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How To Beat A Two-Deck Metagame

#SCGINVI will prominently feature two huge decks, and you’d better be ready to beat them! Is it possible? Sam Black has been pondering that exact question! How would you go about attacking a metagame like this Standard?

Searching For A Modern Identity

As Todd continues to hop around the Modern metagame in order to find what he needs for the #SCGINVI and the Players’ Championship beyond, he’s sharing all of his thoughts on Blood Moon’s legality, the place of fair decks, and everything else!

The Definitive Guide To Manageable Modern Matchups

Ari Lax has pulled out all the stops! Whether you prefer one chart to look at or well over 6,000 words of analysis, his latest Manageable Modern entry will give you plenty to think about as you shape your deck for your next Modern event, like the #SCGINVI!

Why Is W/U Flash So Popular?

The top Standard tables seem to show a two-deck metagame, yet one of those decks is losing to the other! So what gives? Ross Merriam explores why players remain drawn to W/U Flash and how they’re fighting back against the seemingly favored B/G Delirium deck ahead of the #SCGINVI!

The Boss VS. Todd: B/U Zombies VS. U/R Control

Looking for Standard decks beyond the B/G Delirium and W/U Flash norm? The #SCGCOL Standard Classic had two particularly spicy lists! Watch Tom Ross pilot B/U Zombies against Todd Anderson with U/R Control and take notes ahead of the #SCGINVI!

Brad VS. Majors: W/R Vehicles VS. R/B Aggro!

Who says there are only two good decks in Standard? Michael Majors and Brad Nelson put on an all-aggro extravaganza as R/B Aggro looks to light up W/R Vehicles! Watch and get ready for the #SCGINVI in Atlanta in just eleven days!

Dealing With Uncertainty

The ever-changing world of Magic finance comes with plenty of uncertainty! How do you deal with it? How should you deal with it? Chas Andres has your keys to staying calm when everyone else is panicking over the latest announcement or rumor!

Secretly Good Modern Decks At The World Magic Cup

The World Magic Cup was a unique event that showed Modern in a completely different light! Pro Tour Hall of Famer Patrick Chapin has crunched the numbers, and the takeaway is completely unexpected! Which archetypes are actually favored at #SCGINVI?

Should I Play B/G Delirium?

Brad Nelson is historically a Standard master, and he’s spent weeks on this format to maintain that status! But he keeps running into roadblocks! Why is #SCGKNOX Standard so different? Brad shares his detailed findings and more here!

Modern Jund, #SCGKNOX Standard, And The Players’ Championship

Todd Anderson achieved his 30th (that’s not a typo) SCG Tour Top 8 last weekend! Read about his take on the tried and true Jund archetype, his strategy for #SCGKNOX this weekend, and his last ditch effort to get back to the Players’ Championship!

The Guide To G/W Tron

The Boss has done it yet again! He came, he saw, he previewed the exact left field list he was going to conquer with, then he conquered! If you need a new way to crush the #SCGKNOX Modern Classic, Tom Ross has your guide!

The Truth About Standard

This isn’t clickbait. The Truth is a Magic term you need to have in mind if you’re playing in #SCGKNOX–or any other event. Gerry Thompson has critical information and analysis on this format, the way we view our own testing results, and the way we look at Magic.

The Return Of Mantis Rider

SCG Players’ Champion Jim Davis has won a lot of games of Magic with Mantis Rider! He’s porting over one of his favorite creatures into Modern, and he has the result last weekend to prove it! Want to Jeskai the room at the #SCGKNOX Modern Classic? Jim tells you how!

The Boss VS. Todd: W/R Vehicles VS. W/U Flash!

It’s a matchup of top Standard decks ahead of #SCGKNOX! Tom Ross is looking to break the format’s speed limit with Reid Duke’s W/R Vehicles list. Will Todd Anderson and W/U Flash pull him “The Boss” over and give him a ticket? To find out, just click it!

To Delirium Or Flash: That Is The Question

A lot of players think the top tier of Standard is two decks wide. Count the great Ross Merriam among them! He’s played them both at length, he has #SCGKNOX to be ready for this weekend, and he has rendered a verdict. So Ross, which deck can call itself better than any other?