Is Magic: The Gathering a sport, electronic or otherwise? Either way, Ross Merriam has imported a useful sports analytics tool to help you with deckbuilding! How can Value Above Replacement improve your Limited game, and why is “nothing” sometimes a better card than Lightning Bolt?
There aren’t many cards revealed yet for Aether Revolt, but several of them have caught Sam’s eye! Get his thoughts on Yahenni’s Expertise, Heart of Kiran, Tezzeret the Schemer, and several more potential stars of the next edition of Standard!
Shaun McLaren doesn’t want much. Really! After getting over his disappointment that he won’t be getting a million Loonies and a pony for Christmas, he shares his wishes for Wizards of the Coast and Magic in 2017…and ways you can work toward making your own Magical wishes come true!
Let’s face it: Between the Four-Color Rally decks earlier and the Emrakul decks now, Standard has seen better days. But complaining will get you nowhere, which is why Michael Majors has dissected what’s going on in detail! So he asks you, dear reader, how do we fix not just this Standard but all the Standards to follow?
The previews may be trickling in slowly, but that just means The Innovator has tons of time to lock in multiple brews for each new Aether Revolt gift we’re given! Whether you’re a Modern mage or a Standard slinger these days, Patrick Chapin has plenty of sweet lists to get you started in 2017!
It’s a clash between past and present Titans of Standard! U/G Madness was a dominant force from Odyssey Block, but how will it fare against current Standard heavyweight B/G Delirium? Tom “The Boss” Ross and Todd Anderson face off in this excellent exhibition match!
Last week, Ari Lax took on the Swans of Bryn Argoll challenge in his video. That didn’t quite work out, so this week he’s going deep on another Modern deck. After an extensive Gatherer search and plenty of testing, he’s ready to unveil the new and improved…Restore Balance?!
What if Modern didn’t have a banned list? Brad Nelson and Michael Majors have your hilarious holiday present as they explore that wild what-if world! Hypergenesis squares off with Affinity featuring artifact lands and Skullclamp! Delight in the degeneracy with us all week long!
Fun fact about the holidays: Magic cards are the cheapest they’ll be all year! New sets are creating new decks for powerful but unused cards, tournament demand is down due to the competitive break, and lots of stores are emptying their stock! Join Chas as he tells you what to fill your Magic stocking with!
Brad Nelson knows what it takes to win the Players’ Championship! He also knows how hard it is to do! So what’s he putting his competition on for each format? The #SCGPC previews roll on with Brad and his metagaming best guesses!
GerryT found his way into the #SCGPC early on in the year, and now he’s going to have to shake the rust off! Is he the wildcard? Is he ever in a major event? He details his deck work on the big weekend here! Spoilers: He realizes the decklist deadline halfway through the article.
Michael Majors isn’t in the #SCGPC field, but what if he were? He breaks down how he would see his opponents, how they might perceive him, and the lists he’d play in Standard, Modern, and Legacy! Get his insights into the preparation that goes into a small-field, high-stakes tournament!
Playing on a sponsored Magic team? Holding the trophy at the SCG Players’ Championship? Streaming Magic into the wee hours of the morning? The logistics of being a pro have changed a lot since Magic’s earliest days, but one thing hasn’t: It could not be any more fun!
Mike Sigrist is tired of waiting! He wants more Aether Revolt under his tree! But for now, he’ll just have to analyze and brew the previews we have, and man, is he doing just that this week! Which of these new Standard builds has the energy to take over?
Need more VS Series? Here you go! These two green-loving decks couldn’t be any more different! Will Ross Merriam overrun his foe with an army of Elves, or will Michael Majors pilot the majestic might of G/W Tron to victory? Get insights into this potential #SCGPC Modern matchup!
