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10 Modern Cards I Miss Most

Even with a large toy box in Modern, you can’t play with everything. And that’s tragic, because The Boss misses these Modern cards and just wants them to come home! Anyone playing these at SCG Baltimore? Can you share your lists with Tom? To make him feel better?

Three In A Bind

Brad Nelson doesn’t have a full team yet for SCG Baltimore, but that’s not stopping him from giving his take on its various formats! Get his insight on Standard and Legacy and learn exactly what he’d do for a Modern specialist to wander into his life!

One Deck For Each Format At SCG Baltimore

While Jim Davis is bringing some old hands out of Magic retirement for SCG Baltimore, he has his eyes on three metagames! Today he highlights a trio of under-the-radar choices that just might surprise some foes on the way to Team Constructed victory!

How To Win In Modern

What’s the best way to tackle the wide-open Modern field for SCG Baltimore and beyond? Sam Black shows the way to highly honed decklists that may not have the publicity of a tournament winner but have proven themselves time and again!

The Boss VS. Majors: Sultai Delver VS. Return To The Ranks

Are you on Team Fatal Push or Team Renegade Rallier in Modern? Tom “The Boss” Ross has chosen a Sultai Delver deck with four copies of the instant-classic instant, while Michael Majors opted for a playset of Renegade Rallier and three copies of forgotten Magic 2015 oddball Return to the Ranks. Who will prevail in this pre-SCG Baltimore clash?

The Enormous Impact Of Renegade Rallier On Modern

Fatal Push isn’t the important card from Aether Revolt to hit Modern? Is Renegade Rallier that insane? Michael Majors thinks so! And he’s putting his money where his SCG Baltimore mouth is with tons of decks and combos you can use this breakout card with!

Making Sense Of Standard’s Black And Green Decks

Are these black and green decks the same deck? What’s different between versions and archetypes? Is there a best one among them? Ross Merriam hasn’t seen the same colors get so many different ways to use them in some time! Which one is best for SCG Baltimore?

Is This Standard Good?

With the controversial Standards of 2016 still fresh in our mind and a few interesting results lately, it’s worth it to take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of our new Standard world! Is Standard solved? Can it be? Shaun McLaren details the ups, downs, and in-betweens of Standard’s 2017 so far!

My New Favorite Modern Deck

While Chris VanMeter and his fabulous facial hair will not grace any tournament halls this weekend, he is plenty interested in the upcoming results! Get his take on the state of Modern and his new favorite deck going into Grand Prix Vancouver and SCG Baltimore!

Experimenting With Aether Revolt Modern

Patrick Chapin understands how deep Fatal Push has made the Modern format! So much so that he’s breaking out new brews, updates for old archetypes, and tons of analysis for the big SCG Baltimore weekend! Modern specialists: take notice!

Ross VS. Brad: Four-Color Delver VS. Sultai Delver

They may share a namesake card and three colors, but these Legacy decks are still pretty far apart! Ross Merriam is packing Lightning Bolt for the Four-Color Delver experience, while Brad Nelson is going classic with Tombstalker in his Sultai Delver deck. Who will triumph in this potential SCG Baltimore clash?

New Modern, New Decks

With two cards banned and a potent small set added, Modern has experienced its biggest changes in years! Ari Lax has your guide to the emergent contenders in this strange new metagame for SCG Baltimore and the coming weeks!

Todd VS. Majors: Jund Energy VS. Jeskai Control

It’s a Pro Tour Aether Revolt throwdown! Todd Anderson is packing Martin Juza’s innovative Jund Energy list, while Michael Majors has brought the Jeskai Control deck he played in Dublin! Who’ll win this Standard clash ahead of SCG Baltimore?

The Pro Tour Diary

The testing. The breakthroughs. The twists and turns. GerryT gives his take on the Pro Tour as he experienced it, how he would change his innovative Four-Color Saheeli Aetherworks Standard deck for Grand Prix Pittsburgh, and why he keeps coming back for more Magic.

Having Previous, Current, And Next Level Decks: A Standard Tale

Pro Tour teams? Ha! As usual, Shaun McLaren is basically his own team! And he and his brother have become a dangerous duo! Read about how they made an incredibly deep run through the field, and how they figured out Standard on their own!