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!
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!
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?
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!
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!
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?
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!
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!
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!
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!
The power-packed combination of Painful Truths and Glory-Bound Initiate has broken through in Modern! Ross Merriam gives his words-and-gameplay treatment to Akio Chiba’s innovative Esper list from the Grand Prix Kobe Top 8 ahead of SCG Charlotte!
Matt Tumavitch took down the Standard Classic at SCG Baltimore with plenty of energy and not an Aetherworks Marvel in sight! In a special report, he shares his insight into the “Marvel-less” deck and updates it for Grand Prix Omaha and SCG Charlotte!
Gerry Thompson isn’t mincing any words about the Modern metagame! But there’s still plenty of innovation going on, and the reigning Pro Tour champion is taking a kaleidoscopic view of the format. Which of last weekend’s developments will bear fruit at SCG Charlotte?
Brennan DeCandio is warming up to Modern! At SCG Baltimore he made the Top 16 of the Open with Counters Company, and today he describes the updates he’s making ahead of SCG Charlotte!
Ari Lax joins the Magic Online Commander phenomenon! He’s gone bold and blue-tiful with Tasigur, the Golden Fang, and he’s recorded three rounds for you to watch!
