Cedric PhillipsCedric Phillips — voice of the SCG Tour, this site's Online Content Coordinator, Mythic Invitational participant, fan of Goblins — takes a trip down memory lane!
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Best-Of-One Matchup Analysis
Best-of-one Magic, as seen on Magic Arena, turns lots of established Magic wisdom upside-down! Andrew Elenbogen shares his Standard best-of-one matchup analysis ahead of the Mythic Invitational!
Playing Smarter To Beat Izzet Phoenix
Ari Lax disagrees with a lot of the Izzet Phoenix takes he saw last week, and disagrees hard! He shares his core insight to beating the Modern menace, and the decks and builds that follow from that insight.
All Your Challenger Deck Magic Finance Questions Answered
Which Challenger Deck has the most valuable cards? Which has the shortest path to upgrading into a Tier 1 deck? And how can you use that knowledge for fun and profit? Chas Andres has the details, plus This Week's Trends!
All That Glitters: Coming Up Short At GP Tampa And Moving Forward At SCG Cincinnati
Kevin Jones missed earning Gold Pro status at Grand Prix Tampa, but he's already looking toward a new Magical adventure! Check out the Standard decks he's considering for SCG Cincinnati!
The Mistakes You've Been Making Against Izzet Phoenix
Izzet Phoenix is hardly invincible. Yet GerryT keeps seeing players make the same mistakes against Modern's most-played deck. Fix these issues before SCG Cincinnati!
What War Of The Spark Planeswalkers May Look Like
Let the speculation begin! With 36 new planeswalkers arriving in War of the Spark, how will Wizards of the Coast break its norms for the card type? Brad Nelson has a few ideas. Make that a lot of ideas...
SCG Philadelphia By The Numbers
Izzet Phoenix has raw numbers in Modern, but is it posting a winning record? What strategies beat it in practice in Philadelphia? Those questions answered, and many more, in this week's Mox Insights!
How I'd Attack Izzet Phoenix And Dredge At SCG Cincinnati
The Boss expects lots of Izzet Phoenix and Dredge in the Modern seat at SCG Cincinnati. Want to cut through that part of the field? He has five decks that can make it happen!
Arclight Phoenix In Legacy: Trading Power For Consistency
Is going all-out with Arclight Phoenix really the best approach in Legacy? Todd Anderson explores the merits of trading power for consistency ahead of SCG Cincinnati!
Is It Time For Izzet Phoenix In All Three Formats At SCG Cincinnati?
Arclight Phoenix is all over Modern and making inroads into Legacy. Will one of our four contributors make the bold move of recommending it in Standard as well? And who has revealed their team's decks several days in advance?
How I Made Top 8 At Grand Prix Tampa With Kaya, Orzhov Usurper
Sam Black locked up Gold status with a Top 8 at Grand Prix Tampa, and he did it with old-school Lantern Control! He shares the highs, the lows, and the idea behind Kaya, Orzhov Usurper ahead of SCG Cincinnati!
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Optimizing Your Playables
Don't just shove a 23rd card in your Limited deck and call it a day! Ryan Saxe shares the "filler fundamentals" that can squeeze wins out of your seemingly weakest spells!
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Commander Compare And Contrast: Zedruu The Greathearted
Bennie Smith brings back Commander Compare and Contrast with Emma Handy and Zedruu the Greathearted! Check out their wildly different approaches to the suspiciously generous Minotaur!
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Ravnica Allegiance: 50 Takes In 50 Minutes
The Lords of Limited have over 200 Ravnica Allegiance drafts between them! Their latest podcast packs a lot of wisdom into less than an hour of time, so take a listen!
3/25
What We'd Play At SCG Cincinnati
With SCG Cincinnati in the books, it's time to look back at the decks Ross Merriam and Todd Anderson thought would do well ... and how they fared against one another!
3/22
Finals Rewind!
Last weekend, three major Modern tournaments saw three Izzet Phoenix decks make the finals! Ross Merriam and Todd Anderson replay those last clashes ahead of SCG Cincinnati!
3/22
From Izzet Phoenix To ... Jeskai Control?
The Esper Professor made the Top 8 at Grand Prix Tampa with Izzet Phoenix, but he's already heading back to control in Modern! Get his latest Jeskai list ahead of SCG Cincinnati!
3/22
HBMO's Impact On The Modern Metagame & Why Bo1 Matters To You
Gerry and Bryan discuss the surprise dominant deck at the Hunter Burton Memorial Open and a different take on Arclight Phoenix, plus Duo Standard, best-of-one overall, and the million-dollar Mythic Invitational!
3/21
New Twists On Old Flavors For Modern Horizons
Reprints may have most of the Modern Horizons hype, but Emma Handy is more interested in the new cards! She's imagined a variety of cards in likely categories. See what you think!
3/21
Don't Make Constructed Mistakes In Limited
If you try to play Limited like it's Constructed, you'll throw away games! Ryan Saxe highlights three key mistakes he sees frequently and tells how to avoid them!
3/21
The Commander Advisory Group Charter
You've met the Commander Advisory Group in Sheldon Menery's past articles. Let him introduce you to its charter, which lays out how CAG members will communicate with the Rules Committee and the public!
3/20
The Evolution Of Delver Decks In Legacy
Legacy may be slow to change most of the time, but the past month has been a big exception! Abraham Stein breaks down how Delver decks have adapted in recent weeks, plus the tech you must watch out for at SCG Cincinnati!
3/20
Fan Request!
Commander VS would be nothing without the fans! Parnell, Noel, Suarez, and Green have taken requests. Now they're about to take names!
3/19
Grixis Death's Shadow VS Izzet Phoenix: The Shadow Perspective
Not playing Izzet Phoenix in Modern at SCG Cincinnati? Ben Friedman makes the case for Grixis Death's Shadow, including his latest list and counter-intuitive tricks to flip the matchup!
3/19
Limited Heuristics For Breaking Limited Heuristics
Learning when to break the "rules of thumb" is a key step in leveling up your Magic game! Ryan Saxe shares four useful Limited heuristics ... and twelve times you should go the other way!
3/19
Drafting With Bots
Drafting against the bots on Magic Arena has substantial differences from drafting in a pod. The Lords of Limited share how to beat the bots!