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Disrupting Emrakul

The new big Standard target is the largest target of them all: Emrakul, the Promised End! How will the metagame react to the first lady of Magic destruction? Ross Merriam thinks you’ve got to throw her off her game before she gets anywhere near the battlefield, and he’s evaluating the best ways to do so for the #SCGNY Standard Classic!

Daily Digest: Sea Change

SCG Regionals took place during Pro Tour weekend, and as expected, there are a lot of crazy brews out there! Ross Merriam has found one of his favorites for you to try at #SCGNY’s Standard Classic!

Emerging Patterns

Michael Majors has been banging the emerge drum since spoiler season, and he’s finally getting his due! The Pro Tour metagame showed a variety of ways to get the strategy into the top tables of Standard, and Michael Majors is ready to outline the future of this very controversial mechanic! #SCGNY’s Standard Classic is on the horizon!

Grappling With The Past

No Pro Tour tech. No reasons your deck sucks. Just a story about a man, the daughter he’s trying to protect, and the woman they both wish would come back and complete their family.

Dear Azami: Sibling Rivalry

Innistrad is home to a lot of memorable characters, but there may not be anyone more beloved at this point than the undead-obsessed brother and sister Levi Byrne is working with in this week’s Dear Azami!

What A Pro Tour!

If you’re a fan of Emrakul, you got your money’s worth at Pro Tour Eldritch Moon! Join CVM as he celebrates his favorite archetypes and strategies as we head to #SCGNY’s Standard Classic!

The Pro Tour Eldritch Moon Review

Want a definitive breakdown of the decks that rocked the Pro Tour? Cedric Phillips is granting your wish! Check out his detailed study of what he likes, loves, and loathes from the decks that were all over the stage on Sunday!

Ross VS. Todd: Jeskai Control VS. Five-Color Aggro

It’s a new classic VS. new hotness! Will Ross Merriam’s Jeskai Control with Nahiri, the Harbinger take the day, or will Todd Anderson win the day with a five-colors-of-value deck that made the Top 16 of a recent Modern Classic? Watch and learn ahead of #SCGNY!

Daily Digest: Emerge-rakul

Predictably, Bant Company did not conquer the Pro Tour. But what did? Join Ross Merriam in his quest to understand the #SCGNY Standard Classic metagame!

Pro Tour Emrakul

The Innovator has been studying the results of the Pro tour with extreme focus, and he has a lot of verdicts about where the format is going toward #SCGNY’s Standard Classic! Will Bant Company come back to the top of the mountain? Will B/W Control pick up in popularity? Is Emrakul consistently beatable? The answers are here!

Modern Month Continues!

Want more info on how to break into Modern so that you can crush #SCGNY this weekend? Jennifer Long has the next installment of her series on getting you ready!

Avoiding Kingmaking And Analysis Paralysis

We’ve all been there: you can take one opponent out, but then your other foe will just win. What’s a Commander player to do? Erik Tiernan talks kingmaking and how to speed up your games.

The SCG Top 8: August 8th

We’ve got Pro Tour results, a big month of Modern beginning with #SCGNY, and a lot of great stories leading into the upcoming Invitational! What are you most excited about when it comes to the Magic Multiverse?

The Financial Ramifications Of Pro Tour Eldritch Moon

Does anything shake up the Magic market quite like a bunch of breakout Pro Tour cards? Fortunately for us, Chas Andres has followed the ups and downs throughout the big weekend, and he’s giving you all the trends and more in his latest column!

Standard Is Broken

A truly diverse Pro Tour Top 8 means the format is perfectly reasonable, right? Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax isn’t so sure. He learned a lot about the format in his team’s testing, and he’s convinced we’re seeing the beginning of what will end up being a historically dangerous environment! Read his analysis here!