Counter Insurgency
Nothing sends a brewer’s heart going pitter-pat like +1/+1 counter shenanigans! Matt Higgs couldn’t help himself, and he’s served up a G/W list to go with his Prerelease observations! How many dice do you need for SCG Columbus?
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Magic Before And After Reflector Mage
Magic veteran Adrian Sullivan has seen Reflector Mage before! In this excellent piece for deckbuilders and SCG Columbus hopefuls everywhere, he talks about the unprecedented nature of this card, though it has appeared in many forms in Magic’s history!
The Boss VS. Majors: W/R Humans VS. Four-Color Saheeli!
The battle is on! Will Tom “The Boss” Ross rule with his latest aggro creation, W/R Humans, or will Michael Majors triumph with his Four-Color Saheeli combo deck? With SCG Columbus just two days away, get a feel for this intriguing new-Standard matchup!
Video: Dredge In Modern!
Golgari Grave-Troll has said goodbye, but Shaun McLaren isn’t ready to give up on Dredge! Watch him work with Golgari Thug on Magic Online!
Drafting Digest: A Bridge Too Far
Aether Revolt is practically in our hands already, and Ryan Saxe is here to help you get your bearings on the Draft format of the moment! How’ve you enjoyed it so far?
Mini-Masters VS: Aether Revolt Game 4!
Three down, two to go! Who’ll win this penultimate Mini-Masters Aether Revolt clash, Ross Merriam or Jeremy Noell?
The Standard That Never Was
If you think the supposedly “dead” online Standard has no forecast for what we can expect at SCG Columbus, you’re very wrong. Jim Davis predicts the metagame ahead based on good hard data!
Abusing Improvise At SCG Columbus
Gerry Thompson knows convoke didn’t set the world on fire, but this is an entirely different story and an entirely different format! Where most of the world shortcuts it into “another convoke,” Gerry sees the potential for a fun and dedicated synergy for SCG Columbus!
Let’s Get Down To Business
Have you selected your SCG Columbus deck yet? How hard is it to conquer week-one formats? Emma Handy talks about the strange process of outdoing a metagame you can’t even see!
Standard Brewing Ideas From The Prerelease
Chris Lansdell had a blast at the Aether Revolt Prerelease! He’s taking the crazy cards he saw and looking into what he can brew up for Standard! What’s the craziest combo you’ll see at SCG Columbus?
Walking Tall With G/W Tokens
Brad Nelson thinks he has the deck for SCG Columbus weekend! While a few are low on this old archetype, Gideon has certainly not gotten any worse since the ban announcement! Join Brad for a look at this deck and why it could be a trophy waiting to happen!
Top 20 Standard Cards From Aether Revolt
Todd Stevens’s new set countdowns are becoming a tradition! Always good for a debate, Todd ranks the cards you’re most likely to see make an SCG Columbus impact!
Optimizing And Opposing Jeskai Saheeli
Some of the field at SCG Columbus will be all about going infinite with Saheeli Rai! Others are going to be focused on dodging the bullet all tournament long! Shaun McLaren has some great advice for players on both sides of the Cat Beast battle!
Refined Tastes
Sam is just going to say it: There are some Aether Revolt cards that players are sleeping on because they’re not big and splashy rares. Reflector Mage snuck into Standard and was eventually banned for it! Make sure you know the full set before SCG Columbus Standard this weekend!
Daily Digest: Tezzeret The Control Freak
Tezzeret the Schemer has been underappreciated since Felidar Guardian was revealed, and for Ross Merriam and this reader-submitted Standard control deck, that just won’t do!