Cathartic Magic
Fourth walls are made to be broken, and Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren invites you into his mind as he prepares for the World Championships this weekend. Mind your feet, there’s plenty to trip on in here!
Video: Abzan Rally In Standard
While we have not seen very much about Abzan Rally since the Pro Tour, Shaun McLaren thinks it still has a potent home in today’s metagame and takes it out for a spin ahead of #GPLondon this weekend!
Abzan Rally At Pro Tour Magic Origins
While #PTOrigins saw a lot of successful breakout decks, Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren felt his strongest chances lay with improving Ray Tautic’s Abzan Rally deck – and earned a strong finish because of it!
Video: Magic Origins Draft
Join Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren as he prepares for #PTOrigins by drafting Magic Origins. Catch his thoughts as he explores the set!
Tuning And Beating Abzan In Standard
Siege Rhino is a heck of a card, and this week’s results at #SCGCHI still suggest it is a top contender in Standard even though another deck stormed the Top Eight. Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren examines how to build, play, and mulligan with Abzan in time for #SCGRICH!
Pick, Mull, Play – Magic Origins Draft
Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren offers an immersive look inside both a Magic Origins draft and his head as he explores the format and its major decision-making points.
Thoughts On Origins, Scry Rules, And Mindset
This past week has been full of all sorts of new information, and Shaun takes a look at the new mulligan rule, the new set, and the meta-issues of being good at the game and keeping our community good for the game.
Streaming And Magic
Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren has just started streaming Magic Online matches, and has some thoughts to share about what it will take to make Magic more watchable and accessible to a broader audience.
Flipping Standard
With Magic Origins spoilers officially hitting high gear, Shaun takes a first look at some of the Standard implications of the last-ever Core Set, examining key cards that might fit into existing archetypes or spawn new decks of their own.
Welcome To The Magic Optimization Matrix
Meet MOM, your friendly computer-based happiness optimization matrix that knows you well enough to tell you not to abandon Jeskai in order to play Splinter Twin, and unfortunately knows you’re too stubborn to take good advice when it’s given to you, Shaun.
Jeskai Will Never Die
Shaun McLaren became a Pro Tour Champion on the strengths of Jeskai Control in Modern, and while it has fallen off of most players’ radars in recent months he feels it can still be a good choice – and shares his build for Grand Prix Charlotte this weekend!
Breathing In Vegas
Fresh off of a Grand Prix Top Eight in Modern Masters 2015 Limited, Shaun looks back on what it meant – and felt like – to succeed in such an astoundingly large weekend of tournaments.
The Guide To Modern Masters 2015 Sealed
Two-time Pro Tour Finalist Shaun McLaren gets you up to speed on the important strategies for taking down your next Modern Masters 2015 Sealed event! If you’re going to be playing in one of the big Grand Prix tournaments, Shaun has you covered!
My Relationship With Every Constructed Format
They don’t get any more romantic than Shaun McLaren, and today, he wants to tell the truth about his relationships with all of Magic’s major formats. Whether you’re in the mood for Legacy at #SCGWOR’s main event, or you want to try either of the $5,000 Premier IQs, Shaun has something for you!
Video: Jeskai Control In Modern!
Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren returns to his beloved Jeskai to show you the deck you should take to #SCGDFW’s $5,000 Modern Premier IQ this weekend!