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The Fundamentals Of R/B Vengevine

Rarely does a deck hit the scene as fast and successfully as the new Vengevine deck! Matt discusses it in detail and talks about its place alongside other Modern graveyard strategies!

Why Ross Merriam Is Wrong: Modern Is Absolutely A Diverse Format.

Todd Anderson isn’t buying what Merriam is selling! Modern doesn’t work the way it does in Merriam’s world for the rest of us! Todd Anderson explains his point of view here!

Jeskai Is Still Garbage. Play This Deck Instead.

Count PT Champion Ari Lax among those not in the Jeskai Control camp! He’s a much bigger fan of the other control strategy, and this is his guide to piloting it!

We Now Know The New Legacy Metagame

Autumn spent her Pro Tour battling in Legacy! As such, she’s one of the few to get a taste of a PT-level Legacy meta! So what decks did she see? And what is going to dominate the format now?

Modern Is Not As Diverse As You Think It Is

Ross wants you to play whatever deck makes you happy, but he’s also not a big fan of pretending! The PT shone a light on Modern’s meta, and Ross is eager to spit some truth on the subject!

Is Nexus Of Fate The Next $100 Standard Card?

Chas Andres had his hands full this Pro Tour! It wasn’t so much the breakout deck as it was the breakout card, as Nexus of Fate is proving to be quite the conundrum in Magic finance! Where does this ride go next?

Fact Or Fiction: Post-Pro Tour 25th Anniversary Analysis

Join Ari Lax, Todd Stevens, and Patrick Sullivan for a detailed look at the big Magic debates after the PT! What should be done about Nexus of Fate? Is the Vengevine deck going to last?

A Midrange Player’s Guide To Beating The New Unfair Modern Decks

Ironworks and Vengevine are suddenly a huge part of Modern, so what are the Jund, Mardu, and Abzan fair gamers to do about it? Jadine explains how to fight back!

Why Jeskai Is A Bad Modern Deck

Sorry, Rosum and friends. Gerry is telling it like it is and he’s not sparing feelings in tearing down this overrated archetype! Sure, it’s fun to play, but the tournament trophy doesn’t care and neither does GerryT!

Why Gerry Thompson Is Wrong About Jeskai Control

With all due respect to Gerry, it seems like Rosum knows what he’s doing! He states his case for his signature deck here in excellent detail! Hard to argue with…

The Top 25 Blue Cards Of All-Time: #5-1

The most powerful color in Magic’s history meets the most powerful cards among its own! Which cards does Patrick Chapin put at the top of the Island?

The Most Powerful Deck In Standard

Sam has been hard at work investigating a rogue strategy that’s growing out of control! Get the detailed insights on the Standard deck you should 100% be testing right now!

Jim Davis

In the latest episode of Flashback, 2015 Players’ Champion Jim Davis looks back on a Magical career still in the making.

The Top 25 Blue Cards Of All Time: #10-6

We’re getting into the all-time greats! Patrick Chapin shows off the bottom half of his Top 10, including his first piece of power!

Why Aggro Is Dominating Modern Right Now

Aggro is the current strategy of the moment in Modern! But why? And how long will it last? The patron saint of Modern, Todd Stevens, weighs in on the most recent metagame!