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Standardized Testing For SCG Richmond

The Boss has it together for this weekend! If you want his take on how SCG Richmond is likely to shape up, the answers are here!

Todd VS. Brad: Jeskai Saheeli VS. U/R Control

Todd Anderson takes Jeskai Saheeli into battle against Brad Nelson’s pure U/R Control deck. Combo or no combo: who’ll will this Standard clash with SCG Richmond implications?

Split Second: January 26, 2017

Promo lands for Standard players, The Command Zone evaluates new mechanics, and Pro Tour teams announced. This is Split Second!

Video: Jeskai Control In Modern!

As PT Aether Revolt approaches, Shaun McLaren revisits his greatest Pro Tour triumph! His PT Born of the Gods-winning Modern decklist from 2014 remains entirely Modern-legal, and today he takes it into battle against the latest lists on Magic Online! What lessons does it hold for the SCG Richmond Classic?

Control At SCG Richmond

To the surprise of no one, Shaheen Soorani is very interested in playing a control deck in Standard for this weekend’s SCG Richmond showdown! Is Jim Davis’ U/B Control the way to go? Could Shaheen actually play B/G instead? Or is Esper viable again? Join Shaheen as he mentors the control mages!

Daily Digest: Have You No Shame, Sir?

Every single Magic card–okay, almost every Magic card–has a shot to be competitive at some point. Get out your Limited chaff box. Get out your unplayable Draft trash. Because it just may slot in nicely to this up and coming archetype!

The Pillars Of Aether Revolt Standard

After one week, do we already know the cards this Standard revolves around? GerryT thinks so! SCG Richmond is on its way!

Deck Selection Part 1: The Devaluation Of Importance

Brad has had it: Why don’t we talk about deck selection more?! He studies this phenomenon in the first of an excellent two-part series here!

Cata Mining Columbus

Data mining isn’t good enough when Saheeli’s Pet is everywhere! Adrian takes a look at the numbers that will predict SCG Richmond Standard!

The Boss VS. Majors: G/R Energy VS. B/W Control

Tom “The Boss” Ross is just full of G/R Energy, and he can’t wait to Electrostatic Pummeler his foes into oblivion! But Michael Majors and his conspicuously counterspell-free B/W Control deck have other ideas. Who’ll win this Standard clash with implications for the SCG Richmond metagame?

Pro Tour Aether Revolt Sleepers

Todd Anderson is on his way to Richmond for the SCG Tour’s next stop, but he’s already got eyes on the big showdown overseas! He can already see the metagame shaping up, and accordingly, he’s already thinking of how to counteract it! Todd: Don’t ever change.

Drafting Digest: Yes Way, Jose

Sometimes a draft just goes your way, but you still have to make the right picks! When all the options seem good, Ryan Saxe guides you toward great!

Aether Revolt Complete Review: White And Artifacts

The brewing and new set knowledge aren’t over until The Innovator says they are! Patrick Chapin returns to lay down the last of the Aether Revolt landscape when it comes to card evaluation and fresh deck ideas! Best of luck at SCG Richmond, everyone!

Stockpiling

Gold cards are sneaky good these days! Matt Higgs has noticed and wants to provide some new brew ideas for those that want to sacrifice creatures in the name of fun at SCG Richmond!

The Guide To U/B Control

Jim Davis almost did it last weekend. He almost claimed the glory of a week one top 8 in a field of decks he had under his foot from the word go. But a top 16 will have to do. With SCG Richmond just days away, Jim, how good does it feel to be playing a traditional two-color control deck?