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AuthorDanny West

Gamer, Writer, Survivor, Danny West pioneered the Commander VS video series alongside Wizards of the Coast's own David McDarby. In 2015, he began helping with SCG content after a bout with a serious and rare form of cancer. In between copy editing and helping code and coordinate SCG content, he "works" on a YouTube channel that documents his attempts to play every video game ever made.

Power And Toughness

Danny West returns with some Commander lists inspired by some of the toughest days of his life. Read about his remarkable struggle and see the 100-card decks he’s thinking about bringing along with him to the Commander Celebration at Grand Prix Atlanta!

The Optics Of Magic

Want to be the best in the world? Want to make the right play every time and prove yourself to an excited viewership as you claim your trophy? Is there no way you’d have missed that Eidolon trigger in the finals of a Pro Tour? Read on!

Life Totals

Danny West takes a moment away from a current personal struggle to remind us all of the bigger game we play every day.

Underrated Modern Decks

Looking for something different entirely for the upcoming #SCGINVI in Columbus or Grand Prix Charlotte? Danny West has a number of fair creature decks (and one very unfair deck) that should be in your gauntlet!

A Deck By Any Other Name: The Guide To Naming Magic Decks

Quick and Toast. Balancing Tings. Trix. Magic has had some weird deck names over the years. Fortunately, the increased frequency of Grand Prix, Open Series events, and IQs has stabilized this to a degree, and Danny West is here to fill you in on Magic deck names in the year 2015.

The Greatest Standard Format Of All Time

Danny West reviews the history of Standard Magic and explains why this format is unlike any other! Plus, get insight into the things that you need to be successful at #SCGCLE!

Tucking Away The Invitational

Danny West returns with his thoughts on having a brand new format at The Invitational, some new Legacy tech, and of course, the Commander rules change!

How To Be Good At Magic Without Playing Magic

How do you juggle competitive Magic with the responsibilities of an adult life? Danny West knows, and he’s applying this knowledge and sharing it with the Magic world for #SCGINVI this weekend!

Single Card Spotlight: See The Unwritten

Danny West talks G/W Devotion, graveyard ramp in Commander, and of course, the Tiny Leader that’s going to rule his world! He also has a brew for Standard if you need something different for #SCGDAL!

Be Good At Magic. Be Good At Life.

Danny West takes a break from Single Card Spotlight to bring you an insightful work on the merits of using your Magic skills to become better at your everyday life!

Daily Digest: Reports Of My Death Were Greatly Exaggerated

#SCGBALT is a huge coming out party for Modern on the Open Series! But if you think you’ve got the metagame pinned down based on the Pro Tour, one winning player and his deck would like a word with you…

Single Card Spotlight: Shaman Of The Great Hunt

Danny West returns with another sweet card to showcase! This week, token-making and big creatures are all the rage! Take one of these great brews to #SCGHOU and start the hunting!

Single Card Spotlight: Brimaz, King Of Oreskos

As requested, Danny West returns with another card that the readers want more of! Come along as Brimaz takes a tour of all the formats Magic has to offer on his way to this weekend’s SCG Regionals!

Single Card Spotlight: Treasure Cruise

Just because it’s probably leaving Modern doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy it anymore! Danny West returns with a new column that highlights the crazy number of uses we can have with a single card. Welcome aboard the Cruise everybody!

Daily Digest: The Maverick Himself

The #SCGINVI is upon us, and it may seem tempting to rule out the fair decks of the format. But as one popular grinder showed us, Mother of Runes and Thalia may not be as fair as you think…