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Countdown To The SCG Season Two Invitational: 9 Days Out — Event Overview!

The SCG Season Two Invitational has something for everyone! Whether you’re qualified for the main event, looking to qualify for the next Invitational, or just want to sling 100-card decks or meet artists, Cedric Phillips has the info you need in our first countdown blog!

Unstable Planeswalker & Iconic Masters Booster Box Game!

An Iconic Masters Booster Box game, Unstable previews, and the Magic Arena Beta starts soon!

The 8 Most Wonderfully Janky Decks In Modern

Last time out, Shaun McLaren picked his Top 8 hottest decks in Modern. This week? Not so much! But there’s plenty of fun to be had in his countdown of the format’s most intriguing jank…and maybe even a competitive list or two!

Draft Digest: Not-So-Iconic Masters

Sometimes Pack 1, Pick 1 doesn’t offer you a whole lot. Maximizing that first pick is still key to a good draft! Ryan Saxe puts you to the test with Iconic Masters in his latest Draft Digest!

Don’t Let Modern Leave You Behind!

Ross Merriam played in a Regional PTQ last weekend, but in retrospect, he might’ve played himself! Get the new and strange reflections he has on the greater Modern format ahead of the SCG Season Two Invitational!

The Modern Files, Part 1: Combo/Control!

Modern Instructor Pete Ingram is handing out deck grades! Which archetypes are at the head of the class, worthy of being piloted by him at the SCG Season Two Invitational, and which are on the verge of dismissal?

Clone Wars: Wizards!

Bennie Smith kept his Arcane Wizardry deck from Commander 2017 intact for quite a while, but it’s time for him to rebuild! Watch him get to work bringing out the best in Her Eminence, Inalla, Archmage Ritualist!

Video: Slivers In Modern!

Long before Humans decks took Modern by storm, there were Slivers! Watch Ari Lax pilot an updated version on Magic Online ahead of the SCG Season Two Invitational!

Video Daily Digest: What Kiki-Jiki Brings To Light

What happens when several midrange Modern strategies get blended together with a playset of Nahiri, the Harbinger on top? The wildest Bring to Light deck Ross Merriam has ever played, that’s what! Check it out before the SCG Season Two Invitational!

The Artists Of The Invitational

Long after JDB scrubs out of the SCG Season Two Invitational, you’ll find him haunting the artists’ booths! Get his takes on the seven Magical illustrators who’ll be selling and signing December 1-3 in Roanoke!

Make Your Open Memorable

Chris Lansdell didn’t get the details quite right when he went to Grand Prix Atlanta. Learn from his mistakes if you’re going to your first SCG Tour or similarly big event! It’s not too late to book tickets to Roanoke…

Magic: The Gathering Arena Is Not Doomed And Magic Online Is Not Dead

Chas Andres isn’t convinced the new Magic digital offerings are a bad omen! Get our finance guru’s take on why he thinks Magic: The Gathering Arena is far from problematic…and why Magic Online is far from dead! Nobody panic!

Magic: The Gathering Arena…Doomed From The Start

Brennan DeCandio is not particularly sanguine about Magic: The Gathering Arena’s chances. He tells why he chooses to play the game on Magic Online…and why he thinks it’s about to break his heart again.

Brad VS. Merriam: W/B Eldrazi VS. Jeskai Control

Anyone wanting to win the SCG Season Two Invitational will have to survive eight rounds of Modern! Prepare by watching Brad Nelson and W/B Eldrazi take on Ross Merriam and Jeskai Control!

Charting A Course To Modern: Let’s Break It

Chart a Course hasn’t made much of a splash in Standard, but we’re only now waking up to its true potential in Modern! Inspired by Gerry Thompson’s article last week, Ari Lax takes on the challenge ahead of the SCG Season Two Invitational!