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Control: My Standard Success, My Modern Ambition

Like the leads in a romantic comedy, Shaheen Soorani and Control found each other just in time to keep his Pro Tour train going. Today he shares his success in Standard and his ambitions for the archetype in Modern ahead of SCG Baltimore!

Your Guide To Modern Jeskai Mastery

SCG Tour grinder and Lotus Box-sponsored player Jonathan Rosum makes his StarCityGames.com debut! His insights into Jeskai Control are required reading for Modern players heading into SCG Baltimore!

Draft Digest: Iconic Mastery

Ryan Saxe is itching to get his hands on some packs of Iconic Masters! While he waits, he’s simulating some packs and posing a pair of Pack 1, Pick 1 dilemmas for you to puzzle over!

A Quick Guide To Building Budget Commander Decks

The Godfather of Commander lays down the law: Commander is only as expensive as you want it to be! Get his insights into the cards that make it cool to be cheap!

UNsTaBLe pReViEw: Part 3

Only when our broken preview card from Unstable is put back together will Jeremy Noell be safe! Help him assemble it before it’s too late!

Our Unstable Preview Card Is Still Missing. Please Help.

SCG Editor Danny West is having a really hard time with the Unstable preview situation.

Commander VS: Dollar Store Special!

Here’s a challenge for you: build a 100-card Commander deck with no single card costing more than a buck! Watch what happens when Parnell, Noell, Suarez, and Green take it on in the latest Commander VS!

“I Could Have Played Better”

Peter Ingram freely admits he could’ve played better at Grand Prix Atlanta! And part of that has to do with his strategy walking into the event. Why is he considering ditching Temur Energy for his next big Standard event? Should you do the same at SCG Baltimore?

Video Daily Digest: The Nickelback Of Modern

In today’s Daily Digest, Ross Merriam highlights…a Tron deck?! The same archetype he calls Modern’s “Nickelback of the format,” no less? Yet he promises this one is different. Well, if it can help you do well at SCG Baltimore…

Elder Dinosaur Highlander?!

Ghalta, Primal Hunger sure got Bennie Smith’s attention, and not just for the type line! He’s already dreamed up a Commander list for the Elder Dinosaur, and today he shares it with you!

A Brewer’s Glimmers Of Hope At Pro Tour Ixalan

The Top 8 of Pro Tour Ixalan didn’t excite Chris Lansdell, but he found cool decks lower in the standings! See his Standard hidden gems ahead of SCG Baltimore!

Learning To Play With A Plan

Playing Magic without a plan might as well be playing Magic to lose. Collins Mullen shares how he learned to plan his matches and illustrates his ideas through his own decklists and those of others! Level up your game!

Some Assembly Required

The holidays are arriving early this year at StarCityGames! We’ve been sent a gift and we’re not sure how it works…Maybe you can help us out!

Draft Digest: Blue Tempo In Iconic Masters

Traditional aggro won’t cut it in Iconic Masters Draft, so what might? Ryan Saxe thinks blue tempo is the answer, and today’s Draft Digest has a breakdown of the color pairs and possible archetypes!

The Best Of 2017 Modern Awards

2017 had plenty of cards that promised to shake up the Modern format…and a few that actually did! Carmen Handy passes out dubious digital trophies by the armful ahead of SCG Baltimore!