Daily Digest: Abzan Aggro-er
The bigger the monster in your aggro decks, the better your aggro deck will be, right? Check out this new take on Abzan Aggro that uses huge Delve monsters to get big things into the Red Zone early!
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Countdown To GP London – 1 Day Out! – Venue Map And Blog Recap
Join John Dale Beety as he recaps our showcase of everything you need to know for Grand Prix London this weekend, from the event schedule and venue map to local eateries and London sightseeing!
The Legacy Treat
Ross Merriam begins his Season Three Invitational preparation by examining the current Legacy metagame, breaking down the top decks from #SCGDC this past weekend to understand the format’s positioning and pick the right deck.
Mechanics Under The Commander Hood: Board Wipes, Part One
Wrath effects are the bread and butter of Commander, you’re either playing them or you’re building your deck to work around them – possibly both. Today, Sheldon Menery examines all the ones you can find in print, ready to use your next Commander deck!
Ground Seal Day
“So close, and yet so far.” No one really likes coming in ninth place at a major tournament, but Brian Braun-Duin looks straight on at the reasons he found himself at the Edge of the Top Eight at #SCGDC.
It Feels Good To Be A Green Mage
With a Standard format that has shifted wildly over the course of the past month, Brad Nelson reflects on where we’ve been in order to predict where the metagame is going next. Grand Prix London is calling his name, if only he picks the right deck for the event…
Video: Grixis Delver In Modern
Grixis may just be the best aggro, combo, and control deck in the Modern format – and to explore that theory, Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax picks up Grixis Delver to administer the beatdown and see what happens.
London Calling (I’ll Just Wait Here)
With a week off from major competitions, it’s time for Jim Davis to update his Cube with Magic Origins cards and jam his heart out in the most fun format of all!
Daily Digest: Massive Warriors
Kibler’s G/W deck dominated the metagame at Grand Prix San Diego… but the G/W deck tearing it up online is actually a Tribal Warriors build that you have to see to believe.
Countdown To GP London – 2 Days Out! – Artist Guests Of Honor
Grand Prix London is going to be a fun-filled spectacle, and a big part of that will be our two two Artist Guests of Honor, Aleksi Briclot and John Avon!
Your Hobby, Your Career
Are you considering what it would take to turn your hobby interest in Magic into a lifelong career? John Dale Beety has some advice for his younger self that he’d like to pass on to you too, then, so you know what lies down that path well enough to consider it.
BBD VS. The Boss: G/W Aggro VS. U/R Thopters
BBD and “The Boss,” Tom Ross, pick up one of Standard’s most important matchups to see how it plays out in time for #GPLondon this weekend – which deck is favored when you pit U/R Thopters against G/W Aggro, and why?
Grand Prix San Diego – *1st*
Michael Majors wanted to play an Abzan deck but couldn’t get the cards, and that difficulty led him down an unexpected path to winning Grand Prix San Diego with U/R Sphinx’s Tutelage. But can the deck repeat its success this weekend at #GPLondon?
I Believe In G/R Devotion
GerryT is not one to look down his nose at a Grand Prix Top Sixteen finish, and he really likes his build of G/R Devotion for Grand Prix San Diego this past weekend and would run it back with just one card change. Check it out in time for #GPLondon this weekend!
Preparing For Grand Prix London
Chris VanMeter has been a fan of Stormbreath Dragon for some time now, and to see it make a Grand Prix Top Eight the week before he’s flying to #GPLondon with the rest of the VS Series crew just warms his heart – and warms up his sleeves.