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Fact Or Fiction: SCG Columbus And The Saheeli Rai Factor

Is Saheeli Rai overhyped? Will some long-forgotten Battle for Zendikar card emerge from Reflector Mage’s retreating shadow? Todd Anderson and Patrick Sullivan give their thoughts in a Fact or Fiction showdown ahead of SCG Columbus!

Making Them Have It In Columbus

Many players at SCG Columbus will be on the lookout for Saheeli Rai and Felidar Guardian. Tom “The Boss” Ross has a different plan that will surprise exactly zero longtime readers: get aggressive and make the opponent have it!

Video: Dredge In Modern!

Golgari Grave-Troll has said goodbye, but Shaun McLaren isn’t ready to give up on Dredge! Watch him work with Golgari Thug on Magic Online!

Drop The Hammer: How The Standard Bans Shake Magic Finance

The downside to new play, new decks, new contenders when bans happen is that the value of cards take a serious hit! Not just that, but this announcement means a lot in terms of what Standard’s philosophy will be going forward! Chas Andres explains just how huge this shift is!

The Metagame Clock

Do you play aggro decks? Are you a dedicated control mage? Why do these distinctions matter? How much can they actually change week-to-week? Mrs. Mulligan has an excellent study on this questions here!

Into The Aether Revolt

With Aether Revolt coming soon, Bennie Smith checks out its themes for Commander and gives updates on Modern Necrotic Ooze and Standard Mono-Green Ramp!

Daily Digest: Modern Transcendent

Got the post-banning blues in Modern? Look on the bright side! With control archetypes ready to shine once more, Ross Merriam has just the list for you!

Video: Mono-Blue Delver In Modern!

One color, no fuss! Watch Shaun McLaren take on the Mono-Blue Delver challenge in Modern with his latest Magic Online video! And yes, those are Gitaxian Probes! Judge!

Infect And Dredge Are Still Decks

It wouldn’t be a Friday the 13th without a scary premonition! This time, it’s Tom Ross with a solemn warning: even after the banning of Gitaxian Probe and Golgari Grave-Troll from Modern, Infect and Dredge remain powerful decks! Get updated lists from “The Boss” or ignore them at your peril!

Video: Thopter Gifts In Modern!

Think the unbanning of Sword of the Meek had no impact on Modern? Magic Online results say to think again! Ari Lax tackles an Esper list that helped its original pilot to two 5-0 League records…on the same day!

CEDTalks: Patrick Sullivan

Cedric Phillips sits down with Patrick “PSulli” Sullivan to chat about the recent Banned and Restricted announcement, Cedric’s GP Louisville experience, and why they’ve been away from the podcast for so long.

A Deeper Look At The Bans

A triple banning in Standard promises to shake things up! Matt Higgs takes a look at the consequences and gives his thoughts on why more frequent Standard bans might not be a bad idea!

Fact Or Fiction: Copy Cats And Fatal Strats

Join a Pro Tour Champion and a Player of the Year as they debate everything surrounding Magic with Aether Revolt! Which perspectives do you most agree and disagree with? Who has earned your vote?

Sram And His Expertise

Sram may very well spawn some very dangerous archetypes! Chris Lansdell is ready to lend his expertise to both Sram and his spell in this brand new brewing experiment!

Daily Digest: The Goblins Were Everywhere

It’s a bizarre time of year for Daily Digest, which is why Ross Merriam is enlisting you! Have a brew you want spotlighted? Now is your chance!