Patrick Chapin’s famous Complete Reviews are among the highlights of any new set! Today he takes a deep dive into the black cards of Amonkhet, and if there’s a card to get his creativity going, it’s Archfiend of Ifnir! What will he do with it; Liliana, Death’s Majesty; and the rest ahead of SCG Atlanta?
It’s Amonkhet Mini-Masters VS! Will Justin Parnell pull a sweet rare? Will Todd Anderson find himself cycling a land? And who will draw first blood in #MiniMastersVS?
Of the three most commonly played Constructed formats, only Legacy saw a change to its banned list! What does Jim Davis think about facing Felidar Guardian and Saheeli Rai at SCG Atlanta? Should Death’s Shadow have stuck around? And did Sensei’s Divining Top deserve its fate? Get Jim’s take and vote in his polls!
Gerry Thompson put up one of the first big tournament finishes with Jund Death’s Shadow in Modern! Watch him revisit the deck on Magic Online ahead of the SCG Atlanta Modern Classic!
In news that will surprise exactly no readers, Chris Lansdell has been brewing with Amonkhet! Get his latest takes on cycling (with bonus Travis Hall decklist), ramp, and Paradox Engine/Cryptolith Rite ahead of SCG Atlanta!
Cedric Phillips kicks off the Countdown to Grand Prix Richmond with an overview of the main event, side events, and Guest of Honor!
Between one-mana cycling creatures and As Foretold, Living End got some great potential upgrades with Amonkhet! Ari Lax rebuilds the Modern archetype from the manabase up for SCG Atlanta’s Modern Classic and follows with advice for getting the most out of your lands in Limited ahead of GP Richmond!
It may have shown up without much fuss, but Tom “The Boss” Ross didn’t let Bone Picker slip past him! Today he explores the possibilities of a seemingly humble card with a striking resemblance to Delver of Secrets ahead of SCG Atlanta!
The future of Standard is already here! Todd Anderson has spiced up the U/R Emerge archetype with Curator of Mysteries and Drake Haven, but is that enough to make it a contender against Brad Nelson’s Mardu Vehicles? SCG Atlanta awaits!
Ross Merriam has a Magical crush on Smallpox in Modern, so when this deck went 5-0 in a Competitive Modern League, he couldn’t help himself. Warning for SCG Atlanta attendees: may contain Gideon, Ally of Zendikar.
Brewing’s nice and all, but GerryT wants to win! To that end, he’s compiled a list of the Standard decks he thinks have the best shot at taking down SCG Atlanta. Agree or disagree, when GerryT talks the future metagame, he’s worth a listen!
Like many players, Brennan DeCandio is waiting for Monday to learn the fate of Standard! But the SCG Tour standout hasn’t wasted any time! He’s brewed up several decks that may thrive in Atlanta if Felidar Guardian is hauled off to the Cat pound!
In a Modern format where players can fall to rampaging Dragons or epic sequences of sorcery, “death by Faeries” is a particularly cruel end…one that Ari Lax is inflicting on Magic Online ahead of SCG Atlanta’s Classic!
A new set means a new installment of the Sullivan tradition: a Red Review! Aether Revolt had slim pickings for the dedicated red mage. Will Amonkhet, a plane set beneath two Sweltering Suns, make up for Aether Revolt and then some? If you’re going red for SCG Atlanta, this is a must-read!
The future-Standard showdowns continue! Tom “The Boss” Ross has used Amonkhet to turbo-charge his Mono-White Humans deck, while Michael Majors has added Approach of the Second Sun to his Naya Aetherworks build. Enjoy this preview of SCG Atlanta!
