If you want some crucial advice on deckbuilding, playtesting, or anything else that contributes to being a successful competitive player, Pro Tour Hall of Famer Patrick Chapin has an excellent piece this week that is not to be missed by #SCGCOL hopefuls!
Here’s how you get to the top of Standard: You listen to Gerry Thompson! #SCGBALT’s Standard Classic is going to be filled with predictable contenders from the present, decks from the past trying to make a comeback, and the future of the format! GerryT has all of the above here.
The name of the Legacy game is “big threats in a hurry!” Will Todd Anderson take the Ancient Tombs and Thought-Knot Seers of Colorless Eldrazi to victory, or will Brad Nelson’s brutally fast Reanimator build claim wins one draw-seven at a time? #SCGBALT is this weekend!
The hour is nearly upon us. Legacy is making its big return as the great Eternal Magic fans descend upon Baltimore for a huge weekend! Back-to-back Invitational Champion Tom “The Boss” Ross has some final words of wisdom for anyone who dares brave this format!
Brad Nelson has been playtesting the rust right off of his Legacy game! He’s one of the most accomplished players in the business, and he’s giving #SCGBALT 100%! Don’t miss your last chance to get your Legacy prowess on point!
We have all felt helpless sitting across from an opponent that is way ahead in the game. It feels horrible and it feels hopeless. But a lot of great players find ways to win. How do they do it? Jim Davis talks about how to turn an unpleasant position into an unlikely win!
It’s a classic Legacy matchup of Combo VS. Control! Will Ross Merriam, piloting the suddenly hot Aluren deck, get his kicks with Parasitic Strix, or will Michael Majors and tried-and-true Miracles put a temporary halt to the combo comeback tour? #SCGBALT is this weekend!
What happened to these decks? There are a lot of players with Modern decks they love, but some of them are being pushed out of the format. What do they need to make a comeback at the #SCGBALT Modern Classic? Todd talks the Modern extinction list!
New sets don’t set the old world on fire very often, but when they do? Man, is it a big deal! Patrick Chapin provides the endless number of insane things you can unleash on #SCGBALT with this sleeping giant from Kaladesh!
After taking a break from his trademark Modern archetype, it looks like Sam Black is ready to head back into the Lantern driver’s seat! What has him excited about locking down a field of Dredge and Infect? See his #SCGBALT Modern Classic preview!
Don’t look now, but Pro Tour Champ Shaun McLaren is ready to brew for the #SCGBALT Modern Classic! His boundless creativity is powerful and frightening. Don’t be surprised if one of these archetypes grows into a dangerous beast in the coming weeks and beyond!
Is that old brew you gave up on just a deck whose time hasn’t come yet? Mike Sigrist dusts off four Standard lists from his Pro Tour Kaladesh testing, explains why he gave up on each of them, and tells what parts might have a future in the format! Get inspired for the #SCGBALT Standard Classic!
Long ago, in the land of Theros, a legendary triumvirate of decks ruled Standard. As the #SCGBALT Standard Classic loomed, Ross Merriam learned from that metagame and brought his observations to the Temple! Your quest is to find the 3 Lessons of Theros Standard and read them right here!
It’s a Legacy lockdown showdown! Will Tom “The Boss” Ross make winning as inevitable as Death and Taxes, or will Todd Anderson leave his foe out in the cold with Grixis Control? The #SCGBALT Legacy Classic is this weekend!
#SCGBALT marks the big return of the Legacy format to the SCG Tour main event! Pro Tour Champ Ari Lax has flagged down one of the format’s most brilliant minds to explain the format as it stands today. Don’t forget: A lot of powerful cards have been inserted since we last saw it in the spotlight!
