The Standard And Modern Rules Of Engagement
7/24
Both Standard and Modern have proved remarkably unsettled! Ari Lax lays out the "rules of engagement" he's using to tackle Standard at Pro Tour Hour of Devastation and Modern in the coming weeks!
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Improvements And Pitfalls For SCG Atlanta
7/18
Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax has some priceless advice for you and your team this weekend! If you're playing at SCG Atlanta--or you just want to master Modern and Standard--Ari is here to help you!
7/17
Ari Lax has one goal today: make his opponents miserable! Watch him work with W/B Pox in Modern on Magic Online ahead of SCG Atlanta!
Beating Every Standard Deck For SCG Cincinnati
7/12
New set, old challenge: how to beat all the Standard decks you'll face at the first Open with the new metagame? Ari Lax has your answers for SCG Cincinnati!
Video: Death And Taxes In Modern!
7/06
Ari Lax may not have liked Modern Death and Taxes in the past, but its recent results are too impressive to ignore! Watch him pilot Brian Coval's Invitational-winning list on Magic Online!
The Hour Of Devastation Awards Show
7/05
Ari Lax's Awards Show is back! Come for the humorous categories, stay for the piercing insight into what Hour of Devastation holds for Magic's future! And the winners are...
Video: Mono-Red Eldrazi Aggro In Standard!
6/28
It's been a while since a Mono-Red deck was good in Standard, but the banning of Aetherworks Marvel might have opened the door! Ari Lax takes Mono-Red Eldrazi Aggro to Magic Online ahead of the SCG Season One Invitational! Is this deck for real?
Keys To The SCG Invitational And The New Legacy
6/26
What would Ari Lax play in Standard and Modern this weekend? He has the answers and the reasoning, but that's not all! He's got inside info on some of the insane things you can expect in the upcoming Legacy metagame!
Taking A Swipe At Hour Of Devastation
6/23
Eight cards from Hour of Devastation have popped up in the Tinder feeds of Ari Lax and Tom Ross! Which card will get two right swipes, and which one gets both a Swipe Left and a Super Like!?
Video: U/B Taking Turns In Modern!
6/22
Daniel Wong's U/B Taking Turns was the surprise of the Grand Prix Las Vegas Modern Top 8! Ari Lax takes Daniel's latest list to Magic Online ahead of the SCG Season One Invitational. Spoiler alert: he's feeling pretty lucky!
Hours Of Revelation: Studying The New Previews
6/19
After more than a few glimpses at Hour of Devastation, Ari Lax has a real sense of the set! Get his takes on the Defeat cycle, The Scorpion God, Hour of Revelation, and many more!
Video: Challenge Breach In Modern!
6/14
A lot of head's turned when Jhon Middlebrook's Dubious Challenge deck was seen at the front tables of SCG Charlotte! Pro Tour Champ Ari Lax can't help himself: He has to play some matches with this incredible brew! Will winning be easy? Or will it be...a dubious challenge!
Seriously, Just Play Living End
6/12
That's Ari Lax's free advice for the Modern portion of Grand Prix Las Vegas! Now, if you want the details and decklists that could propel you to Day 2 or maybe even the Top 8, that's why you read his excellent (and hilarious) reasoning!
Arcane Selection: Lessons From Pro Tour Amonkhet Testing
6/06
Behind every deck brought to the Pro Tour lies a wasteland of discarded ideas. Ari Lax gives the control archetype he tested for PT Amonkhet a postmortem and shows how the lessons he learned can translate to your game!
Video: Grixis Death's Shadow In Modern
6/06
With SCG Charlotte featuring a Modern Open, where better to look for a deck than the last Open's winner? Ari Lax takes Brad Nelson's triumphant Grixis Death's Shadow deck to the Magic Online queues!
Video: Tasigur, The Golden Fang In Online Commander!
6/02
Ari Lax joins the Magic Online Commander phenomenon! He's gone bold and blue-tiful with Tasigur, the Golden Fang, and he's recorded three rounds for you to watch!
5/29
It only took a few days on Magic Online to turn Commander on its head! We've had mid-week bans, a deck rising to the top, and even more mayhem! Ari Lax has analysis (and lists) for you here!
5/24
Seeking a powerful Modern strategy for SCG Baltimore? Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir champion Ari Lax showcases the power of Living End in three rounds on Magic Online!
5/16
There's almost no wrong way to spin an Aetherworks Marvel! Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax spent lots of time with the archetypes and has developed a ton of info for those who want to win with or dodge the giant machine at SCG Louisville this weekend!
Do And Don't: New Modern Recommendations
5/08
Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax checks the pulse of the Modern format! Things are radically different than they were a month ago, and your SCG Louisville Modern squad member needs to be ready for what the new format throws their way!