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Duo Standard And The Breakout

The richest tournament in Magic history has a never-before-seen format! How would “The Innovator” tackle Duo Standard, and what decks would he choose?

The New Face Of Sideboarding In Modern

Forget the days of one-hit-kill sideboard cards in Modern. These days, interactivity is the key, and Sam Black shares the ideas that have brought him success!

SCG Cleveland Contenders And Pretenders

Bryan Gottlieb saw SCG Cincinnati from the coverage booth, and he’s ready to declare his contenders and pretenders ahead of the next SCG Tour stop in Cleveland!

Optimizing Your Playables

Don’t just shove a 23rd card in your Limited deck and call it a day! Ryan Saxe shares the “filler fundamentals” that can squeeze wins out of your seemingly weakest spells!

Ravnica Allegiance: 50 Takes In 50 Minutes

The Lords of Limited have over 200 Ravnica Allegiance drafts between them! Their latest podcast packs a lot of wisdom into less than an hour of time, so take a listen!

Cedric Phillips

Cedric Phillips — voice of the SCG Tour, this site’s Online Content Coordinator, Mythic Invitational participant, fan of Goblins — takes a trip down memory lane!

Commander Compare And Contrast: Zedruu The Greathearted

Bennie Smith brings back Commander Compare and Contrast with Emma Handy and Zedruu the Greathearted! Check out their wildly different approaches to the suspiciously generous Minotaur!

Best-Of-One Standard Matchup Analysis

Best-of-one Magic, as seen on Magic Arena, turns lots of established Magic wisdom upside-down! Andrew Elenbogen shares his Standard best-of-one matchup analysis ahead of the Mythic Invitational!

What We’d Play At SCG Cincinnati

With SCG Cincinnati in the books, it’s time to look back at the decks Ross Merriam and Todd Anderson thought would do well … and how they fared against one another!

All Your Challenger Deck Magic Finance Questions Answered

Which Challenger Deck has the most valuable cards? Which has the shortest path to upgrading into a Tier 1 deck? And how can you use that knowledge for fun and profit? Chas Andres has the details, plus This Week’s Trends!

Playing Smarter To Beat Izzet Phoenix

Ari Lax disagrees with a lot of the Izzet Phoenix takes he saw last week, and disagrees hard! He shares his core insight to beating the Modern menace, and the decks and builds that follow from that insight.

Finals Rewind!

Last weekend, three major Modern tournaments saw three Izzet Phoenix decks make the finals! Ross Merriam and Todd Anderson replay those last clashes ahead of SCG Cincinnati!

HBMO’s Impact On The Modern Metagame & Why Bo1 Matters To You

Gerry and Bryan discuss the surprise dominant deck at the Hunter Burton Memorial Open and a different take on Arclight Phoenix, plus Duo Standard, best-of-one overall, and the million-dollar Mythic Invitational!

From Izzet Phoenix To … Jeskai Control?

The Esper Professor made the Top 8 at Grand Prix Tampa with Izzet Phoenix, but he’s already heading back to control in Modern! Get his latest Jeskai list ahead of SCG Cincinnati!

All That Glitters: Coming Up Short At GP Tampa And Moving Forward At SCG Cincinnati

Kevin Jones missed earning Gold Pro status at Grand Prix Tampa, but he’s already looking toward a new Magical adventure! Check out the Standard decks he’s considering for SCG Cincinnati!