Daily Digest: Making A Name
The SCG Tour® is filling up with strong players this year! GerryT wants to highlight the latest breakout performance (complete with his accompanying decklist)! Will you be the one that breaks out at #SCGCOL?
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Our First Top 8 With Oath Of The Gatewatch
#SCGPC Champion Jim Davis has been on the sidelines long enough! He’s battling the field at #SCGCOL this weekend, but before he does, he has some studying to do! See Jim’s analysis of last weekend’s top 8 decks!
The State Of U/R Prowess
Ross Merriam has been on U/R Prowess since spoiler season ended! So what does he think of the deck now? Ross brings you the update on the archetype. Will it survive another weekend at #SCGCOL?
Painting #SCGCOL Red
Cedric Phillips loves him some Goblins, and fortunately for him, Standard’s latest winning strategy is Korey McDuffie’s Goblin token-infused monster! So is Cedric in the mood for Goblins at #SCGCOL?
Lessons You Can Take To #SCGCOL
CVM wasn’t in the booth this week, but he saw plenty of #SCGATL on SCGLive! See the takeaways The Bearded One thinks you need to be aware of when you’re studying up for #SCGCOL’s Standard showdown!
Daily Digest: Building Abzan Aggro With #OGW
Abzan Aggro has been at the forefront of competitive Magic for well over a year now. Have we finally reached the optimal list? GerryT thinks so, and you should have a look at it before #SCGCOL!
Tips For Staying Ahead Of Standard At #SCGCOL
Mark Nestico is loving this Standard format! He has #PTOGW on his radar, and he’s sharing some of his most important insights for #SCGCOL here after seeing the new shape of the format! Good luck at the PT, Mark!
Rallying To A Good Finish At #SCGATL
Michael Majors couldn’t crack the Top 8, but he certainly could see it from where he was sitting! Read about Michael’s Standard prep as he approaches both #SCGCOL and #PTOGW!
Standard As We Know It For #SCGCOL
#SCGATL is in the records and #SCGCOL will largely be dictated by what we saw in our first glimpse of Oath of the Gatewatch. The metagame breakdown is incredibly unique, and Pro Tour Champion Patrick Chapin explains why in this detailed analysis!
Winning
Sam Black is now a Super Sunday Series Champion! Sam Black explains his Constructed deck choices, his Limited thoughts as we head toward #PTOGW, and a host of other insights that can only help your #SCGCOL chances!
Daily Digest: Adarka Red
Sometimes you just have to tip your hat to a long overdue winner. Korey McDuffie is taking a page out of the Brian DeMars playbook by setting the stage for Standard with red. Will red continue its strong presence at #SCGCOL?
Gerry VS. Brad: Mardu Green VS. Abzan Blue
Four-color decks have been ruling the roost in Standard for quite a while now, and Oath of the Gatewatch has reinforced the format’s mana. Gerry and Brad are close to mastering the art of four-color dominance, and they’re testing one another’s abilities before #SCGCOL!
Standard Scions
Still got a bunch of Eldrazi Scion tokens lying around from Prereleases? Matt Higgs wants to put them to use! See the token-infused Alien brew he’s worked up for #SCGCOL this weekend!
16 Takeaways From 16 Decks
Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax dissects the lists that made the biggest impressions this past weekend! Which decks are most poised to make themselves unstoppable at #SCGCOL?
How To Select Decks In New Standard Formats
Metagaming is a vital skill, but what do you do when you have almost no idea what a tournament field will look like? Oath of the Gatewatch Standard is still brand new, and Chris Andersen wants to tell you how to pick a deck for #SCGCOL!