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AuthorMatt Higgs

Louisville native Matt Higgs has loved designing innovative, unique, and synergy-driven decks that put untapped cards in the limelight since embarking on his Magic career in 2006. He has experienced both fulfilling successes and crippling failures that come from building decks from scratch and putting them to test, and he's loved them both. A lifelong writer, Matt has contributed to SCG every single week since November 2012.

A Monumental Study, Part 2

The best Monuments are yet to come! Matt Higgs finishes his two-part Monument brewing series with green and red. Which will come out on top, and is his best deck SCG Season One Invitational-worthy?

A Monumental Study: Part 1

Bans and unbans are non-news for the brewers out there! Matt Higgs just looks at it as another way to get his projects to the next stage of development! His latest work? Sketching budget lists featuring some monumentally overlooked cards! Get out your Amonkhet bulk! Matt is on his game!

Previews Mean Brews! Hour Of Devastation Edition

Matt Higgs has seen only three cards from Hour of Devastation, but that’s plenty to inspire him to create a trio of tricky decklists taking advantage of Bontu’s Last Reckoning and a pair of new planeswalkers! Which of the new cards has you most excited to brew?

Tokens With Temmet, Part 2

Matt Higgs isn’t done with Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun! Today he continues his brewing experiments with the legendary creature. Embalming! Tokens! All the Higgsian eccentricity you know and love! Will he inspire you ahead of the SCG Charlotte Standard Classic?

Tokens With Temmet, Part 1

Seeking something fun for the SCG Baltimore Standard Classic? In the first of a two-part series, Matt Higgs kicks off his brewing experiments with Amonkhet legendary creature Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun!

The Front Half Of Aftermath

Matt Higgs simply can’t get enough of the aftermath spells! Today he serves up a delightful delirium brew that takes advantage of two-card-type aftermath spells! Who doesn’t love a two-for-one?

The Latter Half Of Aftermath

Aftermath is ripe with Standard interactions that go from zero to sixty! Matt Higgs, ever the brewer, is looking for ways to break open this mechanic in the absolute most fun ways possible!

More Brains, More Drains, And Mill

After SCG Atlanta, Matt Higgs still has Zombies on the brain for Standard! He takes inspiration from top Open finishers and community comments to present updated versions of both mono-black and W/B brews!

Brains And Drains

Matt Higgs is all about the Zombies going into SCG Atlanta! Today he unleashes a brutal B/W brew that’s all about eating brains and draining life!

New Perspectives…On New Perspectives!

There are some cards that you just know Matt Higgs can’t resist! If you want to go rogue at SCG Atlanta, you can always count on Matt to give you…a different viewpoint.

Brewing With Nissa, Steward Of Elements

Nissa, Steward of Elements is the first X-spell planeswalker, and it got the mind of Matt Higgs racing! Check out his eccentric brew that incorporates alternate win condition Approach of the Second Sun!

Amonkhet Aggro

Matt Higgs takes a look at what we have to work with so far, and it turns out there’s plenty of red to take to the red zone! What have your aggro brews looked like thus far?

All-Natural

Matt Higgs is going all-natural! If you’re looking for alternatives to the artifice of Kaladesh and Aether Revolt, he has the organic brews for you!

The Crackdown Smackdown

Most of us have heard of the Felidar Guardian / Saheeli Rai combo by now. But what about another combo that can go just as big? Matt Higgs explores the possibilities of Crackdown Construct in his latest brew!

Examining Modern Masters 2017 Limited

It’s only fitting that a brewmaster like Matt Higgs should enjoy a good draft! Today he tackles Modern Masters 2017 Limited and its implications for the future of his Cube!