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Draft Digest: What You See Is What You Amonkhet

Ryan Saxe has his eye on a Sealed RPTQ this weekend! But if he wants that blue envelope, he’ll have to win a round of Draft, and today he presents potential picks that add up to one intriguing archetype!

Ross VS. Brad: Dredge VS. Grixis Death’s Shadow

It’s a Modern clash of titans ahead of SCG Charlotte! Ross Merriam is on Dredge, which won him an Open trophy in Syracuse. But can he withstand the buzzsaw that is Brad Nelson, playing the Grixis Death’s Shadow deck that he piloted to victory in Baltimore?

Clock Versus Pressure

“Put pressure on your opponent.” “Put your opponent on a clock.” We’ve all heard those sayings, but Jadine Klomparens wants to put meaning back in them! Discover the fundamental difference ahead of SCG Charlotte!

Ranking Every Magic Set Ever, Part 2

He’s ba-ack! Danny West ranks even more Magic sets with wicked wit and snark in spades! Insular design, nostalgia run-backs, the Gatewatch…nothing is safe!

Video: Grixis Death’s Shadow In Modern

With SCG Charlotte featuring a Modern Open, where better to look for a deck than the last Open’s winner? Ari Lax takes Brad Nelson’s triumphant Grixis Death’s Shadow deck to the Magic Online queues!

Arcane Selection: Lessons From Pro Tour Amonkhet Testing

Behind every deck brought to the Pro Tour lies a wasteland of discarded ideas. Ari Lax gives the control archetype he tested for PT Amonkhet a postmortem and shows how the lessons he learned can translate to your game!

Todd VS. Majors: Amulet Titan VS. Gifts Storm

Warning: things are about to get degenerate! It’s a Modern combo matchup as Todd Anderson wields Amulet Titan and Michael Majors counters with Gifts Storm. But if you think this SCG Charlotte preview is just goldfishing, you haven’t met these sharks!

Video: Mono-White Goat Devotion In Modern!

It’s a Mono-White Devotion deck…with Goats…built by a streamer named “GoatTribal.” And Shaun McLaren signed on for a three-round Magic Online tour with it! Will he turn up an unexpected gem for SCG Charlotte, or will the list get his goat?

Video Daily Digest: Elvish Remedies

Vizier of Remedies and Devoted Druid make a potent pair in Modern, but what’s the right shell to put around them? Ross Merriam showcases the Vizier Elves deck that Martin Juza took to a Top 16 Grand Prix finish! You must be ready for this deck at SCG Charlotte!

Spell Queller And Winding Constrictor Flip The Table

Is Standard solved? Not so fast, says Patrick Chapin! He breaks down the results from the triple Grand Prix weekend, including the surprise winners of Manila and Amsterdam! The innovation for SCG Charlotte’s Standard Classic is here!

Modern Brews: Intruder Alarm And Seasons Past

With Standard seeming less than Marvel-ous, Chris Lansdell has turned his attention firmly to Modern! Today he explores an excellent set of head-turning brews! Will one of them inspire you for SCG Charlotte?

How To Avoid Risk In Magic Finance

Magic finance offers great rewards…if you’re careful. Chas Andres breaks down the seven reasons Magic cards fall in price and the types of cards that avoid these trends before turning his eye to the recently revealed Hour of Devastation trio!

Talking Bolas And The Return Of Modern Infect

Infect maven Tom “The Boss” Ross ran that Modern deck back at SCG Baltimore! He looks back at his performance, updates his build for SCG Charlotte, and wraps up with a vision of Standard’s future as he considers the three recently revealed Hour of Devastation cards!

Todd VS. Brad: Counters Company VS. B/W Eldrazi Taxes

After the release of Amonkhet, Counters Company found a place in Magic’s mainstream, while B/W Eldrazi Taxes remains on the fringe. Todd Anderson and Brad Nelson battle it out in this Modern matchup with SCG Charlotte implications!

My Modern Combo Vacation

At SCG Baltimore, Shaheen Soorani made Day 2 playing his favorite control…wait, what? Turns out he was on a combo vacation in Modern! Don’t miss his take on Ironworks Combo ahead of SCG Charlotte!