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Did WotC’s Recent Banned And Restricted Announcement Really Fix Historic?

Did Wizards of the Coast’s recent moves get Historic on MTG Arena into a better place? Should Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Standard have stayed as-is? Ari Lax, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa, and Cedric Phillips weigh in.

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Is Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Standard An Unhealthy Format?

Is it time to ban something in Standard? Is Izzet Epiphany the best deck in the format? And is Mono-White Aggro actually legit? World Champion PVDDR and two others weigh in.

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Is Pioneer A Dead Format?

Is rolling dice for Adventures in the Forgotten Realms cards fun? Is Modern the best MTG format right now? And is Pioneer even a format anymore? World Champion PVDDR and two others weigh in.

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Should We Be Excited Or Scared Of What’s To Come In Modern Horizons 2?

Is the card Urza’s Saga as broken as its namesake set? PVDDR, Sam Black, and Ari Lax call Fact or Fiction on five statements about Modern Horizons 2.

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Is Magic Art As NFTs A Good Idea?

From Historic Anthology IV to digital art and more, Dom Harvey, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa, and Ross Merriam weigh in on five of Magic’s big questions.

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After Last Week’s Sneak Preview, Should We Be Excited About Strixhaven?

Does Strixhaven get you excited? Are Sealed Arena Opens more fun than Constructed? Three SCG creators answer these questions and more.

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With Today’s Banned & Restricted Announcement, Where Does Competitive Magic Go From Here?

Did Simian Spirit Guide deserve its Modern ban, or Dreadhorde Arcanist in Legacy? Sam Black, PVDDR, and Dom Harvey debate Magic’s latest shake-up.

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Should WotC Change The Way Cascade Works With Modal DFCs?

Does Modern need a banning… or does Magic need a rules change? Ross Merriam, Ari Lax, and PVDDR debate Kaldheim’s impact on Constructed Magic.

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Did The Zendikar Rising Championship Have The Same Feel As A Pro Tour Did?

Three of our experts give their takes on five statements about the Zendikar Rising Championship weekend!

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Is Gruul Adventures The Deck To Beat In This Weekend’s Zendikar Rising Standard Arena Open?

Is Gruul Adventures the deck to beat in Zendikar Rising Standard? Are you Team Lurrus or Team Shark? Sam Black, Ari Lax, and PVDDR weigh in.

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Is Mono-Green Food The Real Deal In Zendikar Rising Standard?

Is not playing Yorion, Sky Nomad a mistake in Zendikar Rising Standard? Ross Merriam, Dom Harvey, and PVDDR debate the format’s key questions.

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Did WotC Fix Standard And Historic With Today’s B&R Announcement?

Will a triple banning put Standard right? Andrew Elenbogen, Ari Lax, and Grand Finals Top 8 competitor Carmen Handy weigh in on Omnath and friends.

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With The Banning Of Uro In Standard, Are All Of Magic’s Competitive Formats Balanced?

Have Magic’s major metagames finally reached balance? Sam Black, Cedric Phillips, and World Champion PVDDR make their calls.

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With The Banning Of Uro, Titan Of Nature’s Wrath, Is Dimir Rogues A Tier 1 Deck In Zendikar Rising Standard?

Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath is banned in Standard. Ross Merriam, Ari Lax, and World Champion PVDDR weigh in on five key questions.

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Is Something Going To Be Banned In Standard Next Week By Wizards of the Coast?

Will something get banned in Zendikar Rising Standard before September ends? Three SCG columnists take on five big questions.

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