Draft Digest: Blue Tempo In Iconic Masters
Traditional aggro won’t cut it in Iconic Masters Draft, so what might? Ryan Saxe thinks blue tempo is the answer, and today’s Draft Digest has a breakdown of the color pairs and possible archetypes!
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A Pre-Thanksgiving Format Feast!
As Thanksgiving edges nearer in the USA, Ross Merriam serves up a feast of truly Magical proportions! Whether you’re a Standard savant, a Modern master, or a Legacy legend, it’s not so far from SCG Baltimore to Plymouth Rock! Let’s all give thanks for this one!
Standard’s Heroes: Grixis, Approach, And Pummeler Decks
The Innovator loves seeing innovation, and he got a good deal of it this past weekend! Buried beneath Energy mirrors and a format that clearly has its issues–even for a small card pool–were some truly great looks at Standard! Your SCG Baltimore Standard specialist needs this one!
Some Assembly Required
The holidays are arriving early this year at StarCityGames! We’ve been sent a gift and we’re not sure how it works…Maybe you can help us out!
Learning To Play With A Plan
Playing Magic without a plan might as well be playing Magic to lose. Collins Mullen shares how he learned to plan his matches and illustrates his ideas through his own decklists and those of others! Level up your game!
A Brewer’s Glimmers Of Hope At Pro Tour Ixalan
The Top 8 of Pro Tour Ixalan didn’t excite Chris Lansdell, but he found cool decks lower in the standings! See his Standard hidden gems ahead of SCG Baltimore!
Elder Dinosaur Highlander?!
Ghalta, Primal Hunger sure got Bennie Smith’s attention, and not just for the type line! He’s already dreamed up a Commander list for the Elder Dinosaur, and today he shares it with you!
Stevens VS. Brad: Sultai Delirium VS. Humans
It’s a Modern rumble ahead of SCG Baltimore on VS! Will Todd Stevens prove Sultai Delirium can make the jump to Modern, or will Brad Nelson and new format gatekeeper Humans shut him down?
Video Daily Digest: Ramp Of Approval
It was going to happen sooner or later: there’s a ramp deck in Ixalan Standard popping up on Magic Online! Ross Merriam has the details you need to battle (or battle with!) this menace at SCG Baltimore!
Social Currency
Now on Select! Gerry Thompson has plenty of moments he’d take back if he could. Instead, he’s shaping a better future for himself and the people around him. No card choices here, just his best tech for the metagame of life and the social currency that needs more attention in Magic.
The Best Of 2017 Modern Awards
2017 had plenty of cards that promised to shake up the Modern format…and a few that actually did! Carmen Handy passes out dubious digital trophies by the armful ahead of SCG Baltimore!
What If We Bought The World Out Of Basic Islands?
Magic buyouts: people either do them or grumble about them! But what if someone stopped buying out Reserved List cards and tried buying out Islands? Like, literally all of them. Plus, This Week’s Trends!
Nine Cards You Should Play At SCG Baltimore This Weekend
SCG Baltimore features Standard, Modern, and Legacy action! If you’re looking for the one deck to crush your Team Constructed seat, Ari Lax doesn’t have it…but he does have well-positioned cards for the weekend that everyone is ignoring! Get the jump on the other squads!
Energy Or God-Pharaoh’s Gift? Well…
In the not-so-distant future, Todd Anderson confronts the dilemma facing Standard players at Grand Prix Atlanta: to use Attune with Aether or “that other” PT finals deck? Which is actually more likely to win this weekend?
Video Daily Digest: Adorned Pouncer And Friends
The top decks of Pro Tour Ixalan were mostly known quantities, but several players went rogue and walked away with cash! Today’s highlight from the PT Top 64 runs…Adorned Pouncer?! Ross Merriam has some explaining to do!