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Esper Control For The New Pioneer Metagame

Shaheen Soorani is moving back to Esper Control in Pioneer. See why he’s shifting from a two-color manabase… and why Dig Through Time is in his latest list.

The Best Pioneer Innovations From The Regional Championships

Dom Harvey reviews the Pioneer results from the Regional Championships to find the best innovations, from tweaks to Tier 1 archetypes to cool combos.

How The Standard And Modern Bannings Affect Control Magic

With The Meathook Massacre banned in Standard and Yorion, Sky Nomad banned in Modern, what’s a control mage to do? Shaheen Soorani shares his next steps.

Your Magic Metagame Breakdown For SCG CON Baltimore

SCG CON Baltimore this weekend features a Team Tournament with Pioneer, Modern, and Legacy. Dom Harvey surveys the top results in each format and offers advice.

Esper Control (Yorion) Changes You Need To Make In Pioneer

With the live Pioneer MTG metagame reawakening, Shaheen Soorani is following along with interest. See how he merges two successful Esper Control (Yorion) decks with his own creation.

Why Everyone is Devoted to Mono-Green in Pioneer

Dom Harvey revisits one of Pioneer’s most storied decks to see just how it has managed to thrive while others have gone extinct.

Four-Color Elementals (Yorion) Took Me To The Finals. Here’s How To Make It Even Better.

Corey Baumeister reached the finals of the Modern MTG 10K at SCG CON Dallas. See how he arrived at his list, and how he plans to make it even better for his next event.

The Article Control Mages Don’t Want You To Read

Who knows how to stop a control mage better than a master of control? Shaheen Soorani has the article his fellow control MTG players would rather you didn’t read…

Modern, Pioneer, Victory: What You Need To Know For SCG CON Indianapolis

After the banning of Lurrus from Pioneer and Modern MTG, those formats have felt a shake-up right before SCG Indianapolis. Dom Harvey is here to get you back on solid metagame ground.

Lurrus Is Banned. Welcome To The New Modern.

The banning of Lurrus of the Dream-Den sent a shockwave through Modern MTG. Dom Harvey explores how the format will change ahead of SCG CON Indianapolis.

What’s The Alchemy Deck To Beat In This Weekend’s Arena Open?

What’s the MTG Alchemy deck to play for the Arena Open? Five SCG creators say what they’d play in the biggest Alchemy event yet.

The Best Trick For Winning With Each Of Modern’s Top Decks

Need to learn a Modern MTG deck in a hurry? Ari Lax shares his one top tip for seven of Modern’s top decks, including Izzet Midrange and Amulet Titan.

Five Modern Decks That Are Ready For 2021 To End

2021 was far from kind to many Modern MTG decks. Ross Merriam highlights five archetypes that fell on hard times over the past year, and what they need to rise again.

My Grixis Death’s Shadow (Lurrus) Decklist For This Weekend’s Modern Events

Corey Baumeister is back to share his updated Grixis Death’s Shadow (Lurrus) decklist ahead of the weekend’s many Modern events.

Building Dimir Control to Beat Izzet Epiphany In Innistrad: Crimson Vow Standard

Izzet Epiphany continues to dominate Innistrad: Crimson Vow Standard, but Shaheen Soorani’s new Dimir Control build could be poised to dethrone the tyrant