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A Bunch Of Words, Mostly About Melira Pod

John Penick, known on Magic Online as DoctorPenick, has been getting a flood of messages from people asking about his Modern Melira Pod deck. He responds with an in-depth look at how and why he’s come to his current decklist.

Plan B From Outer Baltimore

Find out how Larry Swasey fared at the SCG Invitational in Baltimore. He also has a Frites deck for Standard with a spicy sideboard plan. Consider trying it out at this weekend’s SCG Open Series: Des Moines!

My Invitational Experience *3rd* And Preparing For The Next Tournament

Shaheen reveals why he feels differently about Legacy after playing Esper Stoneblade at the Invitational. He also talks about tweaks to his Esper Control deck and why he thinks you should play it in Standard at SCG Open Series: Des Moines.

Video: Delver In Standard

Todd Anderson, who originally popularized the Illusions deck that led to the eventual creation of Delver, provides insight on how to build and play the deck. Watch these videos before SCG Open Series: Des Moines.

An Interview With Chris Kluwe: Football And Magic

Chris Kluwe, punter for the Minnesota Vikings, plays Magic during his free time. Check out Ben Snyder’s interview with him to find out when he started playing, his favorite format, and more!

Invitational In Baltimore *2nd*

Nick Spagnolo made the finals of the SCG Invitational in Baltimore with Delver Humans in Standard and BUG Control in Legacy. Read his tournament report to prepare for both formats at this weekend’s SCG Open Series: Des Moines.

Dear Azami – Snakes On A Plane

This week’s submission to Dear Azami is a “Snakes on a Plane” deck with Seshiro the Anointed as commander. Read what changes Sean McKeown makes to improve this fun, tribal-themed deck.

Cube Holistic Wisdom – Outsourcing

For this week’s Cube fix, Usman Jamil goes over the benefits and drawbacks of looking at a card’s performance in other formats to evaluate it for Cube. Learn how you can improve your outsourcing skills for all formats.

Standard Bennie Brews

This week Bennie Smith talks about three brews he’s been working on in Standard: Glissa Pod, Hatebound Pod, and R/B/u Ooze. If you want to play something different at GP or Standard Open: Salt Lake City, try one of these decks out.

Stabilize, Titan, Elesh Norn

Dayv Doberne made 6th at SCG Standard Open: Baltimore with a four-color Birthing Pod deck. How did he come upon this deck choice, and how does one play the deck? Prepare for this weekend’s GP and Standard Open in Salt Lake City.

High Hopes

With the first Modern PTQ season coming to a close, Valeriy Shunkov provides some tech for two important decks in Modern: U/W/R Delver and Melira. Give one of these a try this weekend!

The Kitchen Table #378 – Retiring The Most Underused Cards Of All Time: Entry IX

Welcome back to Retiring The Most Underused Cards Of All Time! Abe Sargent lists ten more cards that have been forgotten that you should take another look at. Check out the complete list of The Underused Hall of Fame!

Removing The Rust

Jonathan Sukenik felt rusty last weekend at SCG Open Series: Baltimore featuring the Invitational. He gives you tips for how you can shake off the rust and evolve as a Magic player the same way he did. Prepare for GP Salt Lake City!

For The Love Of The Game

This past weekend Todd Anderson got 2nd at SCG Legacy Open: Baltimore. He talks about a few unique card choices in his Maverick deck. He also writes how Magic is a tool that brings us together and can help us win at life.

Standard In Salt Lake City

Jon Agley crunches the numbers from the past eight weeks in SCG Standard Opens since Dark Ascension was released. He tells you based on the data which deck he thinks will be best positioned at Grand Prix Salt Lake City.