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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.

Game Day Fever

Fevered Visions is officially off the bench and into Standard’s top tier! But what else can we do with the little enchantment that could? Matt Higgs brews up some ideas for #SCGINVI Standard!

A Wharf Class Athlete

Whether it’s the Olympics or Magic, Matt Higgs loves the underdog! He’s taking one of the sleeper rares of Eldritch Moon and brewing away for #SCGNY’s Standard Classic!

Brewing With Ratios

Having a Standard format that is revolving around one big strategy is prime feeding time for a brewer like Matt Higgs! See what he’s got on the docket for you at #SCGRegionals weekend!

Brewing Anti-Spell Queller Decks

Count Matt Higgs among those working on taking down the Spirit upstart at #SCGBALT! Join Matt as he brainstorms ideas for cutting Bant Company’s favorite nuisance down a peg!

Alive And Howling

It’s Matt Higgs’ job to look for cards everyone else is sleeping on, and he has found a good one! See what Matt has planned for a cheap creature with a steep cost for #SCGCOL!

The Emerging Moon

Cost reduction mechanics are like catnip for Magic brewers, and Matt Higgs is no exception! Will you find the inspiration for your #SCGCOL Standard deck among Matt’s quirky concoctions?

Eldritch Moon Brews For Week One!

Matt Higgs knows it can be tricky to get your hands on a bunch of new singles so early in a format. That’s why he’s building new decks that utilize just enough of Eldritch Moon to get you going in the brand new Standard!

Savior Of The Universe

One of the best ways to crush your opponents in Magic is to sit back, relax, and cast a bunch of spells on your opponent’s turn! Matt Higgs has a few brews that will flash their way to victory against your Standard competition!

Rediscovering Reanimator

Innistrad is all about dead things and scary monsters, so why isn’t anyone digging things out of the graveyard? Resident brewer Matt Higgs plays in the dirt so that you can enjoy your #SCGDFW Sunday Classic!

Mardu Madness

Matt Higgs continues to work on his madness brews! This new iteration got tested against the mighty G/W Tokens! How did the results go? What does it need to make a run at #SCGORL?

Witch Way?

Is there a more underrepresented group of creeps in Magic than witches? Matt Higgs has had it. He is gathering up his pot, his disgusting ingredients, and his deckbuilding ideas for what purpose? A witch’s brew, of course!

Using Your Brain

Is there a brewer out there that uses their head more than Matt Higgs? Today, he’s doubling down on brain power by using one of the strangest creations in Standard! If you’re going to #SCGATL this weekend, be sure to use your brain!

Happily Ever After

Why is no one using this card?! Matt Higgs is the brewer the world needs, and he’s taking this fantastically fun spell out of the graveyard and onto the battlefield in current Standard!

Get A Clue

We’ve seen a bit of the Investigate mechanic in Constructed, but how can we make it the focal point of a Standard brew? Matt Higgs clues you in to his latest investigative lists!

Friday The 13th

It’s not your lucky day. Matt Higgs has been messing with one of the most exciting cards in recent memory so that you can take down your #SCGINDY Classic opponents in style!