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AuthorShaun McLaren

Shaun McLaren exploded onto the competitive Magic scene by winning Pro Tour Born of the Gods and making a finals appearance at Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir, all within the span of one year. Shaun has also been captain of Team Canada twice and has four Grand Prix Top 8s to his name. Shaun started playing Magic with his brother and father during Ice Age and Magic has filled a big part of his life, and his heart, ever since.

Madcap Experiment And Saheeli Rai In Modern

Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren has tons of Modern innovation ready to go for Kaladesh! The big combo on everyone’s mind involves old artifacts and new mythics! Can Shaun make the list that gets the job done?

Video: U/R Delver In Legacy

Shaun McLaren is keeping it simple in Legacy: four Delver of Secrets, two colors. Of course, it wouldn’t be like Shaun to keep things too simple! Watch him in action ahead of the #SCGORL Legacy Classic!

Video: Pyromancer Ascension In Modern!

Thing in the Ice has been the talk of the Pyromancing town lately, and Shaun McLaren wants to try it out for himself! Is this deck here to stay for #SCGORL weekend?

Looking To The Future Of Standard With Kaladesh

Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren cannot wait for Collected Company to take a bow and get out of the way! Because Kaladesh is coming! It’s bringing Vehicles, Gearhulks, and a lot of fun with it! Which Kaladesh cards does Shaun have his eye on?

Red Alert! Nerf Modern!

Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren isn’t afraid to burn the whole house down! He has the most aggressive solutions for the hotly contested Modern environment we’ve seen yet! What’s his master plan? Read about it here!

Video: Mardu Control In Modern!

The #SCGRICH Modern Classic promises to be as diverse as the events that have lead up to it! See Pro Tour Champ Shaun McLaren try out this new archetype! Can it cut it at the top of the Modern ladder?

Video: Allosaurus Elf Combo In Modern!

At the same time Elves was dominating #SCGINVI, Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren was working on improving the deck with dinosaurs! Shaun McLaren solves all of his problems by adding dinosaurs.

Which Standard Deck Are You?

Having trouble finding your Magic identity? Need a helping hand from some clickbait sensationalism? Pro Tour Shaun McLaren can help you find yourself! It begs the question, mages: Which Standard deck are you?

Video: Mono-Blue Prison In Standard!

Day’s Undoing has undone a lot of Emrakul, the Promised End’s work in the current Standard metagame! But does this deck have enough game to take #SCGINVI? Our resident Pro Tour Champ investigates!

The Eldritch Evolution Of Modern Combo

Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren knows that Eldritch Evolution is a dangerous card in a format full of scary combo decks! This week, he’s going to try to push these established archetypes over the edge into degeneracy for #SCGINVI weekend!

Video: Eldritch Moon Draft!

Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren straightens his tie, cracks his knuckles, and takes a deep breath before journeying deep into the heart of Eldritch Moon Limited! Are you brave enough to join him on this scary excursion?

Banting At The Pro Tour

Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren almost got himself another Pro Tour top 8! How did he do it? By being the bad guy! See the improvements Shaun made to everyone’s favorite hated Standard archetype before you hit #SCGNY’s Classic!

The Eldritch Moon Standard Blues Brews

Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren isn’t letting Bant Company bring him down! He’s working hard to ensure he has the time of his life at the upcoming Pro Tour! Which of these decks do you think has the best shot at making a deep run through your #SCGRegionals field?

Video: Jeskai Control In Modern!

If you’ve wanted more access to Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren and his trademark archetype, then you’ve got it! He joins us for a few rounds of Modern in a Select video first ahead of #SCGNY!

Quelling Bant Company

We’ve heard a lot of input on the big results from last weekend! Is there hope for more decks at the top? We have a Pro Tour Champion in Shaun McLaren who will be happy to preview #SCGBALT for all of us!