It took a lot of adjustment and preparation, but Ross Merriam had a stellar result to qualify for Pro Tour Amonkhet! He goes inside his process, discussing how the past year has changed his outlook and the Standard deck that saved him the cost of a plane ticket!
“Magic’s hard.” We say it all the time, often enough that we become numb to its truth. Jadine takes a deep dive into a few of her memorable matches, untangling the complicated lines of play that led to their surprise finishes!
Don’t say Chris VanMeter didn’t warn you. The Pugfather called out Ad Nauseam as a broken Modern deck to beat, and guess what happened at SCG Indianapolis? He follows up with his take on the winning list and why he hopes Mishra’s Bauble is lurking in Modern Masters 2017!
Sometimes there’s nothing left to do but sit down over some comfort food and think about how an event went wrong. But Brennan DeCandio isn’t letting his Modern results get him down when Modern Masters 2017 previews are in full swing!
Light on creatures, heavy on pain, this Modern showdown pulls out all the stops! Todd Anderson wields one of the Death’s Shadow lists that tore up Grand Prix Vancouver, while Michael Majors has Grixis Control at the ready. Who will win this clash with SCG Dallas implications?
Don’t give up on the dinosaurs in your binder just yet! It looks like the builds that tried to make this happen last year just gave up too soon! Ross Merriam has the inspiring Modern success story coverage!
Death’s Shadow was a success this weekend, but it wasn’t a big winner or even an overwhelming favorite against the field! We may be in the midst of a great Modern metagame, and Patrick Chapin is ready to discuss what the future holds for the format by looking at its current top decks!
Chris Lansdell is the most reliable source of brewing insanity in the Magic world! He’s living up to his reputation by finding the most extreme Modern decks the world has to offer him in his latest piece!
As a community, we may need to agree to stop panicking every time we find something we enjoy. Chas Andres does his good deed for the week by explaining to the frightened exactly why an imminent Modern death makes no sense whatsoever and why your collection is perfectly safe.
Magic re-invents itself often, which means it’s important to re-invent yourself as a player. Even Pro Tour Champions aren’t immune from this. Ari Lax shares how he’s staying on top of Standard and Modern to keep his spell-slinging career alive!
Somewhere between Goryo’s Vengeance reanimating Griselbrand and Kari Zev’s Expertise fusing Breaking//Entering, Dan Ward’s Regionals Top 8 Modern deck stole Ari Lax’s heart. Now he’s stepping out with it on Magic Online!
Multiplayer guru Anthony Alongi returns to close out his excellent series on Commander Cube, the unsung format that combines every kind of fun Magic has to offer!
Tom “The Boss” Ross was surprised to see an 8-Rack deck with a white splash battling for the Top 8 at Grand Prix Vancouver! He shares his insights on the distinctive build and reveals his most recent 8-Rack list for SCG Indianapolis!
Grand Prix Orlando PTQ details, full versions of Amonkhet god art, and Monarch mechanic on Magic Online.
