Video: Jund Death’s Shadow In Modern
Gerry Thompson put up one of the first big tournament finishes with Jund Death’s Shadow in Modern! Watch him revisit the deck on Magic Online ahead of the SCG Atlanta Modern Classic!
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The Banned And Restricted Update: Jim Davis Reacts
Of the three most commonly played Constructed formats, only Legacy saw a change to its banned list! What does Jim Davis think about facing Felidar Guardian and Saheeli Rai at SCG Atlanta? Should Death’s Shadow have stuck around? And did Sensei’s Divining Top deserve its fate? Get Jim’s take and vote in his polls!
Amonkhet Mini-Masters VS: Game 1!
It’s Amonkhet Mini-Masters VS! Will Justin Parnell pull a sweet rare? Will Todd Anderson find himself cycling a land? And who will draw first blood in #MiniMastersVS?
Amonkhet Complete Review: Black
Patrick Chapin’s famous Complete Reviews are among the highlights of any new set! Today he takes a deep dive into the black cards of Amonkhet, and if there’s a card to get his creativity going, it’s Archfiend of Ifnir! What will he do with it; Liliana, Death’s Majesty; and the rest ahead of SCG Atlanta?
Video Daily Digest: The New Affinity
When Kaladesh was revealed as an artifact block, thoughts turned to Affinity in Modern. Ross Merriam highlights an Invitational Qualifier Top 8 list using a full ten cards from Kaladesh block and plays it on Magic Online ahead of SCG Atlanta’s Modern Classic!
Banned and Restricted Updates For Amonkhet
Jeremy Noell goes over the Banned and Restricted announcements, Rules Updates for Amonkhet, and an Sealed Showdown from down under.
Todd VS. Majors: U/G Crush VS. Saheeli Reanimator
Todd Anderson is loaded for Bear…or, in this case, Cat! With four copies of Manglehorn at the ready, he thinks he’s ready to U/G Crush Felidar Guardian…but Michael Majors and his Saheeli Reanimator deck might have something to say about that! Watch and get ready for SCG Atlanta!
The Amonkhet Red Review
A new set means a new installment of the Sullivan tradition: a Red Review! Aether Revolt had slim pickings for the dedicated red mage. Will Amonkhet, a plane set beneath two Sweltering Suns, make up for Aether Revolt and then some? If you’re going red for SCG Atlanta, this is a must-read!
Video: U/B Faeries In Modern!
In a Modern format where players can fall to rampaging Dragons or epic sequences of sorcery, “death by Faeries” is a particularly cruel end…one that Ari Lax is inflicting on Magic Online ahead of SCG Atlanta’s Classic!
Waiting For The End
Like many players, Brennan DeCandio is waiting for Monday to learn the fate of Standard! But the SCG Tour standout hasn’t wasted any time! He’s brewed up several decks that may thrive in Atlanta if Felidar Guardian is hauled off to the Cat pound!
The Real Best Decks In Amonkhet Standard
Brewing’s nice and all, but GerryT wants to win! To that end, he’s compiled a list of the Standard decks he thinks have the best shot at taking down SCG Atlanta. Agree or disagree, when GerryT talks the future metagame, he’s worth a listen!
Video Daily Digest: A Pox On Modern
Ross Merriam has a Magical crush on Smallpox in Modern, so when this deck went 5-0 in a Competitive Modern League, he couldn’t help himself. Warning for SCG Atlanta attendees: may contain Gideon, Ally of Zendikar.
Todd VS. Brad: U/R Emerge VS. Mardu Vehicles Featuring Amonkhet!
The future of Standard is already here! Todd Anderson has spiced up the U/R Emerge archetype with Curator of Mysteries and Drake Haven, but is that enough to make it a contender against Brad Nelson’s Mardu Vehicles? SCG Atlanta awaits!
The Boss Has A Bone To Pick
It may have shown up without much fuss, but Tom “The Boss” Ross didn’t let Bone Picker slip past him! Today he explores the possibilities of a seemingly humble card with a striking resemblance to Delver of Secrets ahead of SCG Atlanta!
Amonkhet Shootouts, Old West Style!
Brad Nelson is ready for some gunslinging and genre-twisting in the Wild Wild West of new Standard, so saddle up with our honorary Virginian as he puts Amonkhet cards to the test! Who’ll reap a Bonanza when the Gunsmoke clears, and who’ll be Pushing Daisies after a Failure to Launch?