Magic Origins Deck Changes
With Magic Origins coming out tomorrow, Sheldon pores through the new set and updates his host of decks with the Origins cards that best Embrace the Chaos!
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Don’t Blink
Modern is a format constantly in transition, but one thing it always has is a set of core rules describing what the format is about. Todd looks at this week’s Banned List announcement with a critical eye for recent developments in the Modern metagame.
Reassessing My Pro Tour Goals
The game outside of the game is much harder to metagame, and Ross breaks down the many-layered steps that go into properly preparing for a split-format Pro Tour and the tensions that can be found between them.
CEDTalks: Patrick Sullivan
Cedric Phillips sits down with Patrick “PSulli” Sullivan to go over the Banned and Restricted announcement, the policy change to Drawing Extra Cards, and analyze who they are voting for for the Magic Hall of Fame.
Helm Of The Gods Aggro
Jim Davis has been wandering all over Magic Origins for his deck for #SCGCHI this weekend, and he keeps coming back to the interesting play space opened up by Helm of the Gods. Check it out!
Pick, Mull, Play – Magic Origins Draft
Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren offers an immersive look inside both a Magic Origins draft and his head as he explores the format and its major decision-making points.
Daily Digest: The Modern Festival Finals Champion
Today GerryT presents the winner of the MTGO Modern Festival – Dredgevine! Give it a spin as you prepare for the $5,000 #SCGCHI Premier IQ this weekend or your local PPTQ!
No Surprises: Jeskai For #SCGCHI
Jeskai decks are perfectly in GerryT’s wheel-house, so it should come as no surprise that this is what he is planning to play at #SCGCHI this weekend. Check out his decklist, sideboard plans, and the reason behind all of these choices inside.
A Modern Theory: Supplemental Products
Chris Lansell asks an intriguing question: since many newer players hear about Modern and think cards from Conspiracy or the Commander decks were legal because of their modern card frame, what if they were?
Magic Origins Set Review: White
Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin continues exploring post-Magic Origins Standard by brewing his way through reviewing the set, looking at all the interesting facets that might be the reason behind building the next great deck in the format.
The Magic Origins Flavor Review
With the set fully spoiled and in our hot little hands this past weekend at the Prerelease, John Dale Beety sifts through Magic Origins to savor the artistry, the story, and the feel of the set in true Vorthosian fashion.
BBD VS. Brad: Abzan Constellation VS. U/B Control
BBD and Brad playtest for #SCGCHI this weekend by updating two powerful archetypes with Magic Origins cards and battling them head-to-head to see which deck will be the right one for Week One of the new Standard format!
New Cards, New Rules
While CVM may not be making it to #SCGCHI, his G/R Dragons deck is updated for this weekend and ready to battle. He also shares his thoughts about the rules shift to be more lenient when penalizing unintentionally-drawn extra cards.
How Magic Origins Will Affect Older Standard Cards
We’re all used to looking at the new cards and figuring out where we might want to slot them in; figuring out what old cards might have suddenly just tipped back over into playability is a far less obvious process.
The Best Card In Magic Origins
Michael Majors has been brewing up Standard decks with Magic Origins, and this initial testing has completely revised his opinion on one of the set’s iconic cards. Check out which one has caught his attention, and how that is influencing his deckbuilding for #SCGCHI this weekend!