The Gateway To Control
Everyone prepare: the control decks are coming! Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren has his eye on an enabler that will spell doom for your Standard and Modern dominance at SCG Dallas! Is this card the real deal?
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Taking A Swipe At Rivals Of Ixalan: Part 3!
Taking a Swipe gets some new bachelors! These VS Series boys are opening up Tinder to rate some high profile spells from Magic’s newest set! What’s not to Super Like?
Affinity: The 2018 Guide
It’s been a while since someone gave a proper look at this evergreen archetype! With surprising stats, excellent (and practical) advice, and the compulsory sideboard guide, Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax is putting you in position to help your team win at SCG Dallas!
Fact Or Fiction: Were The Bans Right?
Grab a seat and sit down for another hot take parade between Patrick and Gerry! Let’s tally the votes and see who has the better perspective on the big Standard ban announcements yesterday!
Filling The Midrange Void After The Bans
Ross Merriam trusts the train of good green value creatures over the last few years! He’s looking for the next great midrange deck to take to SCG Dallas glory! So which of these will it be?
Refining And Redefining Standard After The Bans
One of the format’s most celebrated players and pilots is pretty astonished by Standard’s new look! To try to understand the format as it was and as it will be, we look to Brad Nelson!
New Flip Enchantments, New Dinosaur Angles
Search for Azcanta made a giant impact in competitive Magic, and we could be looking at a similar scenario with the new flip cards from Rivals of Ixalan! Pro Tour Hall of Famer Patrick Chapin makes the case and gives you new ways to attack with those Dinosaurs!
Modern Mayhem: Skred Red!
Trevor May is now the official mascot of Snow-Covered creatures everywhere! He put up an SCG Tour Top 8 with Skred Red: the Blood Moon deck that won’t stay dead! So how can you join the ranks of these specialized pilots? Read on!
Rivals Of Ixalan Financial Review: Part 2
The moment you’ve waited for all week is here! Chas Andres returns with all the expertise you need to make decisions on your Prerelease weekend pulls!
Where I’m Starting For New Standard
Full disclosure: Gerry doesn’t know what the bans will be, if anything. But you know what? We have a new set. We have an announcement coming. And we have a Pro Tour Champion who wants to build decks! It’d be criminal to stop him!
Fact Or Fiction: Out Of Energy
Gerry Thompson and Patrick Sullivan debate the cards that should go–and both believe something needs to go–from Temur Energy and its related oppressors. Vote for the cards you think should stay or go here!
Taking A Swipe At Rivals Of Ixalan: Round 2!
Brad and Todd super like one another. But that isn’t what this is about. This is about Rivals of Ixalan! So who will fall in love and who will be heartbroken when the set starts selling soon? Cast your votes!
Next Week’s Standard Ban Scenarios
Well, it’s that season again. The tug of war between ban fatigue and energy fatigue is at an all-time tension, and Todd’s an excellent voice of reason. This could go any number of ways. These are the most likely.
The Top 20 Cards In Rivals Of Ixalan
We are officially at the tradition level with Todd Stevens and his always-fun deep ranking of the newest Magic expansion’s cards! With surprise picks and surprise omissions every time, no one guarantees more value! Speaking of value…
The Search Is Over: The New Jeskai Control Guide
Benjamin Nikolich went to Columbus searching for both Azcanta and a trophy! He found both! Join this pro and SCG Tour star as he provides everything you could possibly need to know to pick up Modern’s best control deck!