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Bad Company

Count Pro Tour Hall of Famer Patrick Chapin among those in Magic’s top tier that aren’t enthralled with the complacent Bant Company builds we’re seeing all over The SCG Tour®. Will #SCGRegionals and the Pro Tour be dominated by Bant? Or is The Innovator right in thinking it isn’t the way to go?

The Eldritch Moon Standard Blues Brews

Pro Tour Champion Shaun McLaren isn’t letting Bant Company bring him down! He’s working hard to ensure he has the time of his life at the upcoming Pro Tour! Which of these decks do you think has the best shot at making a deep run through your #SCGRegionals field?

Preparing For #SCGRegionals And #SCGNY

Todd Stevens had another strong weekend in his bid for an SCG Players’ Championship bid! Accordingly, he’s updating his current signature decks for the big Magic month ahead!

Lessons To Take To #SCGRegionals Weekend!

CVM got to call the SCGLive action from Baltimore last weekend, and he learned a lot about this Standard format! If you want to get the jump on #SCGRegionals, CVM is your man!

Your Deck Sucks: Bant Company

I think it’s reasonable to assume we all knew this was coming. Mark Nestico gives the usual treatment to the deck that is oh-so deserving of his ire! Go ahead, Mark. Beat it down. Little else does!

Traction

Platinum Pro Michael Majors is waist-deep in Pro Tour preparation! But before he makes a run at the title, he wants to provide you with some amazing knowledge about a recent phenomenon that is rapidly replacing other Magic dynamics in importance! Learn what Majors knows before #SCGRegionals!

Daily Digest: May The Force Be With You

This Standard is a lot wider than the numbers suggest. Looking for something fresh and proven for #SCGRegionals? Ross Merriam thinks this could be your ticket to victory…if the stars align.

Is This The Best We Can Do?

Ross Merriam brought Bant Company to Baltimore and had a strong 15th place showing! The plot twist? He wasn’t impressed at all! Find out why Ross thinks this deck is merely a stubborn stepping stone on the way to a much greater Standard format! Which deck are you taking to #SCGRegionals this weekend?

The Boss VS. Todd: B/G Vampires VS. R/W Goggles

It’s getting experimental! Tom “The Boss” Ross has taught Standard’s Vampires ecology, so they’re going green. In response, Todd Anderson’s put on Pyromancer’s Goggles and added white to his deck mix! Watch their clash ahead of #SCGRegionals!

The SCG Top 8: August 1st

What will #SCGRegionals tell us about Standard? Who is to blame for Collected Company decks being all over the format? Are videos on SCG Select here to stay? SCG Editor Danny West covers these stories and more in the latest SCG Top 8!

Gerry VS. Majors: W/U Angels VS. R/B Bedlam Reveler

Feeling divine…or a little devilish? Gerry Thompson sees the W/U Angels and brings them to your door, while Michael Majors brings the heat with R/B Bedlam Reveler, featuring Eldritch Moon’s Devil Horror. Who’ll win this Standard clash ahead of #SCGRegionals?

Standard Is “Fine.”

Bant Company is everywhere, but all that means is that you can arm yourself with specific tools to take it down! With #SCGRegionals on the way, Pro Tour Champion Patrick Chapin wants to make sure you’re ready for the format that awaits you this weekend!

Daily Digest: I Will Crush You!

“I must break you.” What’s that? There aren’t any cards in the decklist with “Break” in the name? Ah well. This #SCGBALT Top 8 deck, sure to appear at an #SCGRegionals near you, will Crush you instead…

Sideboarding With Bant Company

Emma Handy is part of the Bant Company problem. And she doesn’t care a bit! If you want to play a deck you know can get the job done at #SCGBALT, Emma is here to help you do it right!

The Secret To Beating Bant Company

One-deck format? Please. We’ve been here before. GerryT is already well on his way to circumventing the copycat Bant decks he expects to show up in droves at #SCGBALT this weekend! He shares his knowledge about conquering the most popular deck of the weekend here!