Starting Points For War Of The Spark Standard
New set, new Standard. But where do you start? Bryan Gottlieb shares his two guiding principles, his starting assumption, and three decks deriving from it all ahead of SCG Richmond!
AuthorBryan Gottlieb
A stalwart of the Northeast Magic scene, Bryan has been playing Magic for over twenty years. While he has seen his share of Grand Prix and Pro Tour success, he is better known in pro circles as a deckbuilder and theorist.
Ignite Your Spark Double
Don’t sleep on Magic’s latest Clone variant! Bryan Gottlieb is here to remind you that they often see Standard play, and he shows why Spark Double may be no different!
Tezzeret, Master Of The Infinite Combo
Bryan Gottlieb called out Nexus of Fate as a potential problem before it was released. Now he has an eye on the next Buy-a-Box promo card: Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge!
SuperFriends Assemble: Investigating Ignite The Beacon
With more planeswalkers getting previewed every day, Ignite the Beacon is gaining option after option! Let Bryan Gottlieb show you the way with his latest Standard build!
SCG Cleveland Contenders And Pretenders
Bryan Gottlieb saw SCG Cincinnati from the coverage booth, and he’s ready to declare his contenders and pretenders ahead of the next SCG Tour stop in Cleveland!
Fuzzy Deckbuilding
Bryan Gottlieb resurrects the ancient “Fuzzy Deckbuilding” technique for a new Modern metagame and finds links within the metagame to rebuild Azorius Control from the ground up!
Preparing For SCG Regionals And The Arrival Of Modern Horizons
SCG Regionals may be the big news this weekend, but Modern has something even bigger looming in June! Bryan Gottlieb is here to expand your Modern Horizons!
Introducing Nivmagus Delver
Bryan Gottlieb never gave up on Nivmagus Elemental. A local Legacy tournament gave him the motive; a surprise Magic Online decklist gave him the opportunity. Not reading this article before SCG Syracuse would be the real crime…
The Technology That Could Change Mythic Championship Cleveland
Bryan Gottlieb sees incredible potential in the decks from Grand Prix Memphis! What tech from the Top 32 could make the difference at the first-ever Mythic Championship?
SCG Dallas Contenders And Pretenders
Bryan Gottlieb is back from the booth, and he has a lot to say about what he saw last weekend! Going into SCG Dallas, who are Standard’s contenders, and who are the pretenders?
SCG Baltimore Standard Contenders And Pretenders
Many of the most hyped cards and strategies didn’t make it all that deep last weekend, but SCG Baltimore could very well be different! Get the best breakdown of the cards you should expect to see have huge comebacks in Maryland!
The Broken Deck No One Is Talking About: Introducing Nexus Of Gates
SCG Indianapolis: watch out. This deck is starting to grow a big presence on Arena, and it’s not for a lack of winning! Bryan Gottlieb sits down and opens up access to the deck that you shouldn’t be surprised by after today!
Top 10 Modern Cards In Ravnica Allegiance
Standard has reasonably gotten most of the Ravnica Allegiance attention, but Bryan isn’t stopping there! He’s got his picks for the cards with the best chance to make an impact in the much more powerful Modern format!
Skarrgan Hellkite Is Real. Pay Attention.
When did we start sleeping on Dragons of all things?! Gottlieb says this card is insane, and he has some decks to prove it! If you’ve been waiting on the right way to use Sarkhan or you just want to relive some Glorybringer glory, here you go!
The Teams I Expect To See At SCG Columbus
Three Merfolk decks on one team? At SCG Columbus, why not? Bryan Gottlieb shares the various approaches he expects to see in the Buckeye State and shares his updates to several key Modern decks!