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AuthorRyan Overturf

Ryan Overturf is a two-time Open champion and regular commentator for the SCG Tour, as well as a co-owner of Lodestone Coffee and Games in Minnetonka, Minnesota. A cantrip aficionado and connoisseur of value, he's always at the ready to extol the virtues of Grixis.

Let’s Make A Party Cube!

The party mechanic offers a new twist on a classic Cube theme: tribal. Ryan Overturf shows you the secrets to a successful Party Cube.

Is Pioneer About To Get Chonky Again?

Is it time to break out the big creatures in Pioneer? Todd Anderson and four more SCG creators say what they’d play.

My Top 10 Cube Cards From Zendikar Rising

Zendikar Rising offers plenty of options for Cube Draft. Ryan Overturf breaks down the set’s mechanics and its Top 10 Cube cards.

Has Zendikar Rising Changed The Landscape In Historic?

Zendikar Rising has reached Historic, but is it shaking up the format or providing incremental change? Seven SCG creators say what they’d play.

Is Omnath, Locus Of Creation Prepared To Dominate Pioneer?

Zendikar Rising’s four-color menace has arrived in Pioneer. Will our six SCG creators play with Omnath, Locus of Creation or against it?

Everything I Know About The Modern Cube’s Return To Magic Online

The Modern Cube is back on Magic Online. Ryan Overturf has the tools you need to make the most of this Limited opportunity.

Is Verazol, The Split Current Strong Enough To Enable Kicker Decks?

Does Zendikar Rising Standard have the tools to make a kicker-based deck viable? Ryan Overturf builds one around Verazol, the Split Current.

Is Emeria’s Call The Best Of The Five Mythic Modal DFCs For Zendikar Rising Standard?

Is Emeria’s Call the best modal DFC? Do Inscriptions rate? Sam Black, Bryan Gottlieb, and Ryan Overturf weigh in on Zendikar Rising’s hottest topics.

Slippery Bogle… Is It Your Time To Shine In Modern?

Eight SCG creators came up with eight different answers to what they’d play in Modern. Who submitted a Hexproof deck, and why?

Is Phyrexian Tower The Most Broken Card To Build Around In Historic?

What We’d Play goes big for Historic! Ten SCG creators give their picks for the deck to run in the SCG Tour Championship Qualifier and beyond.

Is Bloodchief’s Thirst Magic’s Newest Fatal Push?

Bloodchief’s Thirst is already drawing comparisons to Fatal Push. Ryan Overturf breaks down its best uses in Zendikar Rising Standard and beyond.

Core Set 2021 Exit Interview

Ryan Overturf, Sam Black, Ari Lax, and Cedric Phillips give their Core Set 2021 Exit Interviews as they look back on phasing, Temples, and more.

Is Mono-Green Devotion The Deck To Beat In Pioneer?

What’s the deck to play in Pioneer? Seven SCG creators weigh in, advocating decks from Mono-Green Devotion to Boros Burn (Lurrus) and beyond.

Field Of The Dead Is Banned In Historic. Now What?

With the Magic: The Gathering Mythic Invitational looming, Historic deck choice has never mattered more. Seven SCG creators say what they’d play.

How To GIF Your Cube

Picture this: a Magic: The Gathering Cube that’s good, interesting, and fun. Ryan Overturf shares the secrets to making your Cube GIF-worthy.