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Analyzing Liliana, Dreadhorde General

One War of the Spark panel later, and The Innovator’s mind is spinning! How would he make the most out of Liliana, Dreadhorde General?

Breaking Best-Of-One For The Mythic Invitational

What went into testing for the Mythic Invitational? Competitor Autumn Burchett’s dispatch, filed before their first match in Boston, details their deck selection process and how they chose their final Duo Standard lists!

Things You Only Could Have Learned From SCG Cincinnati If You Were Me

GerryT’s turn in the coverage booth and connections with players gave him unique insight into SCG Cincinnati! Read about the mastery of Edgar Magalhaes, Pyromancer Ascension, Pteramander, and why “randoms” seldom are!

Duo Standard And The Breakout

The richest tournament in Magic history has a never-before-seen format! How would “The Innovator” tackle Duo Standard, and what decks would he choose?

Eldrazi Decks For SCG Cleveland

“The Boss” thinks this Modern metagame needs an eldritch shake-up! He showcases a range of Eldrazi decks from Magic Online for SCG Cleveland before finishing with a unique take of his own!

SCG Cleveland Contenders And Pretenders

Bryan Gottlieb saw SCG Cincinnati from the coverage booth, and he’s ready to declare his contenders and pretenders ahead of the next SCG Tour stop in Cleveland!

The New Face Of Sideboarding In Modern

Forget the days of one-hit-kill sideboard cards in Modern. These days, interactivity is the key, and Sam Black shares the ideas that have brought him success!

Best-Of-One Standard Matchup Analysis

Best-of-one Magic, as seen on Magic Arena, turns lots of established Magic wisdom upside-down! Andrew Elenbogen shares his Standard best-of-one matchup analysis ahead of the Mythic Invitational!

Cedric Phillips

Cedric Phillips — voice of the SCG Tour, this site’s Online Content Coordinator, Mythic Invitational participant, fan of Goblins — takes a trip down memory lane!

Playing Smarter To Beat Izzet Phoenix

Ari Lax disagrees with a lot of the Izzet Phoenix takes he saw last week, and disagrees hard! He shares his core insight to beating the Modern menace, and the decks and builds that follow from that insight.

All Your Challenger Deck Magic Finance Questions Answered

Which Challenger Deck has the most valuable cards? Which has the shortest path to upgrading into a Tier 1 deck? And how can you use that knowledge for fun and profit? Chas Andres has the details, plus This Week’s Trends!

What War Of The Spark Planeswalkers May Look Like

Let the speculation begin! With 36 new planeswalkers arriving in War of the Spark, how will Wizards of the Coast break its norms for the card type? Brad Nelson has a few ideas. Make that a lot of ideas…

The Mistakes You’ve Been Making Against Izzet Phoenix

Izzet Phoenix is hardly invincible. Yet GerryT keeps seeing players make the same mistakes against Modern’s most-played deck. Fix these issues before SCG Cincinnati!

All That Glitters: Coming Up Short At GP Tampa And Moving Forward At SCG Cincinnati

Kevin Jones missed earning Gold Pro status at Grand Prix Tampa, but he’s already looking toward a new Magical adventure! Check out the Standard decks he’s considering for SCG Cincinnati!

SCG Philadelphia By The Numbers

Izzet Phoenix has raw numbers in Modern, but is it posting a winning record? What strategies beat it in practice in Philadelphia? Those questions answered, and many more, in this week’s Mox Insights!