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SCG Portland: A Round-By-Round Analysis

Michael Majors does an incredible job of combing each round of last weekend’s Standard Open to give us the very best information about matchups and deck selection! Follow along as Michael reviews what you may have missed!

Why You Shouldn’t Play Bant Megamorph

GerryT played Bant to a respectable finish last weekend, but that wasn’t good enough for him! See what he thinks of the future of the strategy and the format, as well as his opinion on this year’s new Open Series two-day structure!

Daily Digest: Double The Ascendancies, Double The Fun!

In a Standard this diverse, you’d think we’d seen it all by now. Fortunately, that still isn’t the case, and GerryT has one today that will have you seeing double!

In Full Bloom

CVM recounts his recent IQ top 8 with Amulet Bloom, and then he tells you about the different decks he’s working on for Standard in time for the upcoming Invitational in Columbus, Ohio!

Brad VS. BBD: U/B Control VS. Abzan Aggro

The Standard train keeps on rolling! Fresh off his near-miss with another Standard Grand Prix victory, Brad Nelson challenges BBD to a Standard video showdown!

Video: G/W Megamorph In Standard!

Collected Company is giving the famous megamorph duo all kinds of game these days! See Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax take the strategy through this video series!

A More Controlling Abzan Megamorph

Shaun McLaren is taking the now ubiquitous Raptor-Protector duo into a more controlling Abzan deck! See his advice on playing what he feels is the most promising new strategy in the format!

Morphs, Manifest, and Mastery

Matt Higgs, ever the incorrigible brewer, refuses to let Mastery of the Unseen go forgotten. The card was responsible for a huge swath of strong tournament finishes not long ago, and today, Matt looks for more ways to manifest wins in Standard!

We’re All Jon Snow

Mark Nestico was sure, as many of us were, that the big three decks in Standard were all that really mattered now. Then we have Mono-Green Aggro popping up. The crazy blue Devotion deck. It appears this Standard isn’t as solved as we thought. It’s possible we, like Mark, know absolutely nothing.

Daily Digest: Brad Nelson Would Be Proud

It wasn’t that many years ago that Brad Nelson was putting craters in his opponents by stomping them into oblivion. Turns out, Modern is another great format for that! See the latest in Craterhoof technology courtesy of GerryT!

Single Card Primer: Counterbalance

Drew Levin shows you how to play, build around, and play against one of the most powerful enchantments of all-time! Learn what it means to play with Counterbalance, and give Drew your requests for more cards you’d like to see in this series!

Invitation Only

Chris Lansdell was recently invited to an invitational event with an insane format layout! See the crazy metagame, his deck choices, and of course, the rundown of how his tournament day went!

Decision-Making In Toronto

Ari Lax doesn’t just understand formats well, he’s also incredible at explaining them to the rest of us. Here, he explains his favorite deck in Standard at the moment and what makes it so good!

Todd VS. The Boss: Mardu Midrange VS. Jeskai Aggro

Mardu and Jeskai have been two strategies with varying success over the course of this Standard. How well-positioned are they against the field? How good are they against one another? Tom and Todd are ready with answers!

Ojutai Devotion And Temur Control

Pro Tour Champion Patrick Chapin analyzes the semi-settled metagame we’ve finally found ourselves in. See his process for taking aim at known tournament fields, as well as the decks he has assembled for the task thus far!