CategoryMagic The Gathering

5 Ways To Win SCG Indy

What’s the secret to success in Modern? Ari Lax lays out five paths players might take to conquer SCG Indianapolis, from getting one step ahead of the metagame to making seemingly no move at all. Which will prove to be the right combination this weekend?

Team Dapper And The RPTQ Metagame

Brennan DeCandio may not have made Day 2 of SCG Baltimore, but at least he did it with style! Read how Team Dapper approached the weekend and get his insights on Standard and Modern for upcoming events!

CEDTalks: Grand Prix Vancouver

Cedric Phillips sits down with Ari Lax, Mark Jacobson, and Matt McCullough to chat about their GP Vancouver experience, their thoughts on Modern as a whole, and the most recent changes to the PTQ system.

Common Sideboarding Traps

Are you guilty of oversideboarding? How about playing into your opponent’s strategy when you sideboard? Jadine Klomparens has seen most of the mistakes players can make while sideboarding, and she shares some fixes here!

Battle Birds In Baltimore

With a Brain in a Jar at his Beck//Call, Michael Majors set out to conquer SCG Baltimore! While things did not turn out the way he hoped, he gained valuable insight into breaking their interaction, insight he wants to share with you!

Ross VS. Brad: Naya Landfall VS. Death’s Shadow

It’s a battle of eccentric Modern decks! Well, Ross Merriam’s Naya Landfall choice is “eccentric.” Brad Nelson’s build of Death’s Shadow, on the other hand? After SCG Baltimore and GP Vancouver, it’s less “eccentric” and more “the deck to beat for SCG Indianapolis.” Make your predictions now…

Draft Digest: Shipwreck Trainwreck

The rich Aether Revolt Limited format has Ryan Saxe feeling far from blue. But when he’s in that color and the fourth pick offers a Shipwreck Moray, is that the best he can do?

Video: Revolting Zoo In Modern

“Sick play!” “That was disgusting!” Sound familiar? Shaun McLaren’s latest Magic Online video features a Modern Zoo deck that is positively revolting and possibly the deck for you going into SCG Indianapolis this weekend!

Command The Cube: Part 1

SCG is pleased to welcome special guest Anthony Alongi! One of the earliest gurus of multiplayer Magic, Anthony has a great series lined up on how to get the most out of your Commander and Cube experiences!

What To Do During Modern Masters Preview Week

Open up the coffers! The reprints are about to rain down! But there’s only so much room in the set, which means some cards will be as scarce as ever! Chas Andres has tips and some history to go with them if you’re unsure what to do with your Modern collection!

Video: Temur Energy In Standard!

Yesterday, GerryT made the Top 8 of Grand Prix Vancouver. Today he shifts from Modern to Standard, taking a spicy Temur Energy deck through its paces on Magic Online ahead of the SCG Indianapolis Standard Classic!

The Wide-Open New Modern

Three Modern events, three radically different results. Does it get any better than this? Patrick Chapin gets you ready for #SCGINDY and all the Modern lists you can handle! Which of these are here to stay? Which are about to fall by the wayside? The Innovator spells it out!

Daily Digest: I Woke The Dawn, Saw Horses Growing Out The Lawn

Every time someone thinks the format is solved, someone breaks this card out and goes crazy with it! See the latest twist on a card that’s always going to be destined for great things!

Todd VS. Majors: U/R Gifts Storm VS. Abzan Company

Who’ll go off first? That’s the key question in today’s combo-on-combo Modern matchup. Will Todd Anderson triumph with the novel spell-based power of U/R Gifts Storm, or will Michael Majors carry the day with creature-centric Abzan Company? Get insight into this potential SCG Indy matchup!

Reflecting On SCG Regionals Modern

We got tons of results from SCG Regionals that will play a huge role in both SCG Baltimore and Grand Prix Vancouver! So which decks performed well and why? Adrian Sullivan has a few favorites you should definitely be aware of!