Jund and Abzan have been two sides of the same awesome B/G/x coin in Modern for some time now, but what if it was the green you could give up and mix the two of them? Today’s pair of Mardu decks ask exactly that.
Nobody these days knows how to lift a trophy with a red deck quite like Tom “The Boss” Ross, and he looks at all of the color’s gains in Magic Origins to prepare to hoist that trophy at #SCGCHI as well.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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?
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.
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 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!
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.
