CVM’s Spy Network: #SCGCHI From The Sidelines
This week Chris VanMeter looks at the top decks and final results of the new Standard format’s Week One metagame by digging through an entire weekend’s worth of stories and decklists out of #SCGCHI.
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Commander VS: Four-Way Planeswalker Battle
For today’s Commander Versus Video, it’s a battle amidst the planes between Daretti, Freyalise, Ob Nixilis and Teferi. Which Commander will win the Multiverse?
BBD VS. Brad: Grixis Delver VS. Naya Company
For today’s Versus Video, BBD and Brad Nelson battle Modern to explore a pair of interesting decks that are recent $5K Modern Premier IQ winners.
Magic Origins Cards I Was Wrong About
With a few opportunities to play with Magic Origins in both Limited and Standard, Sam Black takes a second look at key cards in the set to re-evaluate their power or utility.
The Most Exciting Deck From SCG Chicago
Michael Majors fell in love immediately with the Rally the Ancestors combo deck from #SCGCHI, and he shares his love – as well as a few alternate builds as we take more metagame information into account – in this week’s article. Check it out in time for #SCGRICH this weekend!
Daily Digest: Kiki-Kut
The most intriguing combo decks combine two different plans so it is harder to disrupt them, and today’s Modern deck of note mixes Scapeshift’s Valakut kill with Kiki-Pod’s killer infinite combo!
Still Devoted: My SCG Chicago Experience
Brad Nelson has gone so far as to call G/R Devotion “The Fun Police,” as in “this is the reason you can’t just play whatever you want in Standard.” So it comes as no surprise that he and his squad played it at #SCGCHI – or that they did very well for themselves.
Tuning And Beating Abzan In Standard
Siege Rhino is a heck of a card, and this week’s results at #SCGCHI still suggest it is a top contender in Standard even though another deck stormed the Top Eight. Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren examines how to build, play, and mulligan with Abzan in time for #SCGRICH!
The Hall of Fame
After actually asking to get taken off of the nominating committee this year, Gary Wise found out he still had a vote for the 2015 Hall of Fame – and with great power comes great responsibility.
Mid-Game Mulligans
Matt Higgs loves quirky, off-the-wall decks, and today he further explores his fascination with Magic Origins most compellingly powerful card, Day’s Undoing.
Why PPTQs Are Hurting Magic
Now that the PPTQ system is well-established and has fully replaced the former PTQ system, Mark Nestico asks a provocative question: is this helping or hurting the achievement of the PPTQ system’s stated goals?
My Magic The Gathering Hall Of Fame 2015 Ballot
What makes a player worthy for the Magic: the Gathering Hall of Fame? Sheldon explores what he looked at this year as he casts his ballot, and expands his view beyond the Pro Players to ask whether non-players should also be inducted into the Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame.
Daily Digest: Zoo Control
For today’s Daily Digest, GerryT examines an unusually grindy and controlling take on Wild Nacatl and friends in Legacy. Test it out and maybe give it a whirl this weekend at the $5K Legacy Premier IQ at #SCGRICH!
Lessons From The Sidelines: SCG Chicago
Watching at home to get a full view of what happened at #SCGCHI through the coverage and results, Ari takes a round-by-round look as the Week One Magic Origins Standard metagame develops.
Retiring The Most Underused Cards Of All Time – Entry XII
Abe adds his latest set to the Underused Hall of Fame, enshrining the many underplayed wonders of Innistrad Block to later remembrance by eager casual and Commander players in search of a strong card they’ve never heard of or may have just forgotten.