Every great deck starts the same way: an idea. And wow does Ari Lax have them this holiday season! If you need some new Standard tech to hold you over until the new set formally releases (or we at least get more previews), Ari is one to ask!
Ravnica Allegiance previews are upon us! Does the man who calls the SCG Tour have what it takes to evaluate cards from the new set? Gerry and Bryan put him to the test in this week’s episode! Join us!
Hallowed Fountain, Godless Shrine, and the promise of Azorius and Orzhov spells … what’s not to love for a control mage? Shaheen Soorani invites you on his new-set Standard journey!
Ryan Saxe wants you thinking synergy when you draft Ultimate Masters! He has a passel of two- and three-card interactions to consider, plus a tricky Pack 1, Pick 1!
Magic’s newest midrange tool has Owen feeling like it was made just for him! Today he gives his thoughts on a spell sure to shake up Standard…and maybe even older formats!
Do you realize we’re on the verge of a Standard format featuring all ten shocklands?! The format is about to open up in a big and fun way! This is everything GerryT could ever wish for from each of the five guilds and what he believes will keep them competitive!
Arena isn’t just changing the way we play; it’s changing the way WotC designs! Today, Brad gives his breakdown of a brand new pushed preview from Ravnica Allegiance and what it could mean for how we play Magic going forward!
Tax season is coming early! The Tithe Taker is making rounds through Modern, Standard, and Legacy, and Tom “The Boss” Ross is happy to show you some of the lists you may find it in sooner than later! Get ready to pay up!
Gerry and Bryan asked the GAM Discord for their biggest struggles in Magic and were provided enough great examples to fill two episodes! This one features topics more on the mental spectrum, so they brought on Jonathan Carter, HeadGAMs Podcast host, to provide his expertise!
Merfolk in Ixalan should really have clued us in to the fact that the Simic were returning! Breeding Pool is about to join a lot of powerful cards in the tribe, and Sam is investigating whether this tribe finally has what it takes to return to the top!
Don’t get too excited yet. Until Emma Handy reviews the practical uses of Lavinia in Modern, nobody is going anywhere! Check out the most likely places the newest hatebear in Magic will end up, as well as how successful you can expect her to be!
Best-of-one matches? A metagame where not everyone has all the cards? What is this? Magic as it was originally intended or something? Either way, Todd is stoked! And he’s put together some great decks for anyone looking to bulldoze their way to the top of Arena now!
A lot of players have come to Gottlieb with the expectation that he’d be in love with Growth Spiral! The truth is a little more complicated! He has a few decks that want the spell…and a few others that should never go near it!
After days of speculation, we finally know exactly how the spectacle mechanic works! Abraham Stein contemplates the implications of what the Rakdos are sure to be up to in Ravnica Allegiance Standard!
Learn to play this one masterfully and you’re going to make huge waves in Modern in 2019! Ross Merriam already has a trophy on the wings of the best new mythic in Magic, and he is passing on this easy to follow guide for battling properly with the archetype!
