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Ari Lax

Lessons And Progress

5/21

#Fundamentals 

In the past year, Ari went from staring down a possible last Pro Tour to missing Platinum by a single match. Read about what he learned in that time to make progress as a player.

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Ari Lax

Going Deep In Standard

5/14

#Standard  #SCGMA  #SCGNASH 

Ari shares some brews he's come up with for Dragon's Maze Standard that could be successful in the right metagame. Get some ideas for #SCGMA and #SCGNASH this weekend!

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Ari Lax

How To Crack A Grand Prix

5/07

#Fundamentals 

Four-time GP Top 8 competitor Ari Lax shares why you should care about doing well at GPs and provides tips for how to be more prepared for them and other events like SCG Opens.

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Ari Lax

First Pick At Dragon's Maze: Part 1

4/30

#Limited  #SCGNJ  #DGMWeek  #DGR 

Prepare to play in StarCityGames.com's first Team Sealed Open this weekend in Somerset, New Jersey by reading Ari Lax's guide to Return to Ravnica-Gatecrash-Dragon's Maze Limited.

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Ari Lax

First Pick At Dragon's Maze: Part 2

4/30

#Limited  #SCGNJ  #DGMWeek  #DGR 

If you've read Part 1, be sure to check out the second half of Ari Lax's Dragon's Maze Limited set review!

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Ari Lax

Good, Bad, Average

4/23

#Standard  #DGM  #Spoilers 

Ari analyzes some of the more hyped and more interesting cards from Dragon's Maze by thinking about their best case, worst case, and average case scenarios in Standard.

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Ari Lax

Progressing Red

4/16

#Standard  #SCGSEA  #Deck  #WMCQDC 

Take a look at how GP Nashville finalist Ari Lax went about testing red aggro decks and find out if you should play the archetype at #SCGSEA or #WMCQDC.

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Ari Lax

Building Red

4/09

#Standard  #Deck  #SCGMD  #SCGMKE 

If you're looking to get aggressive this weekend at #SCGMD or #SCGMKE, be sure to read exactly how Ari would go about building a red deck for the current Standard metagame.

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Ari Lax

Exit Strategies

4/02

#Limited  #GTC 

If you find yourself losing in Gatecrash Draft and don't know why, Ari Lax might have the answer. What's an exit strategy, and how is it affecting your Magic drafts?

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Ari Lax

RTR Block Limited: Past, Present, Future

3/26

#RTR  #Limited  #DGM  #GTC 

GP Atlantic City Top 4 competitor Ari Lax compares Gatecrash and Return to Ravnica Draft to get a head start on understanding full block Draft with Dragon's Maze.

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Ari Lax

I Just Played Jund

3/19

#Modern  #Deck  #GPSD 

Ari Lax goes over the card choices of the B/W/G deck he played to a Top 64 finish at Grand Prix San Diego and shares his thoughts on Modern as a format.

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Ari Lax

Just Play Jund

3/13

#Modern  #Deck  #GPSD 

Ari makes a convincing case for why you should be playing Jund in Modern right now, lists the different builds of it, and highlights the pros and cons of each.

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Ari Lax

Thoughts On Gatecrash Limited

3/05

#Limited  #GTC 

Grand Prix Nashville finalist Ari Lax shares what he's learned about Gatecrash Sealed and Draft while preparing for upcoming Limited Grand Prix.

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Ari Lax

Jund Emissary Aggro

2/26

#Standard  #Deck  #PTGTC  #SCGVEGAS  #SCGKY 

As promised, today Ari has a primer for you on the Experiment Jund deck that he played at Pro Tour Gatecrash. Give it a try at #SCGVEGAS or #SCGKY this weekend!

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