Daily Digest: Shaheen Dreams
The Pro Tour was the return of control decks! The day after was their apparent death. Or so we thought! #SCGKNOX: you’re on notice. Control isn’t going anywhere!
CategoryMagic The Gathering
Split Second: November 14th, 2016
Weekend tournament results, deckbox storage solutions, and playing a terrible video game for sick kids. This is Split Second!
Exploring Chandra, Torch Of Defiance In Modern
To hear the Magic hive mind tell it, first Chandra, Torch of Defiance was the second coming of Jace, the Mind Sculptor. Then she was terrible. Adrian Sullivan shows how she’s coming into her own in Modern ahead of #SCGCOL!
Choose My #SCGCOL Modern Deck!
GerryT is putting his fate in your hands! Check out the five Modern decks he’s considering for the #SCGCOL Open this weekend and help choose his destiny! Will he be piloting Grixis Control? Dredge? Madcap Moon?! He knows you’ll pick a winner!
Playing While Ahead
Jim Davis has already established what you have to do while playing from behind. But what if you’re ahead and want to slam the door? The 2015 Players’ Champion has the insights you need and the examples to illustrate them ahead of the #SCGCOL Open Weekend!
Daily Digest: Should We Tell Him?
Ross Merriam is a bit worried about SCG columnist Shaheen Soorani going into #SCGCOL. The longtime player is as control-oriented as ever, but he seems to be having trouble telling colors apart in his Magical dotage…
The Math And Craft Of Energy
StarCityGames.com is proud to welcome Ryan Saxe! In his SCG debut, the New York City grinder gives his insights on the little-understood energy mechanic of Kaladesh and how to think about resource management in general!
Video: R/G Marvel Breach In Modern!
Big creatures ahead of schedule in Modern? Shaun McLaren is all over it! Check out the R/G Marvel Breach mayhem on Magic Online ahead of #SCGCOL!
A Play-By-Play With Karador, Ghost Chieftain
Some Commander games just beg to be recorded for posterity! Sheldon Menery recounts a memorable one with a special guest featuring a double dose of Karador, Ghost Chieftain fun!
Split Second: November 11th, 2016
Commander 2016 release day content, a care package for a football player, and a limited reprint of a high value set. This is Split Second!
Todd VS. Brad: Bant Spirits VS. Blue Moon!
It’s an intriguing Modern matchup ahead of this weekend’s #SCGCOL! Will Todd Anderson take the five-game set with surprise Open winner Bant Spirits, or will Brad Nelson control his opponent’s every move with Blue Moon? The answer is just a click away!
Video: Four-Color Aggro In Standard!
Commander isn’t the only format with four-color decks these days! Watch Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax play an energy-heavy Standard Four-Color Aggro deck on Magic Online ahead of #SCGCOL’s Standard Classic!
A Guide To Sideboarding Correctly
Sideboarding is the weakest part of a lot of our collective game. Often we’ll seal the deal in the first game, then get crushed in the rest of the match. What went wrong? What happened to all that confidence? Brad Nelson talks sideboarding and his favorite decks of past, present, and future as we head to #SCGCOL!
Plenty Of Brews To Make You Happy
You can always count on Chris Lansdell to brew up a storm when you need some new deck gusto in your metagame! Are you going rogue at #SCGCOL?
A Cultural Critique of Commander 2016
Commander 2016 granted a lot of longtime wishes! But what else did it give us? JDB returns to discuss the finer points of this year’s Commander release!