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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.

Standard And Modern With Growth Spiral!

A lot of players have come to Gottlieb with the expectation that he’d be in love with Growth Spiral! The truth is a little more complicated! He has a few decks that want the spell…and a few others that should never go near it!

You Can Play Modern’s Best Decks. Here’s How.

Modern may be the first format where the most dominant decks are being held back by…player insecurity? You can be a great Magic player! Join Bryan for lessons in how to pick up these monster archetypes! It takes way less work than you think to get those free wins!

The Single Card Tech That Could Win The Invitational

Tech. The tradition of getting cute in the face of a known metagame to prove your ultimate worth. As Gottlieb points out, the SCG Invitational this weekend could be entirely defined by small, subtle amounts of new tech! Best of luck, innovators!

Magic Data In The New World

Why is it so hard to get really good data when it comes to Magic metagames? Bryan enlists the help of a friend with a fascinating new project to assist in understanding what it’s like to data mine the tournament scene in 2018!

4 Deckbuilding Lessons From Pro Tour Guilds Of Ravnica

There are a lot of questions from this PT that demand answers, and Bryan has them! Well, almost all of them. The one he can’t wrap his head around is…well, you’ll see. Get the best edge for SCG Vegas right here!

Izzet Phoenix Is Legit. Here’s How To Run It.

The Standard format just keeps on giving! Join Gottlieb for an intense look at the next archetype poised to make itself known at the top of the metagame! Sideboarding guidelines, various build options, and more within!

My Standard Brewing Phases

Like a teenager trying out new identities, Bryan Gottlieb has gone through several phases in his Standard brewing! Will one of them help you grow into a champion?

Living End Is Back From The Dead

One of the best Modern theorists in the game right now is here with some advice: start cycling! SCG Dallas is sounding like the place for burn spells and graveyard combos, but which of them will conquer? Bryan knows!

This Card Will Be Everywhere In Guilds Of Ravnica Standard

The GAM Podcast’s Bryan Gottlieb is addicted to the new Standard format! The biggest thing he’s noticing is too little praise for this breakout card! Get ready before this innocuous card is everywhere!

Revisiting My Standard Top 10s: How Wrong Was I?

Hey, there’s no shame in missing a few called shots! So let’s take a step back with our friend Bryan and see where we may have gone wrong! We can make it right with plenty of new Standard decklists to look at for SCG Columbus!

Doom Whisperer Is Insane: Applying Strategic Principles To Guilds Of Ravnica

There isn’t a brewer alive that should skip this article. Bryan Gottlieb has paved a way through logical new Standard deckbuilding by means of excellent Magic theory! SCG Columbus hopefuls: Ignore at your own risk!

A Return To Block Constructed

Is Bryan serious? Block? What could that possibly accomplish? Well, it turns out the answer is, quite a lot! Get a result from a brilliant, unique testing process for solving upcoming Standard!

10 Cards I Can’t Wait To Blow Up With Assassin’s Trophy

Bryan’s brain is spinning right now. He is addicted to the bombshell preview everyone is obsessed with! So where will its effects be felt most? Here we go…

The Most Broken Card In Guilds Of Ravnica Is Already Out

Yeah, it’s not a Dredge deck per se, but Gottlieb wants you to pay close attention to Narcomoeba! The little pest may soon be flying all over Standard with these fresh decklists!

Repeat Ad Nauseam

Bryan Gottlieb expands on why Ad Nauseam can be a powerful pick for Modern in the right metagame.