CategoryMagic The Gathering

The Return And Rise Of Eldrazi Tron In Modern

Eldrazi Tron won the Modern Classic at SCG Worcester. Dylan Hand explains why the onetime metagame predator returned and rose as an independently powerful archetype in time for SCG Columbus!

I Told You Scapeshift Was Coming To Core Set 2020 Standard. But How Do We Beat It?

Don’t say he didn’t warn you! But now that Scapeshift has embedded itself in Core Set 2020 Standard, what’s a player to do? Sam Black has options for beating them and joining them…with a twist, of course!

Who Eats Who In The Modern Jungle

With Modern’s apex predator banned, which decks are back on the prowl, and which are still prey? Ben Friedman swaps his cowboy hat for a pith helmet as he takes you into the Modern jungle!

Everything You Need To Know About Pauper Finance

Pauper started as a way to play with cheap common cards, but as with anything that gets big, there’s money to be made! Chas Andres has your guide to Pauper finance, plus This Week’s Trends!

Core Set 2020 Arena Bot Breakdown

Learning how to beat the bots is critical to drafting Core Set 2020 on Arena. The Lords of Limited cover underrated cards, their overrated cousins, and a couple of roundtable drafts in full!

Hogaak, Not Dredge, Is The Best Graveyard Deck In Modern

To dredge or not to dredge? Ross Merriam answers the question by looking at each deck’s speed, consistency, and resilience. He favors Hogaak over Dredge, but why? SCG Columbus awaits!

Cracking The Core Set 2020 Code

Some packs of Core Set 2020 are tough to draft. So tough, in fact, that even Ryan Saxe doesn’t have the answer! One is in his latest. Trust us, you’ll know it when you see it…

Why You Should (And Should Not) Play Every Deck In Modern

With Mythic Championship IV approaching swiftly, Ari Lax surveys the Modern field! When every deck has its weaknesses, it’s time to decide what matters, and information is the key!

Let’s Play All The Awesome New Elementals!

So you want to play Omnath, Locus of the Roil and Yarok, the Desecrated in the same Commander deck, and you want an Elemental theme as well? Bennie Smith sees a job for Morophon, the Boundless!

How Scapeshift Took Over Core Set 2020 Standard

With Scapeshift decks making up half the Top 8 at Grand Prix Denver, the archetype went from marginal to mighty in one week flat! Patrick Chapin traces the rise of Bant Scapeshift and how to fight it.

Ross And Corey’s Excellent Adventure!

We’re traveling through time on VS Live! From the earliest days of Magic with cards from Legacy to Magic’s latest in Standard, this set of matches between Ross Merriam and Corey Baumeister has it all!

Spitting Fire: How I Won SCG Worcester With Mono-Red Aggro

Aaron Barich set SCG Worcester on fire and collected a trophy from its ashes! Get her sideboarding guide and her advice for playing with — or against — Mono-Red Aggro this weekend at SCG Philadelphia!

Standard After SCG Worcester, Modern For Mythic Championship IV

Last week, Gerry and Bryan made predictions for SCG Worcester, which were both a hit and a miss. Where is Standard headed? And why is Gerry unhappy with his Modern preparation for Mythic Championship IV?

How I’m Approaching Modern After The Banned And Restricted Announcement

There are plenty of viable options in Modern after Bridge from Below’s banning! GerryT offers five intriguing builds just in time for SCG Philadelphia, including a green splash in Azorius Control!

SCG Worcester By The Numbers

It’s time to break down the numbers from SCG Worcester! Mox Insights delivers the graphs and plots that make the trends from Standard’s first big event easy to see!