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The Cube Compendium *Part 1*

It’s the format that ties all the fun and competition of Magic together. It has all the eras and all the options. Season One Points Champion Jim Davis is, of course, talking about Cube! How do you build one? How do you avoid screwing it up? Jim lays it all out for you!

Beating Esper

While the rest of the world is bowing to the new Esper Dragons, the great Ross Merriam is tuning a deck to beat them! See if you can convert Ross’s designs into wins at #SCGCLE this weekend!

The CVM Mailbag

The fan mail has arrived! CVM takes a break from talking about the tournament scene to give you insight into his favorite cards from last season, his thoughts on Commander, and of course, dog drool.

The Greatest Standard Format Of All Time

Danny West reviews the history of Standard Magic and explains why this format is unlike any other! Plus, get insight into the things that you need to be successful at #SCGCLE!

Daily Digest: The Best New Modern Combo Deck?

One brave States competitor is turning heads everywhere with his port and re-working of an old fringe Legacy strategy! Don’t get caught off-guard by this one at the #SCGCLE $5,000 Premier Modern IQ!

Fear And The Litmus Tests Of Standard

Michael Majors has his finger on the pulse of #SCGCLE Standard! Today he talks about the fear of losing, then shows you some of the incredible brews he thinks can take advantage of a Dragon-filled metagame!

Legacy Kyoto Spotlight

Lost in the post-Pro Tour shuffle and the ongoing Open Series results was the big Legacy GP in Japan! See the decks you should watch out for this weekend at the $5,000 Legacy Premier IQ at #SCGCLE!

Daily Digest: Temur Superfriends

When a format is as scattered and crazy as this Standard, you could do a lot worse than just jamming a handful of the most powerful planeswalkers in the business. Ignite your spark for #SCGCLE with this monster!

The Fallacy Of Pride

Mark Nestico reflects on his Pro Tour adventure and preaches the importance of keeping yourself in check regardless of your Magic successes. Don’t let pride get the best of you at #SCGCLE!

Aether Or

Matt Higgs is hard at work developing the ultimate in topsy turvy tricky morph decks! See his latest version that goes off the rails with Dragons of Tarkir Commands, spicy enchantments, and more! Turn #SCGCLE on its face this weekend!

Dear Azami: Happy Hippo Hugs

Group Hug Commander decks are often some of the strangest fun you can have in Magic, but when does it go from enjoyable to predictable and cliche’? Sean McKeown shows you where to draw the fun line in this week’s Dear Azami!

Introducing Behemoth!

Tiny Leaders is already catching on in Commander circles, so why not try it the other way? Abe Sargent continues the great Commander variant experiment!

Adapt Or Perish

It is again time to check in with Anthony Lowry as he evolves his Standard understanding and deckbuilding! Here, on the week of #SCGCLE, he examines two of the foremost aggro decks the format has to offer!

The Card Not Taken

Standard may be settling out into yet another healthy and diverse metagame, but unstoppable brewer Chris Lansdell is still discovering cards with potential! See his Dragons of Tarkir favorites as we approach #SCGCLE!

Daily Digest: Commanding Bant

The Command cycle represents the ultimate in card flexibility. How can we utilize these to their full potential? GerryT investigates a list that does exactly that as we approach #SCGCLE!