Pulled Pork Devotion
Mark sees Standard right now as G/R Devotion Versus The World, and he knows which side of that fight he’d rather be on as he prepares for a big event this weekend!
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99% Perspiration
Matt Higgs likes to brew, but one of the key lessons he’s learned when brewing is that collaboration and persistence are more important than the brilliant idea you start with. Here he starts out with a Keranos Control deck and ends up someplace quite different.
9th At GP Charlotte With Grixis: Home At Last!
After finishing 13-2 at Grand Prix Charlotte and only missing the Top Eight on tiebreakers, Patrick Chapin looks under the hood of the Grixis Control deck that brought him so close.
Video: Modern Lantern Mill
With an unusual-looking artifact-based Prison deck making it to the top sixteen at Grand Prix Charlotte this weekend, Sam just had to take it out for a test drive and see how it works.
Welcome To The Magic Optimization Matrix
Meet MOM, your friendly computer-based happiness optimization matrix that knows you well enough to tell you not to abandon Jeskai in order to play Splinter Twin, and unfortunately knows you’re too stubborn to take good advice when it’s given to you, Shaun.
Impossible Commander #7: Killing Those Dragons
In this latest installment of his Impossible Commanders series, Abe Sargent takes on yet another underpowered and under-loved Commander, Rashida Scalebane, to try and find her as good a home as possible.
How Avaricious Are You?
Anthony has been working on G/R Dragons ever since Thunderbreak Regent got spoiled, and he looks at whether or not the deck is well-positioned for Grand Prix Providence this weekend – as well as another spoiled Dragon that is weighing on his mind!
Standards Past, Standard Present And Standard’s Future
Ari takes a look at the things that truly matter in our present Standard format and how they evolved to this point in order to divine the likely future developments and get out ahead of them.
Where We Went Wrong: Dragons of Tarkir
Chas looks back at his predictions for Dragons of Tarkir now that the cards have had a chance to flourish in Standard and Modern. How well did his predictions hold up, and what lessons (if any) should be taken away from the experience?
Daily Digest: When Dragons Evolve
Mardu Dragons has been making big gains in Standard in recent weeks, and Gerry takes a look at a variation on the archetype that might be the next step forward.
Women In Magic: the Gathering
Meghan addresses the difficulties that come with female Magic players being held to an unfair double standard, the problems of female invisibility within the game, and how to remedy both of those issues fairly.
Todd VS. The Boss: Temur Dragons VS. Chromanti-Flayer
After so many weeks of grinding for huge events, Todd and Tom Ross want to check out some of the quirkier and more fun sides of Standard in today’s Versus Video!
Rogue Modern Decks For Charlotte
Adrian Sullivan has long been a member of a cabal of rogue mages, and he is considering rogue deck choices in Modern for Grand Prix Charlotte this weekend. Take a look at what he’s considering and give one a spin yourself!
Bad Beets
Modern is a pretty unforgiving format to begin with, but receiving bad advice makes things even harder than it needs to be. Bennie has a bunch of new decks he’s interested in, and a few bad-beat stories as well…
Brad VS. Todd: Abzan Midrange VS. Temur Delver
With Grand Prix Charlotte this weekend and some lessons learned about the Modern metagame from the Season Two Invitational, Brad and Todd battle to get ahead of shifts in the top decks!