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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.

Khambo Decks

Enough with the midrange and aggro! Shaun McLaren examines the most neglected traditional archetype in Standard today and suggests ways that combo could break out at #SCGNJ and #SCGINDY!

Khantrol Decks

It’s a little too widely speculated that the end of four-mana Wrath effects will spell the end for traditional control. Pro Tour Winner Shaun McLaren tells you how he’s beating the odds and blowing creatures up!

Video: Elves In Legacy!

The great Shaun McLaren takes Magic’s most celebrated green tribe through the Legacy ringer! Want to learn to pilot one of the more precise decks in Legacy? Look no further!

Fetching And Scrying

Being decent at Magic isn’t all that hard, but being great at it is extremely difficult. Fortunately, Shaun McLaren knows some good theory behind the art of balancing your decision-making when it comes to cracking fetches and coordinating your draws!

Keepers, Sleepers, And Goners

Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren looks to the future by looking into the past. What does previous Standard tell us about future Standard? How will these things change with the new rotation schedule? What are Standard’s most powerful cards heading into #SCGINVI?

Practice And Consistency

How did Shaun McLaren win a Pro Tour? The answer is more simple than you think, but then why don’t more players follow the same path? Find out what the path to success really is before you make a run at the trophy for #SCGDC!

Four Magical Tales

Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren shares some important lessons too often overlooked by the Magic subculture. The Magic community may ignore this work at their own risk.