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Standard Before And After The Invitational

The SCG Season One Invitational is the last big Standard event before Hour of Devastation is released! Todd Anderson shares his “before-and-after” decklists on the eve of the tournament!

Video: Mono-Red Eldrazi Aggro In Standard!

It’s been a while since a Mono-Red deck was good in Standard, but the banning of Aetherworks Marvel might have opened the door! Ari Lax takes Mono-Red Eldrazi Aggro to Magic Online ahead of the SCG Season One Invitational! Is this deck for real?

Video: Temur Energy In Standard!

The SCG Season One Invitational is swiftly approaching! Has Gerry found his Standard deck in Temur Energy? Watch him pilot the post-Aetherworks Marvel archetype on Magic Online! Does it still have a place in this metagame?

Two Big Question Marks, One Tournament

The SCG Season One Invitational looms, and Ross Merriam is questioning his deck choices! Should he still play Dredge in Modern, and what will he do in Standard with the field wide open?

Video Daily Digest: Kind Of Mono-Blue

With just a couple of days to go before the SCG Season One Invitational, Ross Merriam highlights a mono-blue Standard deck with an Aetherflux Reservoir finish that just might be the non-interactive solution to the creature-heavy metagame!

The Decks I’d Play At The SCG Invitational

Whether you’re hunting for a strong build for Standard or you’re still waffling on the deck to settle on for Modern, Sam Black has plenty of advice for anyone looking to get their own token made this weekend at the SCG Invitational!

Happy Hour Of Devastation, One And All!

The Hour of Devastation might be bad for Amonkhet, but Shaun McLaren is celebrating! Nicol Bolas decided to play Santa Claus, and the God-Pharaoh brought some gifts for Shaun to brew with!

Looking Past Standard’s Obvious Best Decks

Todd Stevens is hungry for an Invitational title, and a lot of his success has come from his own brews! Maybe this weekend will be no different! See the insane archetypes he already has sleeved up for the ultimate Magic party!

The Evolution Of B/G Energy

As George Santayana wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Jadine Klomparens examines the history of the B/G Energy archetype for clues to its future at the SCG Season One Invitational!

Brewing With Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh

There is always a greater power, and Amonkhet’s is arriving in Hour of Devastation! Patrick Chapin gets the brewing kickstarted with everything from a classic Grixis approach to a Deploy the Gatewatch build!

Control With Hour Of Devastation

Hour of Devastation is bringing a lot of sweepers to battlefields near you! Is this the set control players have been waiting for? Adrian Sullivan certainly thinks so! He’s breaking out the new builds here!

Keys To The SCG Invitational And The New Legacy

What would Ari Lax play in Standard and Modern this weekend? He has the answers and the reasoning, but that’s not all! He’s got inside info on some of the insane things you can expect in the upcoming Legacy metagame!

Let Me Count The Ways: Brewing With Solemnity

Holy cow. This card is going to interact with a ton of different decks, forgotten cards, and format staples across the board! Chris Lansdell gets the counters party started!

Video Daily Digest: Oketra’s Monumental

Ross Merriam puts the spotlight on Oketra’s Monument in Standard as he explores a 5-0 Magic Online League list! With the SCG Season One Invitational less than a week away, is this the rogue choice you need?

Taking A Swipe At Hour Of Devastation

Eight cards from Hour of Devastation have popped up in the Tinder feeds of Ari Lax and Tom Ross! Which card will get two right swipes, and which one gets both a Swipe Left and a Super Like!?