Above The Curve #15: Out Of Atlanta, Into The Maze
This week Brad, Gerry, and Glenn discuss Brad’s first Open Top 8, Gerry’s second Invitational win and Shardless BUG Legacy deck, Dragon’s Maze spoilers, and more!

This week Brad, Gerry, and Glenn discuss Brad’s first Open Top 8, Gerry’s second Invitational win and Shardless BUG Legacy deck, Dragon’s Maze spoilers, and more!
Watch as Brad plays with The Aristocrats: Act 2 against a few different Standard decks piloted by Reid Duke, Cedric Phillips, Gerry Thompson, and others to prepare for #SCGMD.
Whether you’re a newer player or a grizzled veteran, two-time Pro Tour winner Brian Kibler’s guide to having a great tournament experience is full of valuable advice.
Join Mike as he takes a detailed look at the greatest bluff in the history of Pro Magic—the Force Spike heard ’round the world—to see what we can learn from it.
Tons of spoiled cards last night mean lots of financial analysis from Ben today! Read about Lavinia, Mirko Vosk, Varolz, and more; make sure you’re on top of your preorder decisions.
GerryT tells you about the U/W/R Flash deck and the Shardless BUG deck he used to win his second SCG Invitational and highlights a few sweet decks and new trends in Standard.
GP Nashville winner Reid Duke has some videos to go along with his article to show you why Jund shouldn’t be underestimated. Prepare to play Standard at #SCGMKE or #SCGMD!
For anyone struggling to pick a Standard deck for #SCGMKE, #SCGMD, or the PTQ season, Reid recommends picking up Jund and sticking with it for at least a few tournaments in a row.
If you’d like to play something new in Standard at #SCGMKE or #SCGMD, watch as Sam tries out the BUG Aggro deck that won the WMCQ in Brazil with a couple of modifications.
SCG’s finance guru, Ben Bleiweiss returns today to discuss Exava, Teysa, and Renounce the Guilds—the latest preview cards from Dragon’s Maze!
This week Brian Kibler takes another stab at G/R Aggro in his Constructed video series to find out if it has what it takes to compete in Standard at #SCGMKE and #SCGMD.
Championship deck designer Sam Black highlights a few interesting Standard decks that were successful last weekend. Find out if you should give one a shot at #SCGMD or SCGMKE!
After playing at #SCGINVI, Todd tells you where he sees Standard going in the near future. See what you should play at SCG Open Series: Milwaukee or SCG Classic Series: Hagerstown.
If you’re looking to get aggressive this weekend at #SCGMD or #SCGMKE, be sure to read exactly how Ari would go about building a red deck for the current Standard metagame.
Ben’s expert financial advice will help you figure out which cards to buy now or later, so make sure you read his analyses on Master of Cruelties, Advent of the Wurm, and Vorel of the Hull Clade!