Modern is in a pretty amazing place, and The Boss is absolutely loving it! In addition to all the decks from before, some forgotten strategies are back in action! Established decks, resurrected decks, brand new decks–Tom Ross just has to talk about this format before SCG Baltimore!
Brad Nelson came within a round win of another Pro Tour Top 8! And he didn’t need a bunch of Vehicles to do it! See the list he took to another excellent pro performance! And of course, the answer to the hot question: Just how good is Gonti?
Jim Davis had a wonderful trip to Dublin in the name of making money by playing Magic! Today he comments on Limited Magic in the modern age, the work of preparing for such a big event, and all things Standard in between!
Todd Anderson wants to get you ready for the big Standard Grand Prix this weekend! Without much time left, Todd is happy to help the procrastinators get their decks updated! So long as those decks are black and green ones, that is!
Who’s controlling whom? Tom Ross wants to be “The Boss” with Reid Duke’s Grand Prix Louisville-winning Sultai Control, but Todd Anderson looks to answer with another Top 8 deck from GP Louisville, Miracles by World Champion Brian Braun-Duin! Get insight into this potential Legacy matchup for SCG Baltimore!
These men live to debate! And there’s plenty to quibble over this week as we waffle between the waiting jaws of Modern and the gassed up Standard that just won’t slow down! Two veterans. Five topics. One winner. Decide at once!
Pro Tour Hall of Famer Patrick Chapin worked on a ton of decks for the big event in Dublin last weekend! This format has plenty of room for more than Saheeli and Vehicles! The Innovator continues his work on breaking some underachievers!
Ross Merriam worked on a deck for the Pro Tour that is surprisingly colorful! Is the mana in this format good enough to do some really ridiculous things? Can you play whatever card you want? Ross Merriam recounts his pushed mana and the event itself!
Jeskai Control carried Michael Majors to Day 2 of Pro Tour Aether Revolt, but a new metagame calls for a new approach! He presents his favored weapon for the upcoming Standard season and offers a sideboarding guide to take on the Big Three archetypes!
There isn’t a player on the planet that hasn’t been in a discussion about right and wrong plays; however, Sam Black has a very important question: What if your “right” and my “right” are different? Can a play be both right and wrong? Mark my words: This is a must-read piece of Magic writing!
It’s time to break Modern in half! Tom “The Boss” Ross is looking to prove that Infect still has what it takes after the banning of Gitaxian Probe, while Todd Anderson wants to exploit Sram, Senior Edificer in a Puresteel Paladin deck. Don’t blink or you’ll miss it!
A Pro Tour later and we’ve got a lot of data on Standard! More importantly than the “what” is the “why” and the “how”! PT Champion Ari Lax knows you’ve already seen the decks; now you need to actually understand them.
Cedric Phillips would love to give you a big breakdown of the top 8 Pro Tour decks, but frankly, there’s no need. Instead, he’s here to debate staying power! Is Mardu Vehicles a flash-in-the-pan deck? Or is it going to dominate other events as well? Cedric shares the facts!
Nothing shuffles up the Standard market quite like a Pro Tour! Chas Andres watched in earnest as cards went up, down, and all points in between! Which cards do you need to get rid of now? Which ones do you need to invest in?
Aether Revolt has Adrian Sullivan excited for Modern again! Today he presents three brews for your SCG Regionals consideration. Spoiler alert: I hope you like casting Fatal Push!
