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The Guide To Piloting Abzan Tokens

Sam Black isn’t swapping decks in Standard yet! His Abzan Tokens list is still one of the most unique creations of the season, and he’s got plenty of strategic pointers for anyone hitting the SCG Charlotte Standard Classic!

The Evolutions Of Counters Company

As soon as you think you know how to handle a deck, it changes form! Already the latest archetype to take a star turn in Modern, Counters Company, is evolving. Ross Merriam has your guide to the latest mutations ahead of SCG Charlotte!

Video Daily Digest: Delirious?

Can Delirium keep up with Aetherworks Marvel? Ross Merriam highlights an Abzan build that reached the semifinals of last week’s Magic Online Pro Tour Qualifier. Be ready for it at the SCG Charlotte Standard Classic!

Presenting A Perplexing Puzzle: “All About Adjectives”

JDB is switching it up! Today he presents a fiendish puzzle based on Magic card names. Fire up that SCG card search, because you’re going to need it!

Interview With The Editor: Brad Nelson

SCG Baltimore and Grand Prix Omaha champion Brad Nelson talks with SCG Editor Danny West about the back-to-back trophies, the power of family, and where he goes from here!

Command Zone Plays Archenemy & A New Magic Series!

Archenemy: Nicol Bolas played on Game Knights, TheMagicManSam talks about the worst card ever, and a new Magic series premieres!

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!