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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.

Rising From The Ashes

Magic Origins is set to shake up Standard, and Matt is excited to see it coming – but he also wants to take one last spin with the old format and make Deadly Wanderings finally work out.

Bad Beats Battlestar Galactica

Having spent several weeks preparing all sorts of brews for the StarCityGames Standard Open in Indianapolis, Matt recounts his tournament weekend and his expectations for Standard going forward.

99% Perspiration

Matt Higgs likes to brew, but one of the key lessons he’s learned when brewing is that collaboration and persistence are more important than the brilliant idea you start with. Here he starts out with a Keranos Control deck and ends up someplace quite different.

I’ve Got Time

Matt Higgs has time on his mind and time on his hands as well, so he has some brewing to do. Time Walks and planeswalkers in a control shell is promising space to mine, check out where he ends up!

Artifacts In Standard

Matt Higgs has been trying to get some of the sweetest and most underrated artifacts in Standard going for a while, and he’s finally done it in time for the #SCGINVI!

Modern Masters Hits And Misses

Matt Higgs is thrilled to open a number of cards in Modern Masters 2015! Others…not so much. Find out which cards he’s loving, which he’s hating, and which common from the set you should try slotting into a major Modern archetype!

Smiling At Death In Standard

Alesha, Who Smiles at Death is a fan favorite, but she has yet to make a huge impact in Standard. That could change this weekend at the #SCGWOR $5,000 Standard Premier IQ, and Matt has just the brew to give it a go!

G-Lore-ious

Brewer extraordinaire Matt Higgs is at it again with some forgotten greats from Dragons of Tarkir! Check out Matt’s latest before #SCGDFW, and take a look at his eight favorite cards of all-time!

Morphs, Manifest, and Mastery

Matt Higgs, ever the incorrigible brewer, refuses to let Mastery of the Unseen go forgotten. The card was responsible for a huge swath of strong tournament finishes not long ago, and today, Matt looks for more ways to manifest wins in Standard!

The Deadliest Abzan Deck

The life of a brewer can be lonely. That’s why Matt Higgs has fully embraced a niche enchantment that can pack a punch! See the deck he’s currently working on before #SCGPORT!

Aether Or

Matt Higgs is hard at work developing the ultimate in topsy turvy tricky morph decks! See his latest version that goes off the rails with Dragons of Tarkir Commands, spicy enchantments, and more! Turn #SCGCLE on its face this weekend!

Descent Dissent

With so many Dragons roaming Standard heading into #SCGPROV, Matt Higgs has decided to take it a step further! See his new brew that will have you descending on your opponents in short order!

Down With The Sickness

Where most players see a sideboard card, Matt Higgs sees a combo enabler! See the Swine Flu strategy he’s been evolving before you choose a brew for #SCGStates this weekend!

I Like Big Butts

Matt Higgs cannot lie. He is assaulting Standard with a host of new brews that all feature giant tushies slamming into the red zone Doran-style! #SCGNY is as good a place as any to show your toughness!

Stubborn Denial

Relentless brewer Matt Higgs is ready to move on to Dragons of Tarkir, but he has one last #SCGINVI-ready build from Fate Reforged Standard! His favorite deck of this season is ready for a dragon-infused update!