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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.

Video: Vintage Cube Draft

The Vintage Cube on MTGO offers delights seldom found in paper Magic these days, and Pro Tour champion Shaun McLaren is all too happy to indulge! Wait until you see the deck he drafts!

My Favorite Eldritch Moon Decks

Two-time Pro Tour Finalist Shaun McLaren is ready for Eldritch Moon! He’s been brewing up deck ideas for weeks leading into his big Pro Tour weekend, and these are his favorites as we approach #SCGCOL!

A Splendid Omen For Modern

Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren hates when cards that could dominate formats are undervalued! That’s precisely the reason he’s ready to sing the praises of one of Eldritch Moon’s biggest sleeper hits!

Video: Restore Balance In Modern

All right, let’s sort this out. Is this deck better than Living End? Is it more flexible than Living End? Can it win the #SCGCOL Modern Classic next weekend? If only we had a Pro Tour Champion to help us figure this out…

Taking A Swipe At Eldritch Moon: Part 2

Ross Merriam would like to discuss. Shaun McLaren would like to disgust. It’s the love story that was too good to do just once. We’re back with more card evaluation, more disturbing Tinder pictures, and more voting for you, the reader. The only thing we don’t have more of? Dignity.

Deliri-Yum!

Shaun McLaren, two-time Pro Tour finalist, has some important words regarding Magic: planeswalkers are good. But that’s not all! He’s putting together some great synergies with Eldritch Moon’s new heroes that will make your opponents delirious!

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly: 3 Modern Brews

Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren is ready to brew with Eldritch Moon! He has a handful of Modern decks of his own making that will do some combination of winning, losing, and positively ruining games of Magic Online!

Video: R/W Land Destruction In Modern

A lot of things make winning at Magic easy. One of them is your opponent not having any lands on the battlefield. Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren gets into the Stone Rain business before #SCGDFW!

13 Reasons To Fear The 13/13

Why can’t Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren get any sleep lately? Simple: Emrakul is giving him nightmares! Here he lists the thirteen reasons that The Promised End may be keeping us all up in the future! Run for your lives!

Boom! Nahiri, The Harbinger Is Busted!

Shaun McLaren is on the Modern warpath! Your lands are no longer safe! What’s the only thing worse than an opponent dominating you with Nahiri at #SCGORL? How about not having a single land to help you while it’s happening? Shaun! Have mercy on us!

Video: Kiki Control In Modern

The great Shaun McLaren wants to control games, make infinite Angels, and if there’s still time, win the game. Can he do it? Probably. But let’s find out for sure by watching the videos!

The Jeskai Is Falling

Two-Time Pro Tour Finalist Shaun McLaren loves him some Jeskai, but the deck’s stock is already falling after its recent victory! Find out why Shaun thinks this is a new reality and what lists he’s brewing to counteract the metagame!

Video: U/B Brain In A Jar In Standard!

Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren isn’t above playing mind games. Literally! See Shaun’s latest gruesome pet project before you sleeve up and get ready for #SCGATL weekend!

The First Eternal Masters Decks I’m Drafting

As great as it is that the Eternal Masters singles will help out people assembling Constructed decks, let’s be honest: This may be the sweetest Limited format ever! Pro Tour Shaun McLaren tells you how to make the best of your awesome pack openings!

Video: U/W StoneBlade In Legacy

Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren is as hyped for Eternal Masters as you are! See what the champ has put together for his latest Legacy adventure! What a jump on the competition at #GPCOL? Shaun’s got your back!