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One Matchup: Grixis Death’s Shadow VS. Counters Company

Grixis Death’s Shadow. Counters Company. Two powerful Modern decks, one intriguing matchup. Todd Anderson takes both sides, showing what matters in-game and revealing potent sideboard plays ahead of SCG Charlotte!

The Boss VS. Majors: Vizier Elves VS. Grixis Death’s Shadow

It’s a Modern match between an upstart and the establishment! Will Vizier Elves triumph, or will Grixis Death’s Shadow reassert its dominance? Don’t miss this likely SCG Charlotte matchup!

The Evolutions Of Counters Company

As soon as you think you know how to handle a deck, it changes form! Already the latest archetype to take a star turn in Modern, Counters Company, is evolving. Ross Merriam has your guide to the latest mutations ahead of SCG Charlotte!

The Guide To Piloting Abzan Tokens

Sam Black isn’t swapping decks in Standard yet! His Abzan Tokens list is still one of the most unique creations of the season, and he’s got plenty of strategic pointers for anyone hitting the SCG Charlotte Standard Classic!

Death’s Shadow And Aetherworks Marvel On Trial

Man, weren’t we just having these ban discussions on other Standard cards? June 14th is the next big day for an announcement, and Shaun McLaren wonders whether Aetherworks Marvel or Death’s Shadow will bite the dust!

Arcane Selection: Lessons From Pro Tour Amonkhet Testing

Behind every deck brought to the Pro Tour lies a wasteland of discarded ideas. Ari Lax gives the control archetype he tested for PT Amonkhet a postmortem and shows how the lessons he learned can translate to your game!

Ross VS. Brad: Dredge VS. Grixis Death’s Shadow

It’s a Modern clash of titans ahead of SCG Charlotte! Ross Merriam is on Dredge, which won him an Open trophy in Syracuse. But can he withstand the buzzsaw that is Brad Nelson, playing the Grixis Death’s Shadow deck that he piloted to victory in Baltimore?

How To Avoid Risk In Magic Finance

Magic finance offers great rewards…if you’re careful. Chas Andres breaks down the seven reasons Magic cards fall in price and the types of cards that avoid these trends before turning his eye to the recently revealed Hour of Devastation trio!

Spell Queller And Winding Constrictor Flip The Table

Is Standard solved? Not so fast, says Patrick Chapin! He breaks down the results from the triple Grand Prix weekend, including the surprise winners of Manila and Amsterdam! The innovation for SCG Charlotte’s Standard Classic is here!

Todd VS. Majors: Amulet Titan VS. Gifts Storm

Warning: things are about to get degenerate! It’s a Modern combo matchup as Todd Anderson wields Amulet Titan and Michael Majors counters with Gifts Storm. But if you think this SCG Charlotte preview is just goldfishing, you haven’t met these sharks!

You Can Handle The (Painful) Truths

Has Painful Truths been neglected too long in Modern? Inspired by a Top 8 list from Grand Prix Kobe, Adrian Sullivan explores the card-drawing spell and taps into its brimming potential! Will one of his lists provide the key to SCG Charlotte?

Death’s Shadow, Collected Company, And The Rest

Gerry Thompson isn’t mincing any words about the Modern metagame! But there’s still plenty of innovation going on, and the reigning Pro Tour champion is taking a kaleidoscopic view of the format. Which of last weekend’s developments will bear fruit at SCG Charlotte?

Todd VS. Brad: Counters Company VS. B/W Eldrazi Taxes

After the release of Amonkhet, Counters Company found a place in Magic’s mainstream, while B/W Eldrazi Taxes remains on the fringe. Todd Anderson and Brad Nelson battle it out in this Modern matchup with SCG Charlotte implications!

Talking Bolas And The Return Of Modern Infect

Infect maven Tom “The Boss” Ross ran that Modern deck back at SCG Baltimore! He looks back at his performance, updates his build for SCG Charlotte, and wraps up with a vision of Standard’s future as he considers the three recently revealed Hour of Devastation cards!

SCG Baltimore *1st*!

Brad Nelson likes this result better than his last one! So what changed between Grand Prix Montreal and SCG Baltimore? He breaks down the fundamentals behind a result that perhaps only he found surprising!