TagModern

Daily Digest: Devoted Caretakers

Hybrid strategies are awesome. Woodland Bellower is awesome. Ross Merriam and #SCGKNOX are awesome. What more do you need?!

Modern Jund, #SCGKNOX Standard, And The Players’ Championship

Todd Anderson achieved his 30th (that’s not a typo) SCG Tour Top 8 last weekend! Read about his take on the tried and true Jund archetype, his strategy for #SCGKNOX this weekend, and his last ditch effort to get back to the Players’ Championship!

The Guide To G/W Tron

The Boss has done it yet again! He came, he saw, he previewed the exact left field list he was going to conquer with, then he conquered! If you need a new way to crush the #SCGKNOX Modern Classic, Tom Ross has your guide!

The Return Of Mantis Rider

SCG Players’ Champion Jim Davis has won a lot of games of Magic with Mantis Rider! He’s porting over one of his favorite creatures into Modern, and he has the result last weekend to prove it! Want to Jeskai the room at the #SCGKNOX Modern Classic? Jim tells you how!

Video: G/R Land Destruction In Modern!

Ah, land destruction: loved by those who play it, hated by the rest of the field and Wizards of the Coast. Watch Ari Lax inflict some pain in the Magic Online Modern queues ahead of #SCGKNOX!

Brewing With Ghirapur Orrery

Chris Lansdell has brewed with some of the sweetest artifacts on Kaladesh, but he hasn’t done this one! Can this card make a splash during #SCGKNOX weekend?

Daily Digest: Life Goes On

We all feel helpless in Magic games sometimes, but there’s no greater feeling of lost hope than when your opponent has a million life. Ross Merriam mourns those at #SCGKNOX’s Modern Classic that fall prey to this deck!

All The Latest Tech

Formats are moving around quite a bit these days and as is always true with Magic, the key is to stay on top of the latest tech! Sam Black has a little something special to bring you from all of Magic’s big tournament formats at #SCGKNOX!

Is It Time To Unban Splinter Twin?

Splinter Twin won a lot of games and a lot of tournaments in a way that a lot of players did not like. But is it possible that card and that combo were what was keeping Modern in check? Was Splinter Twin the Force of Will of Modern? Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren gives his take!

Daily Digest: We’ve Banned Dredge

Modern players hate Dredge so much that they’re banning it before Wizards of the Coast can! How do they do it? By trouncing the graveyard at every turn! This Relic-relishing list is just one of many you’ll see at the #SCGKNOX Modern Classic!

Making Modern Manageable

“There are too many decks to prepare for!” Nonsense! Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax knows how to take a format with dozens of decks and break it down in a way that you can prepare like a pro! Read this excellent piece on conquering the format before #SCGKNOX’s Modern Classic!

The Method For Testing A New Deck

There’s one thing almost every Magic player has in common: We all build decks! But we all also make a lot of mistakes! Here’s how to streamline your deck building process before #SCGKNOX!

Exploring Chandra, Torch Of Defiance In Modern

To hear the Magic hive mind tell it, first Chandra, Torch of Defiance was the second coming of Jace, the Mind Sculptor. Then she was terrible. Adrian Sullivan shows how she’s coming into her own in Modern ahead of #SCGCOL!

Choose My #SCGCOL Modern Deck!

GerryT is putting his fate in your hands! Check out the five Modern decks he’s considering for the #SCGCOL Open this weekend and help choose his destiny! Will he be piloting Grixis Control? Dredge? Madcap Moon?! He knows you’ll pick a winner!

Video: R/G Marvel Breach In Modern!

Big creatures ahead of schedule in Modern? Shaun McLaren is all over it! Check out the R/G Marvel Breach mayhem on Magic Online ahead of #SCGCOL!