Split Second: October 5th, 2016
Treasure Chest calculations, new FNM Promos, and a Grand Prix weekend. This is Split Second!
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A Playtest Session With Standard’s Big #SCGINDY Decks
Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren wasn’t content to just sit and watch all the new Standard action! He got all of the format’s first-week decks together and formulated sideboarding guides and playtest games galore! He’s got the full results of his playtesting tournament here!
One Copter To Rule Them All
How good is this card? Where is its place in history? Can it conquer Modern as much as its conquered Standard? What cards can step up to it…and what cards can step on it? Sam Black studies the strange phenomenon of Smuggler’s Copter and its probable place in shaping Standard to come!
Daily Digest: Decimation Station
If you’re not big on Smuggler’s Copter, there are lots of other fish in the sea. Or in this case, the graveyard! Ross Merriam highlights a sweet brew for new Standard!
Commander VS: This One’s Personal!
Welcome to Season 5 of Commander VS! To kick things off, our fun foursome bring their personal decks to the table! Parnell, Noell, Suarez, Green: whose deck will reign supreme?
How I Conquered Kaladesh
The man with the beard and the trophy is ready to speak! Read about CVM’s popular win, his team’s prep, and how he feels about the baddest looter on the block!
Tweaking The Best Standard Decks
There’s always plenty of room for improvement on first-week Standard decks! Chris Lansdell has brewed up new versions of these archetypes as well as put together builds to beat up on them!
Countdown To Grand Prix Atlanta: 2 Days Out – Travel And Lodging!
Every Grand Prix competitor needs a place to stay! Cedric Phillips shares his suggestions for travel, lodging, and parking at #GPAtlanta!
Todd VS. The Boss: R/W Gearhulks VS. B/U Graveyard
Get big or get dead? Two video stars, two different answers! Todd Anderson hopes his R/W Gearhulks deck has the winning artifactor, while Tom “The Boss” Ross is all set to exploit the graveyard. Who’ll win this Kaladesh Standard matchup? There’s only one way to find out!
Split Second: October 4th, 2016
Updates to Magic Online Treasure Chests, the Masters of Modern go over incomplete card cycles, and a Magic Model sings her heart out. This is Split Second!
Video: Legacy Cube Draft!
Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren wants to unwind and take it easy with some fun Cube drafting! Join him in his latest video! Which of Magic’s all-time power cards would you take?
Daily Digest: That Other R/W Deck
#SCGINDY may have been won by a lot of pilots piloting Pilots, but there was another red and white way to win that almost made it to the top! Ross Merriam has the list here!
Adapting To Smuggler’s Copter
The results are in! Smuggler’s Copter is flat-out crazy good! But is unbeatable? Ross Merriam gives some professional insight into the strange ways the Standard format is going to wrap around this flyer and the ways you can get ahead of it in the weeks to come!
Kaladesh Blue Decks, Green Decks, And An Analysis Of #SCGINDY
Pro Tour Hall of Famer Patrick Chapin has even more new decks and reviews of Kaladeh’s best! But that’s not all! He’s looking over the results of the big breakout party at #SCGINDY to see what the future holds for Kaladesh Standard!
Nexus Ascending: The Growing Trend Of Team Success
It’s no coincidence that a lot of players are finding more consistent success by aligning themselves with other players on the SCG Tour®! Mark talks team shop and gives advice for following suit this week!