Daily Digest: He Was A Dragon Man
There’s a wide consensus that a red-based aggro deck could make a heck of a #SCGBALT contender if someone could find one. Luckily, it may have finally happened! Ross Merriam has the story!
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Ross VS. Majors: U/W Spirits VS. Bant Humans
This life or the afterlife? Ross Merriam has taken the U/W Spirits’ side, while Michael Majors has chosen Bant Humans! Who will win this Standard clash ahead of #SCGBALT?
Todd VS. Brad: W/R Humans VS. G/B Midrange
Do you prefer the quick finish or playing for the long game? Todd Anderson’s W/R Humans look to rush past Brad Nelson and his G/B Midrange defenses. Watch this clash of new-Standard philosophies ahead of the #SCGBALT Standard Open!
If It Ain’t Broke…
It doesn’t matter how many events The Boss wins, it doesn’t matter how many top finishes he puts up, people just will not learn to respect his Humans build. But that’s fine with him! See Tom’s process for tweaking his accessible new trademark archetype for #SCGBALT weekend!
The Best Of Eldritch Moon Standard
It wasn’t all Spirits and Humans last weekend! There were lots of decks hiding in the margins and putting up great numbers! CVM shares his testing results with a slew of exciting builds for #SCGBALT!
The Can’t-Beat-Bant-Company Brews
SCG Players’ Champion Jim Davis and his team got within a few yards of beating Bant Company during testing! Now they’re showing you the brews that came closest with the hopes that you can make the tweaks that will make all the difference at #SCGBALT!
Brewing Anti-Spell Queller Decks
Count Matt Higgs among those working on taking down the Spirit upstart at #SCGBALT! Join Matt as he brainstorms ideas for cutting Bant Company’s favorite nuisance down a peg!
Daily Digest: New Delirium
Todd Stevens wasn’t the only one to find success with a Delirium deck on the first weekend of Eldritch Moon Standard! Ross Merriam highlights an IQ winner with a different yet sleek take on the newly strengthened strategy ahead of #SCGBALT!
Beating Bant Company
Todd Anderson is going on the record as a hater of mirror matches. That’s why he’s refusing to just sleeve up Bant Company for #SCGBALT! Whether you want to join him in the good fight or just want to know what the enemy’s up to, Todd has the info you need to succeed!
Gerry VS. Majors: B/G Delirium VS. W/B Control
It’s Grim Flayer VS. hopes-and-dreams slayer! Gerry Thompson has made B/G Delirium his weapon of choice, while Michael Majors has taken on the W/B Control mantle. Whose deck will reign supreme?
The Beauty Of Bant Company
Many of us expected Eldritch Moon to throw a wrench into the plans of the established contenders, but as it turns out, it may have further enabled them! Michael Majors talks about the scary impenetrable nature of Collected Company before #SCGBALT!
Quelling Bant Company
We’ve heard a lot of input on the big results from last weekend! Is there hope for more decks at the top? We have a Pro Tour Champion in Shaun McLaren who will be happy to preview #SCGBALT for all of us!
The Complete Guide To G/B Delirium
Spell Queller and Company don’t tell the whole tale from last weekend! Todd Stevens put up a great finish with a deck he thinks is still plenty good enough for #SCGBALT, and he’s going to show you exactly how to pilot it!
Collected Company Developments
Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax studied the data of #SCGCOL, and he has a lot of conclusions about what #SCGBALT will look like, why the format is currently the way it is, and what we can do to understand it in full!
Rights, Wrongs, And #SCGBALT
Mark Nestico made some predictions and now he has to own up to them, for better or worse! Will the same Standard format from this weekend be at #SCGBALT? Or are we going to see more of the rogue decks that put up excellent numbers?