CategoryMagic The Gathering

The Return Of Lightning Bolt

Once royalty among Modern cards, Lightning Bolt saw itself overthrown by metagame shifts and the usurper Fatal Push. But with Counters Company looming as a force at SCG Baltimore, Jim Davis thinks it’s time for Lightning Bolt to reclaim the throne!

Tokens With Temmet, Part 1

Seeking something fun for the SCG Baltimore Standard Classic? In the first of a two-part series, Matt Higgs kicks off his brewing experiments with Amonkhet legendary creature Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun!

Video Daily Digest: Control’s Third Color

U/R Control has seen some success in Amonkhet Standard, but why stop there? Ross Merriam highlights a successful Magic Online list adding black ahead of the SCG Baltimore Standard Classic!

Todd VS. Brad: B/W Zombies VS. Mardu Vehicles

It’s a Standard showdown to finish off the week! Todd Anderson takes a B/W Zombies deck from the Pro Tour Amonkhet Top 8 against Brad Nelson’s Mardu Vehicles in a match with SCG Baltimore Standard Classic implications!

How To Beat Counters Company

SCG Louisville put the Modern world on notice: be ready for the new breed of Collected Company decks! But how? Tom “The Boss” Ross has your guide to surviving the seemingly sure uptick of Counters Company that awaits you at SCG Baltimore!

Grand Prix Montreal *364th*!

For Brad Nelson, Grand Prix Montreal felt like a day at the office…which sure isn’t why he’s spent his life playing Magic! Standard seems sick again already, and Brad’s putting on his pharmacist coat to write some prescriptions!

Shadow Of Doubt

Impostor syndrome can hit anyone, but why suffer when you can keep the fear at bay one Goblin Charbelcher activation at a time? Emma Handy shares her insights from SCG Louisville and how they can apply to SCG Baltimore!

Video: Four-Color Saheeli In Modern!

Felidar Guardian may be banned in Standard, but it’s fair game for Modern! If you’re looking to play Four-Color Saheeli at SCG Baltimore (or know what you’ll be up against), Pro Tour Amonkhet winner GerryT has the details you need!

The Planes Of Modern

Today’s Modern decks contain cards from a mishmash of blocks and settings. JDB breaks down the twelve core planes of Modern-legal sets and matches cards you might see at SCG Baltimore to their worlds!

Interview With The Editor: Kevin Jones

Grand Prix Montreal champion Kevin Jones discusses his winning weekend, the path to dual Pro Tour / SCG Tour success, and more in this interview with SCG Editor Danny West!

Draft Digest: White Open Spaces

White has solidified itself as the best color in Amonkhet Draft. Today, Ryan Saxe explores the question of whether it’s right to take a white common to start a draft! In this pack, is it worth the risk?

I Have (Successfully) Gone Rogue!

Fresh off his Grand Prix Montreal Top 8, Shaun McLaren shares his thoughts on the future of B/G Constrictor in Standard and the potential for brokenness in an extra-turns version of the As Foretold deck in Modern ahead of SCG Baltimore!

Possible Commander 2017 Leaks?

Possible Commander 2017 leaks, coverage of GP Las Vegas, and Amaz gets an invite to Pro Tour Hour of Devastation!

It Feels Like Aether Works

Playtime’s over, says Todd Anderson! After Kevin “The Daddy” Jones won Grand Prix Montreal with a hybridized Temur Aetherworks deck, Todd has one piece of advice for the SCG Baltimore Standard Classic: play it or live with the regret!

The Boss VS. Majors: B/G Energy VS. Temur Aetherworks

Where does the future of Standard lie? Tom “The Boss” Ross plays Ken Yukuhiro’s B/G Energy against Temur Aetherworks in the hands of Michael Majors in this preview of a possible SCG Baltimore Standard Classic matchup!