Best-Of-One Standard Matchup Analysis
Best-of-one Magic, as seen on Magic Arena, turns lots of established Magic wisdom upside-down! Andrew Elenbogen shares his Standard best-of-one matchup analysis ahead of the Mythic Invitational!
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Cedric Phillips
Cedric Phillips — voice of the SCG Tour, this site’s Online Content Coordinator, Mythic Invitational participant, fan of Goblins — takes a trip down memory lane!
Playing Smarter To Beat Izzet Phoenix
Ari Lax disagrees with a lot of the Izzet Phoenix takes he saw last week, and disagrees hard! He shares his core insight to beating the Modern menace, and the decks and builds that follow from that insight.
All Your Challenger Deck Magic Finance Questions Answered
Which Challenger Deck has the most valuable cards? Which has the shortest path to upgrading into a Tier 1 deck? And how can you use that knowledge for fun and profit? Chas Andres has the details, plus This Week’s Trends!
What War Of The Spark Planeswalkers May Look Like
Let the speculation begin! With 36 new planeswalkers arriving in War of the Spark, how will Wizards of the Coast break its norms for the card type? Brad Nelson has a few ideas. Make that a lot of ideas…
The Mistakes You’ve Been Making Against Izzet Phoenix
Izzet Phoenix is hardly invincible. Yet GerryT keeps seeing players make the same mistakes against Modern’s most-played deck. Fix these issues before SCG Cincinnati!
All That Glitters: Coming Up Short At GP Tampa And Moving Forward At SCG Cincinnati
Kevin Jones missed earning Gold Pro status at Grand Prix Tampa, but he’s already looking toward a new Magical adventure! Check out the Standard decks he’s considering for SCG Cincinnati!
SCG Philadelphia By The Numbers
Izzet Phoenix has raw numbers in Modern, but is it posting a winning record? What strategies beat it in practice in Philadelphia? Those questions answered, and many more, in this week’s Mox Insights!
Arclight Phoenix In Legacy: Trading Power For Consistency
Is going all-out with Arclight Phoenix really the best approach in Legacy? Todd Anderson explores the merits of trading power for consistency ahead of SCG Cincinnati!
How I’d Attack Izzet Phoenix And Dredge At SCG Cincinnati
The Boss expects lots of Izzet Phoenix and Dredge in the Modern seat at SCG Cincinnati. Want to cut through that part of the field? He has five decks that can make it happen!
How I Made Top 8 At Grand Prix Tampa With Kaya, Orzhov Usurper
Sam Black locked up Gold status with a Top 8 at Grand Prix Tampa, and he did it with old-school Lantern Control! He shares the highs, the lows, and the idea behind Kaya, Orzhov Usurper ahead of SCG Cincinnati!
Grixis Death’s Shadow VS Izzet Phoenix: The Shadow Perspective
Not playing Izzet Phoenix in Modern at SCG Cincinnati? Ben Friedman makes the case for Grixis Death’s Shadow, including his latest list and counter-intuitive tricks to flip the matchup!
Fuzzy Deckbuilding
Bryan Gottlieb resurrects the ancient “Fuzzy Deckbuilding” technique for a new Modern metagame and finds links within the metagame to rebuild Azorius Control from the ground up!
Expand Your Modern Horizons!
How will Wizards of the Coast reshape Modern through Modern Horizons while keeping the format’s feel intact? “The Innovator” uses this lens to examine possible reprints and new cards!
Dispelling The Bad Matchups For Izzet Phoenix
“A lot of people brought decks that they thought were favored against Izzet Phoenix, and most or all of them were wrong.” Ross Merriam has your last warning before SCG Cincinnati: your Izzet Phoenix matchup isn’t as solid as you think!