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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: Nahiri Foretold Balance In Modern!

What happens when Restore Balance, As Foretold, and Nahiri, the Harbinger meet in a deck? Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren gets one step closer to breaking the format on Magic Online, that’s what. Enjoy this potential preview of Grand Prix Las Vegas wackiness!

Death’s Shadow And Aetherworks Marvel On Trial

Man, weren’t we just having these ban discussions on other Standard cards? June 14th is the next big day for an announcement, and Shaun McLaren wonders whether Aetherworks Marvel or Death’s Shadow will bite the dust!

Video: Mono-White Goat Devotion In Modern!

It’s a Mono-White Devotion deck…with Goats…built by a streamer named “GoatTribal.” And Shaun McLaren signed on for a three-round Magic Online tour with it! Will he turn up an unexpected gem for SCG Charlotte, or will the list get his goat?

Video: Counters Company In Modern!

Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren loves an arbitrarily large combo, so of course he was intrigued by Counters Company in Modern! Watch him pilot the tricky deck through three Magic Online rounds ahead of SCG Charlotte! Can this deck stay top tier? Or is it worse now that everyone is ready for it?

Modern’s New Hybrids

Shaun McLaren highlights the most interesting Modern decks from this past weekend, including hybrid lists incorporating Devoted Druid and Vizier of Remedies into new decks! Be prepared going for SCG Charlotte!

I Have (Successfully) Gone Rogue!

Fresh off his Grand Prix Montreal Top 8, Shaun McLaren shares his thoughts on the future of B/G Constrictor in Standard and the potential for brokenness in an extra-turns version of the As Foretold deck in Modern ahead of SCG Baltimore!

Video: Foretold Turns In Modern!

What’s better than casting free spells off As Foretold? Casting those free spells in extra turns! Shaun McLaren shows the way on Magic Online ahead of SCG Baltimore!

Video: B/G Constrictor In Standard

Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren still believes in this archetype, and for good reason! See how he fares in his latest playtest session before SCG Louisville! Can it still hang with the big archetypes?

Pros And Constrictors Of Playing Standard Rogue

Is it me or does Shaun McLaren not care what everyone else is playing? He did great with an archetype many said was dead and gone at the Pro Tour! He’s bringing you a sideboard guide and breakdown of his current favorite archetype so you can smash SCG Louisville!

The Art Of Magic

Playtest all you want, but Pro Tour (or any big Magic) success doesn’t come without the right mindset. A two-time Pro Tour Finalist, Shaun McLaren shares what he uses to put him in harmony before a huge tournament weekend!

Video: B/W Zombies In Standard

Alright, we’ve seen everyone trying to make this deck work. But…does it work? Pro Tour Champion and amateur comedy maestro Shaun McLaren is happy to give it a go in his newest Magic Online vid!

It’s Alive! Zombies In Standard

The brain-eating Zombies showed up in a big way at SCG Atlanta, and Shaun McLaren is ready to serve up his foes’ noggins on a platter! He gives his take on the “white splash or mono-black” debate and supplies a delightful decklist duo!

Video: Amonkhet Draft!

Pro Tour Born of the Gods champion Shaun McLaren drafts Amonkhet on Magic Online ahead of Grand Prix Richmond this weekend!

The Cat Came Back

Felidar Guardian just couldn’t stay away from Standard! Shaun McLaren prepares you for life with the combo-happy feline ahead of SCG Atlanta…and wonders why Wizards of the Coast would ban Sensei’s Divining Top from Legacy now, of all times.

Video: B/W Smallpox In Modern!

Ross Merriam wasn’t the only writer intrigued by qbturtle15’s B/W Smallpox deck! Shaun McLaren takes this potential SCG Atlanta Modern Classic list for a three-round test drive on Magic Online!