CategoryMagic The Gathering

BBD VS. The Boss: Esper Tokens VS. Bant Hardened Scales

A lot of players feared Jeskai Black, G/W Megamorph, and Atarka Red would be all Standard had to offer. Fortunately, that’s becoming less true every week! See BBD and Tom Ross clash with these two recent standouts before #SCGPHILLY!

Daily Digest: Raise Your Banners!

Want to play one of the Khans Banners in Standard? You’re not alone! See the most bizarre ramp deck on the market today, and put your banner in the air at #SCGPHILLY’s big Standard Open!

Video: Shardless Sultai In Legacy

Sam Black continues his preparation for the big Legacy Grand Prix this weekend! Use his commentary and process in this video to guide you at the #SCGPHILLY $5,000 Legacy Premier IQ!

Video: Scapeshift In Modern

Is Bring to Light the new best way to build Scapeshift? Ari Lax aims to find out! See if this combo deck can complete its full-on comeback at the #SCGPHILLY $5,000 Modern Premier IQ!

Is Anything Better Than Bant Megamorph?

By his own admission, defending Players’ Champion Brad Nelson is more confident in his Bant Megamorph deck than he should be. There are more powerful Standard decks, so what keeps him coming back to this one for #SCGPHILLY? Find out here!

Daily Digest: Giselle, Ally Of Zendikar

Think just because Theros is no longer Standard-legal that enchantments can’t go crazy? Try again. #SCGPHILLY may not see a cooler deck this weekend than this Starfield-laden beast!

My Top 8 Decks

Jim Davis gets nostalgic this week and reviews some of his favorite decks throughout his storied Magic career! Which period in Magic do you look back on the most fondly? What are your favorite decks of all-time?

Countdown To Grand Prix Atlanta: 8 Days Out – Special Guests And Events!

Grand Prix Atlanta is loaded with an amazing panel of guests and Magic personalities! See the extensive list of those that will be making appearances and spellslinging throughout the weekend!

How To Have As Much Fun As Possible In Standard

Taking a page out of the Commander social contract, Matt Higgs shares what drives his Standard creativity. Read about his interesting theories and apply them to the deck you’ll take to #SCGPHILLY or your next FNM!

Expanding My Horizons In Indianapolis

Ross Merriam made the conscious effort to play decks outside his comfort zone last weekend! How did he do? What did he learn? What can you learn from his experience that will assist you in your #SCGPHILLY effort?

The Guide To Yasova Dragonclaw

Lots of extensive guides exist for competitive format decks, so why not Commander? The great Sheldon Menery fixes this by providing you with an extensive analysis of one of his Commander Celebration decks for Grand Prix Atlanta!

Mantis Rider Sucks (Kind Of…)

Todd Anderson is stoked to be back in Standard land for #SCGPHILLY this weekend, and he’s celebrating the return by suggesting some pretty unusual changes to his Jeskai Black list! See what sacred cows have to be slain in order to keep the deck ahead of the encroaching competition!

What To Play At #SCGPHILLY

Want to cut to the chase and just hear what a multi-time Open Series and Invitational winner thinks you should play at #SCGPHILLY? Well, here he is! Tom Ross tells you the cards to sleeve and the cards to cut for the current metagame!

Brad VS. BBD: Atarka Red VS. Four-Color Rally

#SCGPHILLY is the return of big time Standard! Atarka Red has slipped a bit in recent weeks. Meanwhile, Rally decks are on the rise. Which deck do you think is better positioned for a trophy this weekend?

Preparing For The Legacy Grand Prix

CVM talks about a little Modern and a little Standard, but what he’s really got his mind on is the big Legacy GP this weekend! Take one of the decks he’s considering for the $5,000 Legacy Premier IQ at #SCGPHILLY!