Selvala, Explorer Returned
Commander guru Bennie Smith is still waist-deep in Conspiracy hype for his favorite format! Read about his latest love and the list he has graciously composed around her.
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First Hits in Modern
Adrian Sullivan breaks down the first good data of Modern PTQ season! In this analysis, he takes a diverse top 8 and starts the long process of defining the seasonal metagame!
You Make the Play!
With #SCGINVI this weekend, the guys are excited to share their knowledge! Andrew, Brad, and Todd will talk about the new metagame, ponder about Jim Davis’ U/W Control, discuss metagame cycles, and give you a chance to make the play!
The Return of Boss Sligh
The Boss is back this week to discuss M15 spoilers! In addition, he talks about the upcoming #SCGINVI, his deck preference, and of course, his longtime dream of being immortalized in token form!
Lingering with Esper
Shaheen Soorani has been nothing short of stellar at SCG Invitationals. His method works for him and he sees no reason to deviate. Let him help prepare you for the #SCGINVI!
Your Deck is Great and You Should Feel Great!
Sam Black, ever the optimist, issues this rebuttal to fellow writer Ari Lax. Sam goes into great detail about the important strengths to remember for each of Standard’s big players! Read it before #SCGINVI!
Roll Todd
With the Season Two Invitational this weekend, we look back at Atlanta 2012 Invitational winner Todd Anderson and his rise to one of the most storied players on the Open Series.
Money. Mouth. Is.
Last week, Jim Davis told you why he is Planar Cleansing’s biggest fan! Then, he showed everyone why at #SCGPROV! Read about how he will continue to evolve his brilliant control brew for #SCGINVI!
SCG Providence Ruined My Invitational
GerryT was ready to go to #SCGINVI, but some strange breaks in the metagame happened at #SCGPROV. See a few of his surprising proposed lists and read about how he’s going to adapt before the big weekend!
Daily Digest: A Gift for Delver
Do you prefer Delver tempo decks or Reanimation strategies? Just do both! GerryT has unearthed a lovely hybrid brew involving our favorite insect and some of his very large friends!
Invitational Recommendations #2: Planeswalkers And Removal
Legacy mastermind Drew Levin has more advice for what to play at #SCGINVI. If you really want to play a control deck and aren’t quite sure how in thus current metagame, Drew has a spicy brew for you.
Video: Mono Red in Standard
When all else fails, jam those red spells! Ari sits down with everyone’s favorite classic aggro archetype to see if it has what it takes to take down #SCGINVI!
My Choices
If you’re lost in any of Magic’s big three formats, let Todd show the way! In this write-up, he explains what he would play in Standard, Modern, and Legacy if he had a big event tomorrow. The #SCGINVI is close at hand!
Video: Affinity in Modern
There has been plenty of talk about Kiki Control and Twin lately, not to mention Pod. Simon catches us up on the other big Modern archetype in this series of Affinity videos!
Fair Prossh, Skyraider of Kher
Sheldon follows up his great interview with the Skyraider with a column that provides good food for thought pertaining to Commander’s casual spirit. He then provides a great Prossh list that won’t annoy your friends!