CategoryMagic The Gathering

The Boss VS. Todd: Death And Taxes VS. Grixis Control

It’s a Legacy lockdown showdown! Will Tom “The Boss” Ross make winning as inevitable as Death and Taxes, or will Todd Anderson leave his foe out in the cold with Grixis Control? The #SCGBALT Legacy Classic is this weekend!

An Interv-Yu With A Legacy Master

#SCGBALT marks the big return of the Legacy format to the SCG Tour main event! Pro Tour Champ Ari Lax has flagged down one of the format’s most brilliant minds to explain the format as it stands today. Don’t forget: A lot of powerful cards have been inserted since we last saw it in the spotlight!

Brad VS. Majors: Grixis Delver VS. Jeskai StoneBlade

With the #SCGBALT Legacy Open coming this weekend, it’s time to shuffle up some old-school duals! Will Brad Nelson pilot Noah Walker’s Grixis Delver list to victory, or will Michael Majors and the notable Jeskai StoneBlade list of Dave Patwell control the outcome?

Commander 2016 Financial Set Review!

Commander sets always mess with the Magic markets in a big way! So what’s the story this time around? Chas explains why this edition will have big ramifications for both players and speculators! Read on!

A Legendary Look At Commander 2016

Join Erik Tiernan as he studies all the incredible new Commander goods we’re getting with Commander 2016! Which cards are you stoked about?

Video: Jeskai Control In Standard!

Few players love a good control deck as much as Gerry Thompson! This week in Standard, he’s all about the red, white, and blue (and a little Dynavolt Tower too!) ahead of the #SCGBALT Standard Classic!

The Scariest Cards In Modern!

Ahhhhhhh! Jennifer Long has assembled a frightening anthology starring Modern’s more horrifying cards right now! Come to the #SCGBALT Modern Classic. Don’t be afraid.

2017 SCG Tour And In-Store Programs Update

StarCityGames.com President Pete Hoefling discusses how the SCG Tour and StarCityGames.com’s In-Store Program initiatives will be evolving for 2017.

Daily Digest: The Unfair Air

Why hasn’t Faeries dominated Modern yet? The short answer is that Modern isn’t the same format as Lorwyn Standard. But the long answer is that Ross Merriam seems hope for the archetype for the #SCGBALT Modern Classic!

Staying Barely Delirious

When does a Delirium deck stop being a Delirium deck? Honestly, Adrian Sullivan doesn’t care as long as he keeps winning! See Adrian’s latest Standard work here!

I Am Not Shota Yasooka

On an absolute whim, GerryT took flight to the latest Grand Prix with the Pro Tour-winning archetype! Things went…interestingly. Gerry has important insights into keeping control relevant, the Standard format to expect going forward, and which cards are a little too dead heading to #SCGBALT’s big Classic next Sunday!

In Modern, Life Is Not Fair

SCG Players’ Champ Jim Davis has been battling a lot of Modern lately, and there’s something important he would like to convey: It is hard to stay alive in this format. If you want to have a chance against the competition, heed Jim’s words!

Daily Digest: Turn Your Clocks Back

Ross Merriam thinks card advantage is nonsense; the future is all about turn advantage! Also the past. Also the present. Also, this deck is sweet!

Video: G/R Energy In Standard!

Shaun McLaren has made his G/R Energy obsession a double feature this week! Watch him take the deck through a League on Magic Online and get insights ahead of the #SCGBALT Standard Classic!

Split Second: October 28th, 2016

Full decklists for Commander 2016, the last of the new cards revealed, and Mark Rosewater comments on Ludivec. This is Split Second!