CategoryMagic The Gathering

Bomb Rare, Mixed Signals: A War Of The Spark Draft

Sometimes a juicy Pack 1, Pick 1 leads into a warning that your neighbor might cut you off its color. What do you do? Would you make the same choices Ryan Saxe did?

The Next History Of Benalia? Figuring Out Finale Of Glory

Get ready to make some tokens and take some names! Tom “The Boss” Ross is making some bold comparisons between Finale of Glory and cards of Magic’s past and present. Can it live up to them in Standard ahead of SCG Richmond?

Standard Sleepers From War Of The Spark Draft

Strong Draft cards often make the jump to Standard playability. Ari Lax, fresh from Mythic Championship London, shares his Standard sleeper discoveries ahead of SCG Richmond!

All The Bolas!

What better time to make a Nicol Bolas-themed Commander deck? Bennie Smith makes a deep dive into all Magical things Bolas and shares his discoveries!

Magic Finance Trends From MC London To War Of The Spark

Between a Mythic Championship featuring Modern and the War of the Spark Prerelease, it was a busy weekend for Magic! Chas Andres has the news … and the financial implications!

The Case For Grixis In War Of The Spark Standard

Before War of the Spark, Grixis decks lacked playables. After War of the Spark, the shard may have the opposite problem! So how would Dylan Hand build it for SCG Richmond?

Modern With War Of The Spark!

Does War of the Spark have what it takes to hang with the big dogs of Modern? Emma Handy and Todd Anderson duel with notable cards and surprising results!

Magic Math And Why I’m Against It

Just how useful are Magic Math articles, anyway? Andrew Elenbogen highlights its limitations and argues that there’s no substitute for old-fashioned playtesting.

Jund Guy Goes To London

You can’t stop Jund Guy from playing Jund! But as he prepares for Mythic Championship London, he starts to realize the Modern metagame isn’t all tea and crumpets…

War Of The Spark Top 10s!

Gerry and Bryan reveal their Top 10 cards in War of the Spark! While they agree on how they see the new Standard unfolding, the differences, as always, are in the details…

Testing An Archetype In War Of The Spark Draft

The best time to test out a new Draft archetype is when there’s nothing on the line. Would you make the same moves as Ryan Saxe when presented with these four War of the Spark packs?

War Of The Spark Commander Review

“There’s no other way to say it: one of the most exciting sets ever for Commander is hitting the tables this coming weekend.” It’s the mega-review no Commander player should miss!

Izzet Implications In War Of The Spark

One spell, two spell, red spell, blue spell… Todd Anderson went wild when Wizards of the Coast lent him an all-access Magic Arena account to try out War of the Spark. Now he shares his decks and discoveries!

Why Aren’t More People Talking About Chandra, Fire Artisan?

A card doesn’t have to be flashy to be good in the new Standard! Abraham Stein thinks Chandra, Fire Artisan is flying under the radar, and he’s ready to build with it ahead of SCG Richmond!

Content Crossover!

Four special guests will join the Commander VS crew at SCG CON, and each of them has submitted one of the decks for this round! Whose deck — and which pilot — will reign supreme?