Modern: Check Your Facts
Look out! Ari Lax is coming through and he’s holding hot takes! Join him for a strong and unflinching look at SCG Richmond’s metagame this weekend!

Look out! Ari Lax is coming through and he’s holding hot takes! Join him for a strong and unflinching look at SCG Richmond’s metagame this weekend!
What’s the next Collected Company or Kolaghan’s Command? Chas Andres has your guide to finding Modern’s next gem as it rotates out of Standard!
Shaun McLaren serves up sideboard guides and updated lists for Standard’s most popular control build! Take that, Ramunap Red!
With SCG Richmond ahead, there’s more Modern on VS! Will Todd Anderson win with Grixis Death’s Shadow, or will Tom “The Boss” Ross TitanShift his way to victory?
With SCG Richmond ahead, there’s more Modern on VS! Will Todd Anderson win with Grixis Death’s Shadow, or will Tom “The Boss” Ross TitanShift his way to victory?
Two SCG Syracuse commentators, five questions…one winner! Cedric Phillips and Craig Krempels tackle topics such as Ramunap Red’s future and whether Todd Stevens’s latest Modern masterpiece is Tier 1!
Gerry Thompson played virtually the same deck Sam Black used to make the Pro Tour Hour of Devastation Top 8! He breaks down what went right, what went wrong, and how to sideboard with his latest version against all the major matchups!
Right before SCG Syracuse, it’s one last Modern clash on VS! Ross Merriam has adapted a Mardu Reanimator deck that surprised in Atlanta. Can it withstand Tom “The Boss” Ross and the power of his teammate’s Eldrazi Tron build?
For Tom Ross, SCG Syracuse is the biggest purely Modern event since the release of Hour of Devastation! He encourages players to take a risk, like one of the remarkable brews he’s serving up today! Try to catch your breath before you see this…
After Pro Tour Hour of Devastation, it’s clear Ramunap Red will remain part of the metagame until rotation! Brad Nelson breaks down the new rules of succeeding with (or against) Standard’s hottest deck!
Standard took center stage last weekend, but Jim Davis is moving on to SCG Syracuse and Modern! Get his take on the four Hour of Devastation cards most likely to make a splash in the format!
Todd Anderson took G/R Ramp to the Top 8 of this past weekend’s Magic Online PTQ! Get his expertise on the deck’s core, its flex slots, and its gameplan against Ramunap Red ahead of the SCG Syracuse Standard Classic!
The Todd mirror has arrived at VS! Todd Stevens wields his Open-winning G/W Company deck against Todd Anderson with Affinity in this Modern matchup with SCG Syracuse implications!
When it comes to Death’s Shadow in Modern, Ross Merriam has more beef than a steakhouse! Today he shares his frustrations with the card and its namesake deck, as well as how to metagame against them at SCG Syracuse!
Sam Black went to Pro Tour Hour of Devastation wondering if he would make Gold for the year. Instead, he earned Platinum and a ticket to Worlds! Today he talks the deck, the drafts, and the decisions that got him there.