CategoryMagic The Gathering

A Monumental Study: Part 1

Bans and unbans are non-news for the brewers out there! Matt Higgs just looks at it as another way to get his projects to the next stage of development! His latest work? Sketching budget lists featuring some monumentally overlooked cards! Get out your Amonkhet bulk! Matt is on his game!

Draft Digest: Yay! We Opened A Rare!

After our last Limited adventure, we could use a nice rare to open! But will it be good enough in a format this aggressive? Ryan Saxe would like your help in selecting and discussing Amonkhet Draft again this week! After all, you’ll need all the help you can get at GP Las Vegas’s Limited Grand Prix!

The Right Balance Of As ForeTold In Modern

Shaun McLaren has been lighting up Modern with his insane As Foretold brews lately! He’s providing a guide to his two favorites here!

Fact Or Fiction: They Call Him The God-Pharaoh

There’s the return of Nicol Bolas, a Modern metagame that’s narrowing, yet another Standard reset, and Todd and Ross debating it all! What a time to be alive!

The Boss VS. Majors: Burn VS. Four-Color Death’s Shadow

There are a lot of us who could learn a lot from a matchup this weird. A lot of traditional Magic is thrown out the window when Tom and Majors clash in Modern!

Video: Challenge Breach In Modern!

A lot of head’s turned when Jhon Middlebrook’s Dubious Challenge deck was seen at the front tables of SCG Charlotte! Pro Tour Champ Ari Lax can’t help himself: He has to play some matches with this incredible brew! Will winning be easy? Or will it be…a dubious challenge!

The Best Deck In Post-Marvel Standard

Far be it of GerryT to not look at the obvious fact: This deck did just win a Pro Tour with Marvel in the format! It stands to reason it could be the way to go now that that deck is gone! Here’s your complete guide to brain-eating and shambling your way to SCG Invitational glory!

The Time Value Of Magic Cards

In yet another piece that establishes her as one of Magic’s top theory teachers in the game today, Jadine Klomparens talks about the game resource that too often takes a backseat to mana, life, and cards in hand: game timing! And we’re not talking about the round timer either…

Video Daily Digest: Cheery Oath

The curve in Modern starts at zero mana, and this isn’t going to change if a crazy deck like this gets its footing! Be on the look out for this one at the Modern event at Grand Prix Vegas! Ross Merriam battles a round to see what it’s capable of!

Everything You Should Know About Grand Prix Las Vegas

Modern. Legacy. Sealed. Side Events. Grand Prix Las Vegas will feature a lot of different Magic, so Sam is providing everyone with something this week! Can Marvel make it in Modern? Is his Abzan Tokens deck safe now that it’s out of Standard? Is Death’s Shadow on its way to Legacy?

Split Second: Returning To Dominaria!

A return to the place and plane where Magic first began and a glimpse at the upcoming world of Ixalan and characters of Ixalan!

Your Guide To Battling With Eldrazi Tron

Todd Stevens is your newest SCG Tour Champion! He didn’t do it with his Bant Eldrazi deck or the Prison deck he designed last year; he did it with the deck he firmly believes stops Death’s Shadow in its tracks! His anticipated guide for this archetype is here!

Reactions To Announcement Week Day 2: Decks To Play In Post-Marvel Standard

Say goodbye to infuriating play patterns, everyone! Marvel is going, going, gone! Emma Handy stops in to talk about the impact on the format, the decks you should definitely be looking to beat now, and where Modern is now that Death’s Shadow is safe!

After The Top Stopped Spinning

Patrick Chapin is hopping in the broadcast booth for the Las Vegas Legacy Grand Prix! But before he gets to commentating, he has plenty to say about updating decks after Sensei’s Divining Top’s ban…and brews to remind you that Counterbalance is still in the format!

The Best Decks In Legacy To Play At Grand Prix Las Vegas

With Grand Prix Las Vegas starting this week, Ross Merriam has his eye on the post-Miracles Legacy metagame! What decks are suddenly well-positioned…and what seeming favorites are set to break hearts in Sin City?