CategoryMagic The Gathering

The Eight Best Modern Decks That Survived Hogaak Summer

The sun has gone down on Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis, and it’s time for the rest of Modern to rise from the dead! Ben Friedman offers eight top picks for SCG Dallas, from tried-and-true to explosive brew!

The Cards You Need To Buy And Sell After The B&R Announcement

The August 2019 Banned and Restricted announcement sent a shockwave through Magic finance. Chas Andres is here to sort the wreckage and give his buying and selling recommendations!

My Top 8 Winning Cards From Monday’s Modern Changes

Which cards are the biggest gainers after Faithless Looting and Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis got the boot from Modern? Newly unbanned Stoneforge Mystic tops the list, but Sam Black’s other choices may surprise you!

Questions About Modern We Now Must Answer

Was there a secret power behind Hogaak’s throne in Modern? Can Faithless Looting decks find suitable replacements for that card? And is any card truly safe? Bryan Gottlieb offers his answers to those questions and more!

How To Build Humans In The New Modern Format

Dylan Hand had everything lined up for a post-Hogaak world, but not a post-Faithless Looting one with Stoneforge Mystic thrown in! He’s adjusted on the fly to bring you his build of Humans for SCG Dallas!

Stoneforge Mystic 101

Stoneforge Mystic is legal in Modern for the first time, and SCG Dallas is this weekend. That’s not much time to catch up! Luckily for players everywhere, Carmen Handy is here to teach Stoneforge Mystic 101!

Live From GP Las Vegas

The Lords of Limited recorded this one live in Las Vegas! They briefly talk the overlap between poker and Magic before fielding listener questions from the audience!

Playing Unfair With Stoneforge Mystic

What’s the point of getting a broken card in Modern if you’re only going to play fair with it? Ross Merriam goes beyond Stoneblade to bring you three lists looking to break Stoneforge Mystic in half for SCG Dallas!

Stoneforge Mystic Is The Best Control Finisher Ever

Todd Anderson knows a thing or two about Stoneforge Mystic decks, so it’s little wonder he got to brewing with it in Modern right away! Check out his three preliminary Stoneblade builds and find a favorite to work on for SCG Dallas!

Mono-Blue Tron Deserves Fresh Attention In Modern

Out with the Forests, in with the Islands! Ari Lax sees untapped potential in Mono-Blue Tron, and he’s here to share the good, the bad, and the adorably uncertain in two public lists and his own build!

Keyword Questing With Rayami!

Who wants keywords? Rayami, First of the Fallen wants keywords! Bennie Smith builds a spicy Commander list … and provides seven bar charts to back it up!

The Standard Cards You Need To Buy Before Set Rotation

The August doldrums provide one of the best buying opportunities for the year! With four Standard sets sticking around post-rotation, Chas Andres has your top speculation targets, plus This Week’s Trends!

Is Wizards Of The Coast Ruining Modern By Unbanning Stoneforge Mystic?

What an announcement! Hogaak and Faithless Looting out of Modern, Stoneforge Mystic in … there’s a lot to absorb. Luckily we have Shaheen Soorani, Sam Black, and Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa ready to give their takes. Vote for your winner at the end!

Grand Prix Las Vegas Testing!

Relive the fun from VS Live! as Corey Baumeister and Ross Merriam battle with six of Modern’s best, and take a few notes as you prepare for SCG Dallas!

How To Approach A Format With An Obvious Best Deck

When the best deck is obvious, what do you do? Such formats often contain ways to gain easy edges. Gerry and Bryan lay out the guidelines for when you should play the best deck or something that beats it.