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My Top Fours

Two-time Pro Tour Finalist Shaun McLaren totally didn’t steal this idea from anyone. What are Shaun’s favorite decks? What are his favorite things about being a Magic pro? How much does he enjoy pan flute covers? For better or worse, the answers lie within.

All About Land Counts

Have you ever wondered why we play certain lands in certain kinds of decks? Do you know why you play seventeen lands in Limited? Or have you just memorized that it’s “correct”? Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax talks about how to optimize your mana the pro way!

Making It To Platinum With Jund

After two incredible Grand Prix finishes in a row, Mike Sigrist has locked it up! Read his breakdown of the build he chose, what he would change going forward, and the new brews that frighten him the most as a Jund mage!

The Boss VS. Brad: Sultai Seasons Past VS. Grixis Control

Tom “The Boss” Ross and Brad Nelson are going big! Who will win this Standard face-off between Sultai Seasons Past, a 13-2 list from Grand Prix Tokyo, and the better-known Grixis Control?

Video: U/B Faeries In Modern

It wasn’t too many years ago that Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax was casting Bitterblossoms and making a good living doing it. After all this time, can the flying fae finally make their way back into the Modern forefront?

A Heuristics-Based Approach To Magic Finance

Magic finance doesn’t have hard and fast rules, but it does have a lot of guidelines that are close. Chas Andres provides priceless financial insight by providing the rules of thumb that will keep your Magic collection at its most profitable!

The Boss VS. Todd: Bant Humans VS. B/G Aurora Control

Tom Ross and Todd Anderson have some Standard to catch up on after all that Modern! Their starting point is here, in their latest VS Video showdown!

Video: Tracker Jund In Modern

You’ve got one last day to prepare yourself for #GPCharlotte and Modern Weekend! Sam Black helps you out by showing you how to pilot the latest iteration of Jund!

Todd VS. Brad: Affinity VS. Dredge

One ban (or five!) isn’t enough to keep some decks down in Modern. Todd Anderson with Affinity takes on Brad Nelson with Dredge ahead of #GPCharlotte!

New Brews For Modern Weekend

#GPCharlotte isn’t just for piloting the same old stuff. A number of Tom Ross’s huge event-winning decks started just as these did: rogue brews he believed in. See what The Boss has been putting together as potentials for his next big build!

The Shadows Over Modern

We spent so much time looking at how the bans and unbans changed Modern that we forgot to focus on how high impact the latest set was! #GPCharlotte’s winning list may include Shadows over Innistrad, and Ari Lax is here to tell you why!

Patience And Pressure: A Look At Blue On Blue Matchups In Modern

SCG Tour ®Great Todd Anderson knows that control is more prominent in Modern now than ever. If you want an inside look at how to win blue mirrors at #GPCharlotte, Todd has got your back!

The Boss VS. Brad: G/R Eldrazi VS. Abzan

The Eldrazi may have lost Eye of Ugin in Modern, but they’re still a force to be reckoned with! Can Tom “The Boss” Ross lead the Eldrazi to victory, or will Brad Nelson prevail with Abzan? #GPCharlotte is just hours away!

Fact Or Fiction: #GPCharlotte Weekend!

You want to big-time players to get advice from? You can’t do much better than these two! What do they know about this Modern format that others don’t? Time to find out as they debate the facts and the fictions surrounding #GPCharlotte!

Breaking Nahiri, The Harbinger

The cat is long out of the bag on Nahiri’s new Modern presence. GerryT still thinks she’s being mishandled in deckbuilding. What will it take to find the perfect deck for her at #GPCharlotte?