TagModern

Video: Allosaurus Elf Combo In Modern!

At the same time Elves was dominating #SCGINVI, Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren was working on improving the deck with dinosaurs! Shaun McLaren solves all of his problems by adding dinosaurs.

What Modern Could Be

Modern is a fascinating format. It has philosophies, advantages, and disadvantages we’ve never seen in a major Magic format before. And Todd Anderson isn’t thrilled with it. Read about the interactive ideal that Todd wants for the format…and why it’s the opposite of what we currently have!

Updates To Invitational Decks

Mike Sigrist is on his way to #GPINDY and the World Championship, but first he made a stop at the SCG Invitational! He’s got lots of advice and updates for the decks he’s becoming an expert on! Don’t miss this piece if you’re looking to master the decks Mike thinks are the best right now!

Daily Digest: The Timeless Art Of Deception

Splinter Twin’s banning has created a world where Kiki-Jiki and friends do their best impressions. Ross Merriam may have found the best Modern list yet!

Playing Unfair Decks In Modern

“Play the most unfair deck that people aren’t prepared for.” This is the conventional Modern wisdom for spiking events, but what does that actually entail? What determines an unfair deck? How do unfair decks match up against each other? Sam Black has a must-read for anyone looking to win Modern Magic events.

Modern Archetypes On The Rise (And On The Decline)

Todd Stevens was at the #SCGINVI to see the drastic changes taking place in Modern! The format is in a dramatically different place than it has been, and Todd is ready to show you the decks that are making it…and those that are out of touch!

My Return At The Invitational!

CVM is finally back on the SCG Tour®! Read about how he got back into the fray and how he shook the rust off! Welcome back home, Chris!

A Guide To Modern Sideboarding

How do you fight off twenty or more Modern decks with only fifteen sideboard slots? Mrs. Mulligan breaks down the art of adjusting your deck on the fly for Games 2 and 3 with this excellent guide!

How To Play My Top 4 Invitational Decks

Michael Majors continued his incredible year at the #SCGINVI! How did he do it? The hard way! If you want to play a few of the most difficult decks on the planet to pilot, only Michael Majors can help you!

Modern At The Invitational

You want the most definitive breakdown imaginable of the Modern format? Pro Tour Hall of Famer Patrick Chapin is happy to oblige! Get the data and the analysis you need in the wake of a Modern-packed Invitational weekend!

The Stiff Modern Metagame

A lot of players expected #SCGINVI to be packed with hate for Ross Merriam’s trophy-collecting Dredge build, but that turned out to be overblown. Why can’t decks just be hated out of the format? Why doesn’t the metagame move around more? The great Ross Merriam answers these questions and more!

This Year On The Pro Tour

Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax has a lot of accolades, but this year was an uphill battle. Though he’s still a Gold pro, he knows the learning process never stops. If you want to learn the next step to Magic mastery, you can’t do better than Ari!

SCG Top 8: August 22, 2016

What a week! Between the three days of the Season Two #SCGINVI in New Jersey and the latest Conspiracy: Take the Crown spoilers, there’s a lot to take in. Danny West has your Top 8 guide to what happened and what’s next!

Video: Death’s Shadow Delirium in Modern!

Leave it to Sam Black to take two breakout concepts and put his own innovative spin on them! See the deckbuilding master pilot his newest Modern creation in his latest video!

Video: Kiki Evolution In Modern!

Ari Lax pilots the newest innovation in Modern creature combo! Will Eldritch Evolution be good enough to make the cut in this build at #SCGINVI this weekend?