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One of the most popular characters in Magic gets the Bennie Smith treatment! Grab your Goblins because Bennie is putting them to work!

One of the most popular characters in Magic gets the Bennie Smith treatment! Grab your Goblins because Bennie is putting them to work!
There are format truths in Standard, Modern, and Legacy, but people don’t always come to the same conclusions. In this episode, Gerry and Bryan agree on the truths of the formats, but take wildly different approaches to adapting to those truths.
How do aggro decks hold their ground against Walking Ballista and a bevy of removal? How do you get an edge in the Hymn to Tourach / Kolaghan’s Command grindfest in Legacy? Humans and Hollow One are the best decks in Modern, but how do you beat them? How is everyone else going to beat them?
While this is “just” an episode about deck selection for the coming weeks, it’s a fascinating look at how people can tackle the same problems in different ways.
Now, this is how you Vengevine! X marks the spot on this brew! If you’re a fan of Hollow One and friends, this innovation takes it a Bridge too far!
Nothing like a little Brawl to kick off VS! Todd Anderson has modified Sam Black’s Hazoret the Fervent deck to be helmed by Kari Zev, Skyship Raider instead. Can he overcome Ross Merriam and Saheeli Rai?
Lots of Humans players out there! Collins Mullen, one of our favorite humans, is here to champion your parish with good, smart updates to the archetype! Every reader, writer, and fool stands for you, Collins. And you stand for them.
Emma Handy has returned! If you think she’s taken a break from Magic content while not producing it herself, think again! Read the article that helps you get the most bang for your buck when…well, reading articles!
Ross Merriam and Todd Stevens are friends, despite the rivalry on the VS Series. In fact, Ross might become Vice Mayor of Value Town if more decks like these show up at SCG Milwaukee this weekend!
The Brawl for it all begins on VS! We knew this format would be fun for us, but what about for the hardcores like Merriam and Stevens? This one is the stuff of legends!
Brennan DeCandio reveals the Modern list he’d play at SCG Milwaukee if he were making the trip before looking to Magic’s post-Dominaria future! Mox Amber is the obvious place to start, but Brennan has greater ambitions…
Learn more about the Modern Open in Milwaukee, including players to watch and food recommendations!
Grand Prix Seattle has a lot of Legacy on offer, and we’ve got SCG Milwaukee’s Legacy Classic as well! So let’s get this archetype right, shall we?
Evaluating a new Magic card subtype can be tricky business! Ryan Saxe lays out a two-pronged approach for optimizing and evaluating these novelties and puts it to work on the Sagas of Dominaria!
Day four of Dominaria previews brings a reprinted artifact and several new tools for commander players.
After Ben Friedman calls his shot for Grand Prix Seattle’s Standard edition, he gets brewing with Dominaria previews. What happens when Siege-Gang Commander meets God-Pharaoh’s Gift? We’re about to find out…