Curving Out 1-2-7
Ari Lax won a PTQ this past weekend with Four-Color Pod. Read about his card choices and typical sideboard plans against the metagame because this deck could be a contender at the next SCG Standard Open.
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The End Of A Love Affair With U/W Hipster Control
Renowned rogue brewer Adrian Sullivan has been in love with U/W Control in Standard since late last year, but he thinks their relationship might be over with M13. Find out if there is hope for this deck to be viable on the SCG Open Series.
Black Cat And Other Signs Of Bad Luck
Since a reader pointed out that he didn’t include any decks with black in his last article, this week Valeriy Shunkov explores using Black Cat and Smallpox in Standard.
Magic: The Newsening – Episode 10
Get your biweekly dose of Magic: The Gathering news and humor from the latest episode of Reuben Bresler’s Magic: The Newsening.
Just Not That Into Grixis
With the Standard metagame stabilizing after five weeks with M13, Patrick Chapin is working on decks to beat the two current menaces in the format: Delver and green-based creature decks.
Cubers Anonymous – Testing The Custom Cube
Justin Parnell picks up where he left off last time with the Custom Cube Project. Don’t miss reading about how he and Ali Aintrazi were able to finish their labor of love.
The Cho-Hawk Rises: A SCG Open Series: Washington, DC Report *4th*
Read how Josh Cho was able to make Top 4 of SCG Standard Open: Washington, DC with U/W Delver featuring Hero of Bladehold and why he recommends it for any upcoming Standard tournament.
Blockhead
Is it worth looking at Block Constructed from a financial perspective? Chas Andres finds out by taking a look at some past Block Constructed formats and seeing how closely they align with Standard.
Dear Azami – Ith Never Ceases To A-Maze Me…
This week Cassidy proves that you don’t need to jam a deck with counters or prison effects to be successful with a control archetype in Commander with Adib’s Ith, High Arcanist Commander deck.
Todd vs. BBD: U/R Delver vs. Mono-Green Infect
Todd tests his U/R Delver brew against BBD with one of the fastest decks in Standard, Mono-Green Infect. Watch to see if you should play one of these decks at this weekend’s SCG Standard Open in Kansas City.
Four Things I Learned In Our Nation’s Capital Last Weekend
Mike Flores shares four things that he learned while commentating during the Standard and Legacy Opens at SCG Open Series: Washington, DC on @SCGLive last weekend.
Eternal Europe – What Legacy Needs
Carsten Kotter comments on the directions he’d like to see Magic go in with a primary focus on Legacy and wants to hear your feedback. Get ready to play Legacy this weekend at SCG Open Series: Kansas City.
Brewing Black
Brian Kibler has been working on Mono-Black Control but doesn’t think it’s quite up to snuff for the SCG Standard Open in Kansas City this weekend. Check out his lists and see if you have any ideas to improve them.
What She Order
After playing Merfolk at the SCG Legacy Open in Washington, DC last weekend, Brian Braun-Duin has some ideas for how to improve the deck for this weekend’s SCG Legacy Open in Kansas City.
Brains!!!
2010 Player of the Year Brad Nelson has had some differences with Trading Post, so he’s moved on to a new love: Zombie Pod! Find out why he thinks this deck is a good choice for the SCG Standard Open in Kansas City.