Daily Digest: An Unlikely Champion
It’s been quite a while since we’ve seen U/W Control at the top of the standings in Modern, but this weekend saw not one but two strong finishes for the archetype as it begins making its resurgence.
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Lessons From Worlds
While Worlds could have gone better for Ari, there’s still a lot he learned over a momentous weekend of Magic and he’s here to share his thoughts on multiple formats and how things will be shaken up by new rotations and the Vancouver Mulligan rule.
Daily Digest: The Boss Returns
It’s been a while since we’ve seen Mono-Red do well in Standard, but new additions to compensate for the changes to the rest of the format might offer the deck a new lease on life now that the metagame is not fixated solely on attacking it out of existence.
We Did The Math: Prerelease Promos Versus Set Foils
Data is the best way to figure out a trend, so today Chas Andres answers the question of how prerelease foils have been valued as they have changed over time by digging deep into the data and slicing it as thin as it takes until he gets his answer.
An Invitational Epilogue
While Anthony had high hopes for the Season Three Invitational and took some big risks in order to try and capitalize on the state of the Legacy format, there are lessons to be learned even when things don’t quite go your way – and those lessons can thankfully be shared.
Uncle Istvan’s Maddening Deck
Commander is all about exploratory deckbuilding in a fun, flavorful format, and Abe takes that to heart while continuing to explore non-legendary creatures filling in that Commander’s role by building a new deck around a crazy axe murderer.
CEDTalks: Patrick Sullivan
Cedric Phillips sits down with Patrick “PSulli” Sullivan to chat about the results of #SCGCHAR, prepare themselves for the Season Three #SCGINVI, and recount a memorable hotel experience.
Re-Exploring Legacy
While Adrian Sullivan won’t be at the Season Three Invitational this weekend, he’s highly invested in seeing how Legacy plays out at that event – join him as looks at where the format stands after the last few major tournaments to see where it might be going at the #SCGINVI!
Kytheon, Hero Of Commander
The five Magic Origins flip-Planeswalkers are all pretty exciting for Commander, and today Bennie explores a color he’d normally shy away from — mono-white — to build around Kytheon, Hero of Akros.
The Last Minute
The experience is the thing – what does it mean to just fully immerse yourself in the most difficult and prestigious event of the year? Sam Black shares what he can of his preparation for this event by showing what it feels like to be a competitor at a challenge this incredible.
BBD VS. CVM: Mono-Red Aggro VS. Temur Dragons
Join BBD and CVM as they test for the Season Three Invitational, bringing back the red beatdown machine and testing the greed level of G/R Dragons by splashing two other colors just to pump up the power level!
Brad VS. The Boss: Abzan Aggro VS. Bant Heroic
Brad and Tom prepare for the Season Three Invitational by testing one of Standard’s most pivotal matchups, current “Best Deck” Abzan Aggro and its critical predator, Bant Heroic.
Lessons From Worlds Past
With the World Championships taking place this week in Seattle at PAX, Brian “The Dragonmaster” Kibler reminisces from the sidelines on the past World Championships he’s been fortunate enough to attend.
Daily Digest: Bomberstone
Powerful combo decks utilizing two different combos that attack from separate angles will always give GerryT that warm fuzzy feeling, but it’s especially potent when the thing joining them is a tutor that otherwise optimizes the first combo anyway.
Started From The Top, Now We Here
As Jim Davis prepares for the Season Three Invitational, he looks back at some of Standard’s top decks from just a few months ago to see if they might be positioned to reclaim some of their former glory this weekend.