Daily Digest: I Want To Be In The Energy
If one considers the Saheeli Rai / Felidar Guardian combo “the enemy,” where else can a deckbuilder go? Ross Merriam showcases a reader-submitted Four-Color Energy list for Standard ahead of SCG Columbus!
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The Future Of U/R Decks
Todd Anderson may bleed crimson and white, but in Magic, his heart is set on blue and red! Today he explores the color combination in a brave new Standard world ahead of SCG Columbus. Galvanic Bombardment or Shock? Saheeli Rai and Felidar Guardian or no? Get his answers to those dilemmas and more!
Fact Or Fiction: SCG Columbus And The Saheeli Rai Factor
Is Saheeli Rai overhyped? Will some long-forgotten Battle for Zendikar card emerge from Reflector Mage’s retreating shadow? Todd Anderson and Patrick Sullivan give their thoughts in a Fact or Fiction showdown ahead of SCG Columbus!
Todd VS. Brad: G/W Tokens VS. Jeskai Saheeli!
SCG Columbus starts Saturday, but there’s still a chance to get in some playtesting by proxy! Todd Anderson wants to recapture the magic of G/W Tokens, while Brad Nelson has paired Felidar Guardian with Panharmonicon as well as Saheeli Rai!
Making Them Have It In Columbus
Many players at SCG Columbus will be on the lookout for Saheeli Rai and Felidar Guardian. Tom “The Boss” Ross has a different plan that will surprise exactly zero longtime readers: get aggressive and make the opponent have it!
Walking Tall With G/W Tokens
Brad Nelson thinks he has the deck for SCG Columbus weekend! While a few are low on this old archetype, Gideon has certainly not gotten any worse since the ban announcement! Join Brad for a look at this deck and why it could be a trophy waiting to happen!
Standard Brewing Ideas From The Prerelease
Chris Lansdell had a blast at the Aether Revolt Prerelease! He’s taking the crazy cards he saw and looking into what he can brew up for Standard! What’s the craziest combo you’ll see at SCG Columbus?
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!
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!
Daily Digest: Tezzeret The Control Freak
Tezzeret the Schemer has been underappreciated since Felidar Guardian was revealed, and for Ross Merriam and this reader-submitted Standard control deck, that just won’t do!
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!