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What Happened In New Jersey

Sam Black saw a world of difference between the Day 1 and Day 2 metagames at Grand Prix New Jersey! Why, and what brilliant calls did Eli Kassis make to triumph?

Jund Is Finally Good Again

Jadine returned to the Top 8 at SCG Charlotte with her old Modern friend Jund! Get her take on how Assassin’s Trophy has revived the archetype and more ahead of SCG Regionals!

Metagaming With Conflicting Tournament Results

Sometimes tournament results don’t give a clear path forward! Ross Merriam makes sense of the conflicting metagame pictures provided by recent Standard and Modern events.

The 10 Ways You’re Losing In Standard And What You Can Do About It

Is anyone better at no nonsense information than Ari Lax? He’s got all the data and testing in the world to show that these are the reasons people are throwing away Standard wins!

Where We Go Wrong With Foils

Too many speculators ignore the foil market, but that stops now! Chas is ready to get YOU ready to make a few bucks on the foil market! All that and the strange new behavior of the Reserved List! Read on!

The Appeal Of Izzet Arclight

Owen Turtenwald has a frontrunner for this week’s Standard events! He’s all about Arclight Phoenix, and today he reveals his list and sideboarding guide!

The Best Modern Decks For SCG Charlotte!

The writers have spoken! What do they think can defeat Dredge at SCG Charlotte? Humans? Amulet Titan? Azorius Control or Selesnya Hexproof?

Three Decks To Take Down Dredge

Creeping Chill put Dredge back on the Modern metagame map. What’s an SCG Charlotte player to do? Gerry Thompson has a few ideas…

Testing Standard Ahead Of Grand Prix New Jersey

Todd Anderson is rediscovering the joy of Standard, and just in time! See his picks for top Magic Online lists as well as his own creations!

Applying Mana Advantage Theory To Standard Golgari Decks

To accelerate or not to accelerate? Brad Nelson thinks this is the big split among Standard Golgari decks, and he’s prepared two lists to guide the way!

My Standard Brewing Phases

Like a teenager trying out new identities, Bryan Gottlieb has gone through several phases in his Standard brewing! Will one of them help you grow into a champion?

10 Cards That Have Impressed Me In Standard

As Sam Black has tested for the upcoming Pro Tour, he’s turned up some Standard surprises! Did a small mono-white creature really make his Top 10?

Then And Now: Guilds Of Ravnica Standard

It’s hard to shake free of the thought patterns from the last Standard! Jadine shares three cards she’s learned the hard way are overvalued…and one you might be overlooking!

How To Beat Dredge

The SCG Dallas results are in: Dredge is back in Modern! Ross Merriam warned you. Now he shares his secrets to taking Dredge down ahead of SCG Charlotte!

Guilds Of Ravnica Is A Huge Deal In Non-Rotating Formats

Outside of a Modern Masters set, Guilds of Ravnica might have more impact on older formats than any other expansion since Khans of Tarkir! Check out Ari’s look on the new cards you can expect at SCG Charlotte!