The SCG Top 8: August 8th
We’ve got Pro Tour results, a big month of Modern beginning with #SCGNY, and a lot of great stories leading into the upcoming Invitational! What are you most excited about when it comes to the Magic Multiverse?
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Pro Tour Emrakul
The Innovator has been studying the results of the Pro tour with extreme focus, and he has a lot of verdicts about where the format is going toward #SCGNY’s Standard Classic! Will Bant Company come back to the top of the mountain? Will B/W Control pick up in popularity? Is Emrakul consistently beatable? The answers are here!
Daily Digest: Emerge-rakul
Predictably, Bant Company did not conquer the Pro Tour. But what did? Join Ross Merriam in his quest to understand the #SCGNY Standard Classic metagame!
The Sideboard Nudge
Ever feel insecure about the way you’re sideboarding? Ever look at those fifteen cards and just feel lost? Adrian Sullivan knows the feeling, and more importantly, he knows what you need to do to get past that hurdle!
A Tale Of Three Decks
You have one last look at the thoughts of Gerry Thompson before you take on #SCGRegionals! He’s got his deck choice lined up and ready to go, but he’s sharing some detailed thoughts on his new Modern build, Osyp’s G/W Tokens win, and of course, how he feels about Bant Company’s prevalence!
Daily Digest: The White Knight
The Pro Tour metagame may be shaping up, but this anti-Bant Company answer has already flown under the radar for far too long! See one of the sweetest brews from one of the most deadly forces on the most dominant Magic team on The SCG Tour® today!
Todd VS. Brad: Mono-Red Aggro VS. Bant Humans
Todd Anderson is keeping it simple this week: Mono-Red to make his opponent mono-dead. His foe? Brad Nelson, packing the dynamic duo of Collected Company and Thalia’s Lieutenant. Who will win this clash of speed against power ahead of #SCGRegionals?
Big Lessons From The Big Formats
Back-to-back Invitational Champion Tom Ross got to see and play a lot of different Magic formats last weekend! Each of his experiences gave him valuable info for the upcoming #SCGNY as well as #SCGRegionals weekend!
The Magic Sampler
When Emma Handy is on the road for The SCG Tour®, she loves to dine! So pull up a chair at the table and have a sit down! She’s got lots of different Magic appetizers to hold you over at #SCGRegionals!
Video: B/W Control In Standard!
Gerry Thompson thinks this Standard format needs to get under control! He’s helping the anti-Bant Company cause by putting this powerful build together for your #SCGRegionals entertainment!
Three Ways To Beat Bant Company
The SCG Players’ Champion is not about to just bow down to the deck he helped make so popular! #SCGRegionals is this weekend, the Pro Tour is this weekend, and Jim Davis is ready to help you in your quest to take down public enemy number one!
Brewing With Ratios
Having a Standard format that is revolving around one big strategy is prime feeding time for a brewer like Matt Higgs! See what he’s got on the docket for you at #SCGRegionals weekend!
Daily Digest: Pact Of The Kitten
We knew someone was going to do this. That someone turned out to be Jesse Savage! If you want something wild to run around #SCGRegionals with, here it is!
Ross VS. Todd: B/W Angel Control VS. Bant Company
Todd Anderson and Ross Merriam have spent a lot of time on the VS Series, but never one on one! And they are making it count! These two decks will help define the Pro Tour and the #SCGRegionals metagame this weekend, and you need to be ready!
Red In The Face
Todd Anderson is a working man’s mage. And he’s looking at these Standard results with utter disgust. No one is even trying! Todd gets angry and breaks out the unsung red spells in Standard to make your #SCGRegionals experience the best it can be this weekend!