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Choose My #SCGCOL Modern Deck!

GerryT is putting his fate in your hands! Check out the five Modern decks he’s considering for the #SCGCOL Open this weekend and help choose his destiny! Will he be piloting Grixis Control? Dredge? Madcap Moon?! He knows you’ll pick a winner!

Playing While Ahead

Jim Davis has already established what you have to do while playing from behind. But what if you’re ahead and want to slam the door? The 2015 Players’ Champion has the insights you need and the examples to illustrate them ahead of the #SCGCOL Open Weekend!

Todd VS. Brad: Bant Spirits VS. Blue Moon!

It’s an intriguing Modern matchup ahead of this weekend’s #SCGCOL! Will Todd Anderson take the five-game set with surprise Open winner Bant Spirits, or will Brad Nelson control his opponent’s every move with Blue Moon? The answer is just a click away!

A Guide To Sideboarding Correctly

Sideboarding is the weakest part of a lot of our collective game. Often we’ll seal the deal in the first game, then get crushed in the rest of the match. What went wrong? What happened to all that confidence? Brad Nelson talks sideboarding and his favorite decks of past, present, and future as we head to #SCGCOL!

Ross VS. Majors: Copter Faeries VS. Bant Eldrazi!

In recent years, Faeries has gained Smuggler’s Copter and regained Bitterblossom, while Eldrazi has seen Eye of Ugin banned. Is that enough to make this Modern matchup fair? Watch Ross Merriam and Michael Majors slug it out ahead of #SCGCOL!

What Is The Key To Modern Mastery?

This Modern format. It’s too fast, then it’s fair. It’s solved, then an Elves deck or a Skred Red comes out of nowhere and obliterates a huge event. Is this the greatest format ever or the worst? Can it be both? Todd Anderson breaks down our collective breakdown over #SCGCOL’s Modern!

Modern: A Difficult Conversation

Mike Sigrist has been working hard on the #SCGCOL Modern format! He has lots of matches tested and lots of data with other high-level pros! And he has some excellent tech for you! But he also has some findings that are a bit…disturbing.

Positioning

Learning the ins and outs of positioning will give you a lot of Magic wins all on its own! Sam Black breaks down this critical concept so that you can conquer #SCGCOL Modern weekend and beyond! He also has some important words on the health of the Modern format! Read on!

Using Energy To Beat Standard’s Top Tier

Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren doesn’t want to stand idly by while Delirium and Flash strategies have all the fun! If you want to infuse the #SCGCOL Standard Classic with plenty of Energy, Shaun has all the advice in the world!

Brewing Modern With Kaladesh

There’s nothing more dangerous than a pro with a brewing notebook. Together with Gerry Thompson, Michael Majors has assembled an excellent list of candidates to take down #SCGCOL Modern this weekend! Don’t miss out on these excellent new archetype designs!

Analyzing Dredge Hate

Dredge is expected to be a big part of the #SCGCOL lineup, so how do you take it out? The Modern format is loaded with bullets for the archetype, but not all of them work. Ross Merriam teaches you how to survive the degenerate graveyard deck that will not die!

The Boss VS. Todd: G/W Tron VS. Dredge

Dredge is the deck to beat at #SCGCOL, and Tom “The Boss” Ross is doing his part to find a way to crush it! Can this new archetype join Skred Red as a new primed and ready anti-Dredge weapon? Let’s find out!

Restoring Balance To Modern

Looking for the deck that will play fair and even out the #SCGCOL metagame? Sorry, but Pro Tour Champ Ari Lax’s article title this week is highly literal. This deck has tons of tricks, tons of lines of pro play, and Ari is ready to show you how and why it wins consistently!

Brad VS. Majors: Death’s Shadow VS. Infect

These two decks are at the tip top of the #SCGCOL Modern metagame! But which has the advantage in a heads up clash? Brad Nelson and Michael Majors playtest a crucial match up for next weekend here!

New Frontiers

Some formats make it, some don’t. But no matter what, Magic finance is heavily affected! Chas Andres has been keeping an eye on Frontier, a format that’s catching buzz and getting its own events! Will this format sink or swim? What cards matter either way? Chas has the answers!