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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.

Chef Shaun Serves Up Amonkhet Five Ways

Are you looking for a gourmet Magic experience at SCG Atlanta? Shaun McLaren has cooked up five delicious Amonkhet Standard decks for you to sink your teeth into! From control to combo and even a Samut, Voice of Dissent deck, it’s a veritable feast!

Video: Allosaurus Evolution In Modern!

Shaun McLaren has a warning for you: play this deck in an event like SCG Atlanta’s Modern Classic at your own risk…and have a whole lot of fun while you’re doing it! When Eldritch Evolution meets Allosaurus Rider, you know you’re in for a wacky time!

Will As Foretold Break Modern?

If Wizards of the Coast wants to give Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren a card like As Foretold, who is he to turn it down? The clever Canadian promptly set about breaking the Amonkhet card in Modern, and he’s ready to show his hilarious and awesome results!

Video: Miracles In Legacy

Shaun McLaren strives to beat his opponent (and the clock) in three rousing Legacy matches with Miracles on Magic Online! Is this deck too good? Is Shaun McLaren too good? The answer to the second one is definitely yes!

Video: Mardu In Modern!

Who needs green cards, anyway? Shaun McLaren goes midrange with Mardu on Magic Online ahead of the SCG Worcester Modern Classic!

The Amonkhet Preview Starter Kit

Magic’s acerbic ace is attuned to Amonkhet! Check out the “starter kit” he’s put together for understanding the set, how he believes the cycling duals will influence Standard and Modern, and his thoughts on the other cards seen so far!

Diving Deeper Into Modern Than Anyone Has Before

We knew this format was dangerous when we started. We knew it might go on forever. Nevertheless, intrepid hero Shaun McLaren insists that he can find the end. He’s putting on his scuba gear, saying his final goodbyes, and swimming through amazing rogue decklists forevermore. Godspeed, Shaun!

Video: Modern Masters 2017 Draft

Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren tackles a Modern Masters 2017 draft on Magic Online! Catch all the highs, lows, and temptations right here!

Should We Unban Anything In Modern?

Have you ever looked around a room and thought you didn’t belong? Shaun McLaren calls out the cards he thinks don’t deserve to hang around with the rest of Modern’s infamous Banned List and makes their cases!

Video: Death’s Shadow In Modern

The deck to beat isn’t the deck to beat until a Pro Tour champ gets some hands on it! Let’s see if anything can topple Shaun in his new video!

Video: Esper Control In Modern!

Got a craving for counterspells? Get them under control with Shaun McLaren’s latest Modern video, where he makes Sphinx’s Revelation seem like a fun, fair Magic card!

No Bans? No Improvement

Count Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren among those not thrilled with Monday’s silent no-ban drama! If the Standard format isn’t going to change, how is it going to get better? Shaun has some things he needs to get off his chest this week!

Video: Jeskai Saheeli In Modern!

Shaun McLaren just wants Splinter Twin back. Until then, he’ll play the next-best thing! Watch him pilot Jeskai Saheeli on Magic Online ahead of SCG Dallas!

Is Modern Finally A Safe Format?

Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren has had some excellent cards that he loved banned into oblivion. Needless to say, he’s a bit frightened. So if Modern is finally okay, are we ready to lay off the bans? Is it time to pick up a deck and dive in? If so, which one is for you?

Video: G/W Hexproof In Modern!

Shaun McLaren doesn’t like it when you touch his creatures! Or his auras! And he’s going to beat you to death with both of them in this video!