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Magic Origins Set Review

In his last article before a brief hiatus to go get married, Chas Andres takes an in-depth look at what we know about Magic Origins so far and what can be expected of its rares and mythics.

Rakdos’s Return

Following up on Jess Stirba’s most recent column for Dear Azami, Abe takes her reader’s submission and works on a rebuild of his own for Rakdos, Lord of Riots!

Daily Financial Value Of Magic Origins – June 26th

Goblin Piledriver! We get three months of Piledriver + Rabblemaster in Standard, and forever in Modern. That shakes things up considerably for Magic Origins, don’t you think?

Standard Sultai, Origins Spoilers & A New Brew? Oh Yeah!

Gerard is a huge fan of control decks, and he looks at how Magic Origins shifts things for his favored archetype as well as what he’s planning to play at #SCGBALT this weekend.

Aiming Your Control Deck

If you want to win with your control deck, you had better know what you’re controlling. If you’re a fan of U/B Control, Adrian shares his latest build for #SCGBALT… as well as looking in detail at the deck’s progression over the past six months.

Daily Digest: Attacking A New Resource

A dedicated land destruction deck is one of the most frustrating archetypes to face off against, which makes today’s deck the ultimate in Modern griefer strategies.

When I Get That Feeling, I Need Heretical Healing

Bennie is all for Liliana, Heretical Healer, and to show his devotion to his favorite Defiant Necromancer he’s building around her in both Standard and Commander!

Brad VS. The Boss: Abzan Control VS. Abzan Midrange

An intriguing new take on Abzan just won an MTGO PTQ, and to figure out how good it is, Brad Nelson and Tom “The Boss” Ross set it up in the Abzan mirror against a more dedicated control build. Is this the deck you should be playing at #SCGBALT? Find out inside!

BBD VS. CVM: Bant Megamorph VS. G/B Dragons

This past weekend really shook up the Standard format, and for today’s Versus Video BBD and CVM battle with two of that event’s breakthrough decks, Bant Megamorph and G/B Dragons, to prepare for #SCGBALT this weekend!

Video: Abzan Aggro In Standard!

There has been a huge surge in G/R decks in recent weeks, but as powerful as they are, all of them tend to have Abzan Aggro as a potential bad matchup. Brian beats down to prepare for #SCGBALT, check it out and give Abzan Aggro a try!

Video: Four Color Ghostway In Modern!

Sam Black is well-known for his synergistic small-creature decks that generate incremental advantage, and this four-color Ghostway deck is right up his alley. Try it out this weekend at #SCGBALT’s $5,000 Modern Premier IQ!

A First Look At Magic Origins

Magic Origins is proving to be both a flavorful and powerful set, and there are even a few potent Dragons for the Dragonmaster himself. Check inside for Brian’s first thoughts about the set and its iconic Planeswalkers!

Daily Financial Value of Magic Origins – June 25th

We saw a whole lot of cards spoiled last night, including some key reprints as well as the last of the five flip-Planeswalkers, Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh!

Kytheon’s Origins In Standard

Nothing ignites the spark of imagination quite like the possibility of a turn-one planeswalker. Kytheon beats down like The Boss, and Tom has several decks to try him out in.

Video: Goryo’s Vengeance in Modern

Nourishing Shoal has recently made the Griselbrand/Goryo’s Vengeance archetype in Modern far more interesting, and in today’s video Ari puts Jacob Wilson’s 11th-place decklist from Grand Prix Copenhagen through its paces to prepare you for the $5,000 Modern Premier IQ at #SCGBALT.