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Boros Reckoner Is The New Thragtusk

Michael Martin does another breakdown of last weekend’s tournament results in order to examine the trends for this week, with SCG Open: Cincinnati and SCG Classic: Daytona Beach.

Part Two: A Failure Of Planning

Mike Flores spins the tale of a deck, specifically U/R Delver in Legacy. He ran it in Edison last weekend and cashed, but how could he have planned better?

Standard Heading Into Pro Tour Gatecrash

Patrick Chapin reviews the Standard metagame right before PT Gatecrash. What kind of metagame does he expect there and at the Cincinnati Open and the Daytona Beach Classic?

A Look At Post-Ban Modern

Valeriy Shunkov goes over how the Modern metagame has shifted since Seething Song and Bloodbraid Elf were banned. Get ideas for your next PTQ!

Analyzing The Top 32 Of SCG Standard Open: Atlanta

Michael Martin breaks down the entire Top 32 from Atlanta, showing you which creatures and removal spells dominated. Figure out which deck to bring to Edison!

Atlanta And The Beginning Of The New Standard

SCG Open: Atlanta has set the stage for Standard, and Sam has some thoughts about where the metagame is heading next. Read before SCG Open: Edison this weekend.

The Arrogance Of Competence

GP Nashville finalist Ari Lax shares some tips for testing for tournaments and tells you how he thinks Modern will be affected by the most recent bannings.

Islands Across The Ocean: LCV January Vintage

GP winner Brian DeMars takes a look at the results of a recent Vintage tournament in Europe and explains where he sees the metagame going moving forward.

Gatecrash Standard: Week 1

Hall of Famer Patrick Chapin takes a look at how the first week of Gatecrash Standard went in Atlanta. Read to get ideas for #SCGMEM and #SCGNJ!

SCG Standard Open: Atlanta Review

What should you play at SCG Standard Open: Edison or SCG Classic Series: Memphis? Valeriy goes over the Gatecrash Standard decks that caught his eye in Atlanta.

The January Pauper Bans

How will Pauper be affected by the most recent update to its banned list? Alex tells you which decks are positively and negatively affected by the changes.

Unlocking Modern

SCG Invitational winner Reid Duke goes over some decks that he thinks are good choices in Modern after the most recent bannings.

On Bloodbraid Elf And A New Modern Era

In the wake of the recent ban announcement, SCG Invitational champion Todd Anderson is excited to see how Modern will shape up moving forward.

Above The Curve #7: Gearing Up For Gatecrash

Brad, Gerry, and Glenn discuss recent Grand Prix and Open Series results, break down Bant Hexproof, and share their thoughts about Gatecrash.

Can’t Touch This: Hexproof In Standard & Modern

Three-time SCG Invitational Top 8 competitor Ben Friedman discusses the Hexproof decks that have become popular in Constructed formats as of late.