Ben Ragan has been making a name for himself on the SCG Tour! In his first StarCityGames.com article, he breaks down the U/B Midrange deck he used to reach the Top 8 of the SCG Philadelphia Standard Classic. Does it have what it takes to be in the format’s top tier?
You can bet the pros took notice of the Goryo’s As Foretold deck that took second in the Modern Classic at SCG Philadelphia, and so did Todd Anderson! Could it make a splash at Pro Tour Rivals of Ixalan? And how could it evolve?
Last week’s Pack 1, Pick 1 was so fun, we’re doing it again! See what happens when Sam Black, Brad Nelson, and Ari Lax confront five perplexing picks from fresh Rivals of Ixalan packs!
Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren sees a lot of aggro running around this early format, as is the custom. But he’s working on the next evolution of Standard! His choices for control and combo are here for the taking!
With Standard radically refreshed by Rivals of Ixalan and recent bannings, Todd Stevens has a whole new metagame to confront! And that can mean only one thing…the return of Deck Rates!
Team formats create interesting and complicated tournament results, so we need some experts to sort it out! Fortunately, the two we’ve chosen today don’t necessarily agree! Whose side are you on, anyway?
The Standard metagame is running deep these days! Patrick Chapin revels in the diversity but points out an underlying and very strange thread running through this metagame! The answers are yours!
Some successful players have gone on record as saying it’s not necessarily correct to put a Noble Hierarch in its place on turn 1! Ross Merriam is an old school mage who disagrees! He talks about Magic mechanics and Modern Humans this week!
Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax sees a lot of decks in the new Standard, but there are a lot of archetypes already falling out of favor. Most of them are aggro decks. For excellent guidance on how to construct decks like Tom Ross and Paul Rietzl, this is your stop!
Wow. If you want an excellent guide to the present prices of Modern staples, which are due for reprints, which are resilient to reprints (and practically everything else involving the history of the format’s finance), Chas has done it!
Our two SCG Tour commentators for the weekend can’t wait to get the chatting started! That’s why they’re already debating the big issues surrounding new Standard, modern Modern, and old style Legacy in this week’s Fact or Fiction!
Gerry Thompson has examined and tested most of the lists that we’re seeing for SCG Philly Standard contention! Today he puts forth the rising and fading stars heading into this weekend’s big SCG Tour event!
It took three heads to do it, but Jonathan Rosum and his teammates took home SCG Dallas! Rosum piloted Humans, rather than his usual Jeskai build, and that made all the difference! Here’s his recommendations for SCG Philadelphia!
Brad Nelson has picked a handful of decks that found success in the MTGO PTQ! He’s adjusting them here and there so that your Standard team member can bring the glory at SCG Philly!
SCG Philly is in two days! Get geared up by following along with Todd as he lists off his team’s plans, as well as how to not embarrass yourself (and your friends) during team play!
