format’s old solution. Abzan Control is great at keeping creatures off the board, but what does it do against a grip full of burn spells?

The Fun Police: Running Back G/R Devotion

We had a powerful Standard format full of strong decks before Magic Origins hits, so it’s reasonable to expect that we’ll still have a format full of strong decks – and anything you’re playing using the new cards will still have to hit that level to compete.

My Magic Origins Top Ten List

Brad is super excited about Magic Origins, and he’s here to share his top ten picks from the new set – as well as a few starter decklists!