More Human Than Human
With eight distinct archetypes in the Modern Open Top 8 at SCG Cincinnati, Patrick Chapin thinks the format is amazing. Also amazing? That winning Humans deck. Collins Mullen just might be Magic’s next breakout star!
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Fire Up The Hot Take Cannon!
Chris Lansdell has never been short of opinions! Today the Magician of Mount Pearl dispenses his wisdom on Search for Azcanta, Merfolk and Dinosaurs in Standard, and much, much more ahead of SCG Washington DC!
Cards You Should Buy Before They’re Unbanned
With Wizards of the Coast telegraphing a possible unbanning in Modern early next year, the speculators will be out in full force! Chas Andres helps you identify the likely lucky card and shows you the moves to make now!
Big Hands, I Know You’re The One
When it comes to drawing cards, Bennie Smith likes keeping them all! Enjoy the ride as he goes big in Commander with Tishana, Voice of Thunder!
Todd VS. Brad: Five-Color Death’s Shadow VS. B/G Midrange
More colors than usual or fewer? That’s the question on VS! Watch Todd Anderson and Five-Color Death’s Shadow battle Brad Nelson and B/G Midrange in a Modern clash toward SCG Cincinnati!
Original Magic Art & Team Ultimate Guard!
Original Magic Art for sale, a Pro Tour team under a new banner, and the SCG Tour stops in Cincinnati
Longest. Banned List. Ever.
Inspired by a forum comment that Stonehorn Dignitary is ban-worthy in Commander, Sheldon Menery posited that such a list would run to 500 cards. How close does he get in his thought experiment? The road to 500 begins now!
Video Daily Digest: A Different Approach To The Second Sun
The narrowness of the Standard metagame has been greatly oversold! Ross Merriam highlights a combo-centric R/W Approach deck from the Top 16 of U.S. Nationals ahead of SCG Cincinnati’s Standard Classic!
The GAM Podcast: Episode 50: All About Temur Energy
Temur Energy helped Gerry Thompson earn a place on the USA’s World Magic Cup team in Richmond last weekend! He and Bryan Gottlieb discuss this deck and more on the latest episode of The GAM Podcast!
Search For Azcanta Isn’t Just Good…It Might Be Broken
Gerry Thompson sees considerable potential for Search for Azcanta to revive combo/control for Modern at SCG Cincinnati! But as you look over the Modern decklists in today’s article, be warned: he might have created a monster…
Modern: The Worst It’s Ever Been?
*Record scratch* It seems Brennan DeCandio doesn’t share Shaun McLaren’s opinion about Modern being the best it’s ever been! In fact, he’s here with a special plea to Wizards of the Coast: don’t ruin Pro Tour Rivals of Ixalan!
Renovating Your Foundation
Even World Championship competitors sometimes need to go back and adjust the basics of their game! Brad Nelson looks back on his processes, his mistakes, and the flaws in his Magical foundation. And above all, how he’s about to fix them.
Over/Under? Bets On Modern, Bannings, And Todd Stevens
It’s time to run some numbers! We’ve posed five tough questions about SCG Cincinnati and the Modern format to Ari Lax and Todd Anderson. Read their responses and vote for yourself: what are you putting your money down on?
Video: Opt Nauseam In Modern!
Sometimes a Magic Online session goes wrong, as Ari Lax found out when he tried Ad Nauseam with Opt in Modern ahead of SCG Cincinnati! Oh well. At least he got an easy win against Goat Tribal! Wait…Ari…you DID win against the Goat deck, right…?
A Madcap Experiment At SCG Charlotte
Todd Anderson made a splash with his Grixis Madcap deck at SCG Charlotte! Today, he updates his list for SCG Cincinnati and delves into the “why” behind individual card choices and the archetype in general.