Let’s Get Down To Business
Have you selected your SCG Columbus deck yet? How hard is it to conquer week-one formats? Emma Handy talks about the strange process of outdoing a metagame you can’t even see!
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Abusing Improvise At SCG Columbus
Gerry Thompson knows convoke didn’t set the world on fire, but this is an entirely different story and an entirely different format! Where most of the world shortcuts it into “another convoke,” Gerry sees the potential for a fun and dedicated synergy for SCG Columbus!
The Standard That Never Was
If you think the supposedly “dead” online Standard has no forecast for what we can expect at SCG Columbus, you’re very wrong. Jim Davis predicts the metagame ahead based on good hard data!
The Boss VS. Majors: W/R Humans VS. Four-Color Saheeli!
The battle is on! Will Tom “The Boss” Ross rule with his latest aggro creation, W/R Humans, or will Michael Majors triumph with his Four-Color Saheeli combo deck? With SCG Columbus just two days away, get a feel for this intriguing new-Standard matchup!
Red Decks And Planeswalkers
Chris VanMeter was off the tournament scene for a short while, returned, and won his first SCG Tour Open immediately last year! How did he do it? By putting some aggressive cards in his foes’ faces on Week One! He’s got red stacked to the rafters for SCG Columbus (and some dedicated planeswalker brews if that’s your thing too!)
Aether Revolt Complete Review: Red Decks!
You know what they say: Week one is all about aggro! If everyone is taking their sweet time assembling combos, a Shock is a great way to get their attention in a hurry! Pro Tour Hall of Famer Patrick Chapin is here to help you bring the fire to SCG Columbus!
Refined Tastes
Sam is just going to say it: There are some Aether Revolt cards that players are sleeping on because they’re not big and splashy rares. Reflector Mage snuck into Standard and was eventually banned for it! Make sure you know the full set before SCG Columbus Standard this weekend!
Optimizing And Opposing Jeskai Saheeli
Some of the field at SCG Columbus will be all about going infinite with Saheeli Rai! Others are going to be focused on dodging the bullet all tournament long! Shaun McLaren has some great advice for players on both sides of the Cat Beast battle!
Aether Revolt Finance Review: Part 2
The clamoring can stop! Magic Finance guru Chas Andres is back with his guaranteed conclusion to Aether Revolt’s futures! Which cards are busts? Which are profits just waiting to happen? Chas has never seen a set like this before!
Week One Decks For SCG Columbus
Michael Majors knows you need the Standard goods! Anyone who has access to the exclusive SCG Roanoke crew’s brews has an edge, and Majors is giving up some of the most promising! No Emrakul. No Copter. Let’s go to Ohio and have some fun!
Ross VS. Brad: G/B Counter Aggro VS. Jeskai Saheeli!
It’s a battle to break Aether Revolt Standard! Ross Merriam wants to put +1/+1 counters on creatures, while Brad Nelson wants Saheeli Rai to copy some Cat Beasts! Who’ll win this clash of potential Standard decks? SCG Columbus is this weekend!
The Three Decks I Expect At SCG Columbus
Ross Merriam and his Roanoke squad of SCG all-stars are among the most prepared testers for SCG Columbus! So what kind of weapons does he think are on the table? He’s got the lists and the reasons right here!
Looking For Aether Revolt’s Hidden Decks
There are obvious combos that will shape the new Standard format, but Pro Tour Champ Ari Lax wants to find the synergies that aren’t in plain sight! Join him as he looks for rogue decks and interesting interactions for SCG Columbus!
Drop The Hammer: How The Standard Bans Shake Magic Finance
The downside to new play, new decks, new contenders when bans happen is that the value of cards take a serious hit! Not just that, but this announcement means a lot in terms of what Standard’s philosophy will be going forward! Chas Andres explains just how huge this shift is!
Aether Revolt Complete Review: Green Decks!
Pro Tour Hall of Famer Patrick Chapin is ready to crush this format! With SCG Columbus on everyone’s radar for the first layer of the Pro Tour metagame, Patrick is going to spend all week long building every kind of deck you can possibly build with Aether Revolt! Which one are you sleeving up?