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Todd VS. Brad: U/R Prowess VS. G/R Ramp!

#SCGBALT will feature a host of brand new decks and strategies, and players cannot wait to get their hands on them! What have Todd and Brad gotten their hands on this week? More Shadows over Innistrad! Who will prevail?

Video: Jeskai Control In Modern

The Pro Tour Champion King of Jeskai is back! Shaun McLaren takes one of the most consistent decks in the format through a little April 1st playtesting! Ever the Magic professional, Shaun is on his game as he tells you about this amazing new deck. Sort of. Maybe.

Video: Zombies In Legacy

Years ago, Sam Black turned the Legacy landscape on its head with a rare occurrence: a completely rogue Eternal deck that succeeded marvelously! Sam goes back to the archetype he put together to see how his undead friends are holding up!

Ross VS. Majors: Naya Planeswalkers VS. B/W Control

It’s time for the Select kids to get their #SCGBALT testing game on! Both players are going big and bad in their prep for week one. Which one will carry the advantage into next weekend?

Ask A Judge: Shadows Over Innistrad Questions!

Wait. Jace, Vryn’s Prodigy does what to madness cards? How do madness cards interact with the ingest mechanic? Double-faced cards are changing which rules this time around? We need some judges over here!

Daily Digest: The Evolution Of Cheerios

Some of us still look at equipment as a clunky addition to the game. Others, well, a few others can’t imagine the game without it! See the deck that goes all-in on swords, mantles, and living weapons!

Commander VS: April Fools Edition!

It’s April 1st! That means the Commander crew is ready for laughs, nonsense, and, of course, decks you have to see to believe! Happy April Fools’, everyone!

First Pick At Shadows Over Innistrad: Part 2!

Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax returns to complete his look at the upcoming Limited format! Will you be prepared for your Shadows over Innistrad Prerelease weekend?

Crazy Colorless Mana

With all the new Shadows over Innistrad spoilers getting the excitement, it’s easy to forget that there are a lot more Standard cards out there! Adrian talks about the dangerous colorless possibilities hiding behind the new Innistrad hype!

Standard Rules Of Engagement

SCG Tour ®great Todd Anderson puts a few decks together using the rules he’s come to live by when it comes to early Standard formats! Ignore them at your own risk for #SCGBALT!

Three Up, Three Down

Ross Merriam provides three cards that have been unbelievable in testing, and three cards that have not pulled the weight they promised! Find out what they are before #SCGBALT next week!

Daily Digest: Pauper Pawnshop

If you want to thrive in Pauper, Magic Online’s newest popular format, your time is almost up! Build something for the budget format before the bigger beasts swallow it up! Michael Majors has his latest suggestion here!

Finding Your Core

One of the ways to have a great deck in an early format is to find the deck’s core. SCG Players’ Champion Jim Davis explains the process and what we have on the table for #SCGBALT’s breakout!

Green’s Place In Shadows Over Innistrad Standard

Brad Nelson is ready for #SCGBALT! He feels that most are sleeping on what could very well be the most prominent and dominant color in the format! See the Forest-powered decks he has ready to go!

The Gitrog Monster In Every Format

Bennie Smith’s amphibian addiction is out of hand! He has brews ready for whatever format you’d like, but they all feature one very large and increasingly famous monster!