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I Told You Scapeshift Was Coming To Core Set 2020 Standard. But How Do We Beat It?

Don’t say he didn’t warn you! But now that Scapeshift has embedded itself in Core Set 2020 Standard, what’s a player to do? Sam Black has options for beating them and joining them…with a twist, of course!

The Return And Rise Of Eldrazi Tron In Modern

Eldrazi Tron won the Modern Classic at SCG Worcester. Dylan Hand explains why the onetime metagame predator returned and rose as an independently powerful archetype in time for SCG Columbus!

A Modern Return: Bring To Light Scapeshift

A classic Modern version of Scapeshift running Bring to Light has enjoyed a renaissance in recent weeks! Watch Corey Baumeister run it on Magic Online ahead of Mythic Championship IV and SCG Columbus!

Random Commanders, Guaranteed Fun!

The Commander VS crew used a random commander generator this week! Who got the dream…and who got stuck with a random 1/1 for four mana that wasn’t even good in Ice Age? And will he win anyway?

Four, Three, Two, One: How Many Copies Do You Run?

As he refines his deck for Mythic Championship IV, Andrew Elenbogen lays out his rules for how many of each card to play! Confused about why some cards are four-ofs and others three? You’re in the right place!

Cracking The Core Set 2020 Code

Some packs of Core Set 2020 are tough to draft. So tough, in fact, that even Ryan Saxe doesn’t have the answer! One is in his latest. Trust us, you’ll know it when you see it…

Hogaak, Not Dredge, Is The Best Graveyard Deck In Modern

To dredge or not to dredge? Ross Merriam answers the question by looking at each deck’s speed, consistency, and resilience. He favors Hogaak over Dredge, but why? SCG Columbus awaits!

Core Set 2020 Arena Bot Breakdown

Learning how to beat the bots is critical to drafting Core Set 2020 on Arena. The Lords of Limited cover underrated cards, their overrated cousins, and a couple of roundtable drafts in full!

Everything You Need To Know About Pauper Finance

Pauper started as a way to play with cheap common cards, but as with anything that gets big, there’s money to be made! Chas Andres has your guide to Pauper finance, plus This Week’s Trends!

Who Eats Who In The Modern Jungle

With Modern’s apex predator banned, which decks are back on the prowl, and which are still prey? Ben Friedman swaps his cowboy hat for a pith helmet as he takes you into the Modern jungle!

Ross And Corey’s Excellent Adventure!

We’re traveling through time on VS Live! From the earliest days of Magic with cards from Legacy to Magic’s latest in Standard, this set of matches between Ross Merriam and Corey Baumeister has it all!

How Scapeshift Took Over Core Set 2020 Standard

With Scapeshift decks making up half the Top 8 at Grand Prix Denver, the archetype went from marginal to mighty in one week flat! Patrick Chapin traces the rise of Bant Scapeshift and how to fight it.

Let’s Play All The Awesome New Elementals!

So you want to play Omnath, Locus of the Roil and Yarok, the Desecrated in the same Commander deck, and you want an Elemental theme as well? Bennie Smith sees a job for Morophon, the Boundless!

Why You Should (And Should Not) Play Every Deck In Modern

With Mythic Championship IV approaching swiftly, Ari Lax surveys the Modern field! When every deck has its weaknesses, it’s time to decide what matters, and information is the key!

Kickin’ It In Standard With Corey!

Corey Baumeister returns to the VS Live! studio, this time battling Todd Anderson in three Standard matchups! Excellent last-minute preparation for SCG Philadelphia!