Commander VS: Fan Request!
You asked, and guess who answered? Commander VS! Four fan requests rise to become contenders in our arena, but only one will live the dream!
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The Pirates Of Ixalan
Post-Labor Day blues have you groggy? Patrick Chapin’s here to perk you up with some Ixalan-inspired Pirate brews! Come for the decklists, stay for the puns…
Updating Standard’s Best Decks For Ixalan
In Standard’s last big hurrah, Peter Ingram made Day 2 of Grand Prix Washington DC with Mono-White Eldrazi! While that deck won’t survive the Standard rotation, he’s here to share what decks just might!
Video Daily Digest: The Infection Returns
What a difference a year makes! Infect used to be a Tier 1 Modern deck, but now it makes waves when it does well. Ross Merriam highlights an intriguing Sultai build ahead of SCG Louisville!
Shaping Decks For Ixalan Standard
Sam Black is uncommonly enthusiastic about the setting of Ixalan! As for its tribal themes, the jury’s still out, but that won’t stop him from trying to build a sweet Primal Amulet deck and many more!
DinoMIGHT! Ixalan Previews – Savage Stomp, Overflowing Insight, & more!
Ixalan official preview day 3 brings us another Mythic, cards from an actual pirate, and updates to several older cards.
Come At Me Bro: The New O-Kagachi Deck!
O-Kagachi, Vengeful Kami has Commander applications way beyond five-color Spirit tribal! What direction will Bennie Smith take it? Hint: there are Imps. Lots of Imps.
The Nature Of Professional Magic
What’s it really like being a professional Magic player? Ross Merriam talks the highs, the lows, the grind, and above all the necessity of finding balance when Magic is work instead of a release.
First Limited Looks: Ixalan’s Merfolk!
Though dozens of cards are yet to be revealed, Ryan Saxe is already getting a sense of how Ixalan Limited might play out! Today he takes a look at the Merfolk previews. Could U/G Merfolk be a viable archetype?
McLaren’s Magic Stock Market Musings: The Ixalan IPOs
Look out, Magic finance! Shaun McLaren is putting on his numbered jacket and power tie and stepping into the pit for Ixalan previews. What’s a sell? What’s a buy? And why is there a poem in the middle?!
Video: B/G Death Cloud In Modern!
What’s the fun of Modern if you can’t make your opponents miserable? Watch Shaun McLaren cackle his way through Magic Online matches with the soul-withering Death Cloud deck ahead of SCG Louisville!
Ixalan Previews – Huatli, Warrior Poet, Wakening Sun’s Avatar & more!
The weekend brought a lot of Ixalan previews from PAX West, Geocaching, and more!
Stevens VS. Brad: Bant Eldrazi VS. TitanShift
Before Ixalan arrives, the SCG Tour is heading to Louisville for a Modern Open! Watch Todd Stevens and Bant Eldrazi spar with Brad Nelson and TitanShift to get you ready!
A Big Trove Of Ixalan Treasure
With Pro Tour Ixalan already on the horizon, Ari Lax is on a quest for the latest in cardboard treasure! Already he’s found his share of gems, and he’s ready to share them with you!
Interview With The Editor: Brad Nelson And Corey Baumeister
In the past calendar month, brothers Brad Nelson and Corey Baumeister have racked up a combined five Grand Prix Top 8 finishes. They sit down with Danny West to talk their magical run and the hard work that went into it.