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Niv-Mizzet, Parun Is The Best Card In Standard

If you just want the facts of Standard, GerryT put it all in the headline. If you want to know why (and how it can help you win the Standard Classic at SCG Baltimore), read on!

Exploring New Tech For Modern Jeskai

The less common success stories of control decks in Modern hasn’t stopped Patrick Chapin from looking for new ways to boost them back to the top! See what he’s studying up on before SCG Baltimore and SCG CON!

The Most Underplayed Deck In Modern Is A Lot Better Than You Think

Boss Naya. Infect. That Theros deck with all the little red creatures. You know? It might be faster to list all the great rogue decks Tom “The Boss” Ross hasn’t bolstered to the top of the scene! He’s back from WotC, and it looks like he hasn’t lost a single step.

Introducing The Big Red Machine

Ben Weitz has a scorcher of a deck for Standard! He’s on a hot streak with Big Red, and if casting a gigantic Banefire sounds like fun, this article is for you! SCG Baltimore’s Classic and the Standard portion of SCG CON are on their way!

How To Win In Modern When You Won’t Play The Best Decks

Jadine doesn’t care. SCG Baltimore. SCG CON. She is GOING to play her game, and her game is Jund! When the entire world is telling her to run Ancient Stirrings or Faithless Looting or Aether Vial, she prepares her own way! Here’s how.

Playing Vintage Magic In Modern

When the format gets unfair, Todd goes even deeper! In a truly inspired way, Todd has taken his recent experience in the wild west of Vintage to find a hole in the Modern metagame before SCG Baltimore and SCG CON! Well done, Todd!

Why I Believe In The Grixis Conjecture Standard Deck

Sam Black has noticed that every time this Standard settles down, there’s a new way to attack it! He’s not waiting for someone else to do the work this time! See the most fun brew you’ve seen in months, and why Sam Black would totally sleeve it for SCG Baltimore’s Standard Classic!

The Modern Decks You Should Play At SCG Baltimore!

Still undecided? Leave it to us! From the most rogue of brews from Tom Ross to the shameless netdecking of a Pro Tour Champion to an SCG Select colleague, this has something for everyone at SCG Baltimore…and SCG Con beyond!

The Top 5 Decks For Standard Right Now

With SCG CON looming just over the horizon, Brad is giving all the Standard hopefuls some excellent stuff this week! The Standard guru picks his five favorites going into the big weekend, great reasoning included!

An Inconvenient Truth: Modern Edition

Things aren’t always sunshine and roses in the world of Modern. The climate is changing, and the time is ripe for linear decks to get very unfair! Ross has the somber truths about the combo player paradise coming to SCG Baltimore!

The Big Weaknesses Of Modern’s Best Decks

Ari Lax is getting you prepped for SCG Baltimore! Modern is the name of the game this weekend, and these are the decks best-suited to take it all! Don’t want to battle with these weapons? Then let Mr. Lax show you how to destroy them!

The Complete Ultimate Masters Finance Review

When you’ve got Chas in your pocket, you don’t need to guess and gamble with new sets! He’s done all the math and probabilities for you! So is this landmark reprint set worth its weight in gold? Only Chas knows for sure!

Building The Best Arclight Phoenix Deck In Modern

Gerry Thompson has long been Mr. Mardu in Modern, but the fusing of Pyromancer decks with graveyard decks is all because of this card! And Gerry is trying to find the happy medium, perfect build! Has he done it?

Izzet Drakes After The Grand Prix Milwaukee Top 8

Owen Turtenwald called his shot and made the Top 8 of Grand Prix Milwaukee with Izzet Drakes! Today he shares his innovations and how he’d change the deck for future metagames!

Jeskai Control Is Not A Midrange Deck

We’ve got a great debate blooming between Ari Lax and Brad Nelson! Today, Brad is breaking down Standard Jeskai to help you understand what your role in matchups should be and why!