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The Newest Modern Tech

Todd Stevens is on his way to his home state to do battle at SCG Dallas! Luckily, Magic Online has given us even more sweet tech just in time for the event! Todd examines an absurd number of lists so you can get all the options for your Modern weekend!

Getting Weird In Modern

With Jund gaining stock, Sam Black is looking for a new path through SCG Dallas Modern! We’re used to Sam doing new and strange things, but this time he’s outdone himself! Learn the deckbuilding process of one of the best!

Shelf The Elf!

Shaun McLaren expected a lot of Jace controversy, but he didn’t imagine Bloodbraid Elf would steal the show! How are you going to beat this thing at SCG Dallas? Shaun provides the notes from all his testing on Bloodbraid here!

Jund Mirrors? In This Economy?

Get the knives out. It’s time to slay some sacred cows when it comes to what you think you know about piloting Jund at SCG Dallas! Jadine Klomparens teaches you to gain an edge against the other Bloodbraids in the building!

Getting Aggressive With Jace In Modern

Bloodbraid Elf and Jund might have been the belles of the Modern ball this past weekend, but Jace, the Mind Sculptor also came to dance! Read Ross Merriam’s ideas for getting aggressive with the four-mana planeswalker ahead of SCG Dallas!

Making A Modern Narrative With The MOCS

We’ve finally got some high level Bloodbraid Elf and Jace results! The new metagame is emerging for SCG Dallas, and Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax is the best place to start your journey toward the trophy!

Masters 25 Finance Review

The reviews are in, and they’re mixed! What’s the deal with this set? What’s the future look like for some of these long-awaited reprints? Are people giving a fair shake to a set with Jace and Port? Chas answers all!

Fact Or Fiction: SCG Worcester Legacy Edition!

Patrick Sullivan and Cedric Phillips enter the Fact or Fiction arena before taking to the SCG Worcester broadcast booth! Is Grixis Delver the deck to beat? Is Turbo Depths better than lands? And can Ross Merriam ever catch a break?

Solving Standard

Standard still isn’t solved after several weeks, which makes it a lot better than its recent brethren! Gerry Thompson has all the most important takeaways from Memphis and the decks that still matter here, including a surprise contender!

Standard’s Deck To Beat

Good news and bad news. The good news is that Owen has a Standard deck he likes and is giving you all the info on it! The bad news? He think it’s actually too good! Please, please let this Standard stay diverse…

Evaluating B/U Midrange In Memphis

“There were many decisions leading up to final standings in Memphis, but only one that will haunt me for the foreseeable future. I just don’t know which one it is yet.” Get Brad’s insights on his oh-so-close B/U Midrange deck from Grand Prix Memphis!

Building Decks In The New Age: Skimming The Surface

Todd Anderson has been inspired by a colleague! He wants to teach the world to do a better job building Magic decks, so listen up! Nobody is immune from a good solid Magic education, and you’ll get it from Todd!

5 Modern Decks And More With Jace And Bloodbraid

How good are Jace and Bloodbraid Elf? Well, good enough to come off the ban plan and immediately define the format! Our own Modern Master, Todd Stevens, explains the meta you can expect at the SCG Worcester Modern Classic!

GerryT’s Ten Things: Jace And Bloodbraid In Modern, In Practice

Speculation has come to an end! These are the army of decks that have put Jace or BBE into their lists in order to flesh out this new Modern! Gerry comments on each!

Mono-White Ascend At Grand Prix Memphis

With a solid 11-4 finish at Grand Prix Memphis, Sam Black sees plenty to like about the Mono-White Ascend deck he piloted! Get the inside scoop on this intriguing new archetype!