9/23
8-Rack has been on the fringe of Modern for a while, but after Tom Ross took it to an Open Top 8, it's in the spotlight! Ari Lax takes the discard deck for a spin on Magic Online ahead of #SCGINDY!
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The Ultimate Guide To Kaladesh Limited
9/20
Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax knows you can't wait to Prerelease this weekend! Accordingly, he's setting you up with an easy reference to guide you through the entirety of the upcoming Limited format! Your Draft victories are one click away!
Video: Restore Balance In Modern!
9/16
#SCGORL is only a day away! It's a format full of proactive strategies, and Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax is trying to go deeper than the rest! See him in action in his new video!
10 Things You Will Do Wrong With Kaladesh
9/12
Ari Lax has seen this movie and he knows how it ends. He may not be able to stop you from making the ten mistakes he outlines, but once you've read his article on Chandra, Vehicles, Energy, Madcap Experiment, and more, you can't say he didn't warn you!
Video: Naya Landfall In Modern!
9/09
This brew is gaining momentum fast! The archetype combines combo Valakut kills with the aggro landfall curve that once trounced Standard! Let's see what a Pro Tour Champ thinks of it ahead of #SCGORL!
Please Consider The Idea That Modern Is Fine. Thank You.
9/05
We've heard the anger from the naysayers; now it's time for a voice that likes Modern for what it is! Put the pitchforks and the protest signs down. Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax is ready to make a case for Modern being exactly what it needs to be!
Video: R/G Through The Breach In Modern!
9/02
Two copies of R/G Through the Breach in the Grand Prix Indianapolis Top 8 sure got Ari Lax's attention! Watch him unleash Primeval Titan on an unsuspecting League ahead of the #SCGRICH Modern Classic!
Understanding Toolbox Decks In Modern
8/29
Green Sun's Zenith is off limits, but between Collected Company, Chord of Calling, and Eldritch Evolution Modern green decks are absolute metagame monsters at this point! Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax teaches you how to build, pilot, and win with a deck style that will be all over #SCGRICH's Classic and beyond!
Video: Abzan Evolution in Modern
8/26
No Collected Company, no Chord of Calling, just Eldritch Evolution and a ton of value! The Modern list Ari Lax plays went 5-0 in a recent Magic Online League. Can he match the feat? Get his insight ahead of #GPINDY and #SCGRICH!
8/22
Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax has a lot of accolades, but this year was an uphill battle. Though he's still a Gold pro, he knows the learning process never stops. If you want to learn the next step to Magic mastery, you can't do better than Ari!
Video: Kiki Evolution In Modern!
8/19
Ari Lax pilots the newest innovation in Modern creature combo! Will Eldritch Evolution be good enough to make the cut in this build at #SCGINVI this weekend?
8/15
Temur Emerge is a tremendously powerful deck...and tremendously complicated. There's no substitute for practice, but Ari Lax outlines your path to mastery here! If you're considering Temur Emerge for Standard at #SCGINVI, this is a must-read!
8/08
A truly diverse Pro Tour Top 8 means the format is perfectly reasonable, right? Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax isn't so sure. He learned a lot about the format in his team's testing, and he's convinced we're seeing the beginning of what will end up being a historically dangerous environment! Read his analysis here!
Video: Death's Shadow In Modern!
8/02
Want to make your life easier in Modern? Start losing it on purpose! The lower you go, the better this deck gets! Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax pilots the deathly archetype that's exploding in popularity ahead of #SCGNY!
8/01
The initial hype around Eldritch Moon has been centered around Standard, but don't forget that the set has some very dangerous cards for Modern! Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax weighs in on the incoming storm of toolbox decks that will exploit the format's newest tutor at #SCGNY!
Video: Four-Color Retreat in Modern
7/27
When does a retreat lead to victory? When it's Retreat to Coralhelm comboing with Knight of the Reliquary! Watch Ari Lax take the Modern Classic-winning deck for a spin on Magic Online ahead of #SCGBALT!
Collected Company Developments
7/26
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!
7/21
The robots are on the march! Ari Lax takes an Affinity list from the #SCGWOR Modern Classic Top 8 and takes it through a Magic Online League! Will this list repeat its success at #SCGCOL?
Eldritch Moon Lessons From Great Players
7/19
Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax didn't achieve his status in professional Magic by only listening to himself. Read about some of the great players that Ari goes to when he's looking to expand his already excellent Magic skills!
7/14
While he waits for Eldritch Moon to arrive on Magic Online, Ari Lax turns his attention to Modern! Watch him take a Super IQ-winning Bant Eldrazi list through a League and get his insights ahead of the #SCGCOL Modern Classic!