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The Future

What does Commander need to thrive in the future? Sheldon Menery meditates on governing philosophy, online futures, and more!

Ultimate Masters Draft Archetypes!

In his always welcome early Draft analysis for the new Masters set, Ryan is laying out all the archetypes he’s already identified! Which looks strongest to you? Here’s the first few picks of a practice draft to help you out!

How To Win In Modern When You Won’t Play The Best Decks

Jadine doesn’t care. SCG Baltimore. SCG CON. She is GOING to play her game, and her game is Jund! When the entire world is telling her to run Ancient Stirrings or Faithless Looting or Aether Vial, she prepares her own way! Here’s how.

Modern’s Hate Cards: What People Get Wrong

SCG Baltimore Modern is going to have some decks that are very powerful but also very vulnerable to hate! Emma explains how to leverage your answers in a way to keep the game in your favor! If you think you can just drop that Rest in Peace and win, guess again!

Introducing The Big Red Machine

Ben Weitz has a scorcher of a deck for Standard! He’s on a hot streak with Big Red, and if casting a gigantic Banefire sounds like fun, this article is for you! SCG Baltimore’s Classic and the Standard portion of SCG CON are on their way!

The Modern Decks You Should Play At SCG Baltimore!

Still undecided? Leave it to us! From the most rogue of brews from Tom Ross to the shameless netdecking of a Pro Tour Champion to an SCG Select colleague, this has something for everyone at SCG Baltimore…and SCG Con beyond!

Why I Believe In The Grixis Conjecture Standard Deck

Sam Black has noticed that every time this Standard settles down, there’s a new way to attack it! He’s not waiting for someone else to do the work this time! See the most fun brew you’ve seen in months, and why Sam Black would totally sleeve it for SCG Baltimore’s Standard Classic!

GerryT’s 10 Things: New News And The New Brews

Hey, let’s face it: there’s some drama in Magic now and again. Gerry is catching up on the battlefields on and off the playmats! Get the decks and info you need to know to stay with the scene at SCG Baltimore!

Fan Request, Part 1!

The viewers have spoken, and our players have chosen. Four fan suggestions come to life in a 100-card fight for points and pride!

New Sweet Modern Archetypes For Baltimore!

Abraham Stein knows that the next big breakout deck could be his! All he has to do is pay close attention, and that’s exactly what he’s doing for you! Some of these Modern archetypes have to be seen to be believed! Will Baltimore be conquered by a new archetype?

An Introduction To Ultimate Masters Draft

No packs? No problem. We have the full set previewed already, so Ryan Saxe is already on top of it! Learn to draft this format early and use the fun to go infinite, just as Ryan did!

An Inconvenient Truth: Modern Edition

Things aren’t always sunshine and roses in the world of Modern. The climate is changing, and the time is ripe for linear decks to get very unfair! Ross has the somber truths about the combo player paradise coming to SCG Baltimore!

Of Counterspells And Cube!

Episode 74 is here with a look at how to play with and against counterspells in Limited, especially in GRN! Your hosts break down specific scenarios from some of their GRN games, and they take a quick check-in on how to crush the Modern Cube on MTGO!

The Top 5 Decks For Standard Right Now

With SCG CON looming just over the horizon, Brad is giving all the Standard hopefuls some excellent stuff this week! The Standard guru picks his five favorites going into the big weekend, great reasoning included!

5 Standard Cards Players Should Pick Up Now

This Standard is a pretty wide format, but it’s also semi-stable. That means if you’re a critical thinker like Ben, you can exploit it! Here’s a head start on the cards you could use to catch everyone by surprise at SCG CON!