Deck Highlight: Standard Izzet Control
Izzet time for a new control deck? Why not, when you can run just 16 lands! This list has a lot going for it thanks to MDFCs.
Control
Deck Highlight: Standard Sultai Nest
Just when you thought Sultai was dead, it comes back with a bang! This list takes advantage of an unloved Ikoria rare to great effect.
Sander’s Sandbox — Excadrill Explorations [CONTROL!?]
Sander has a spicy new Excadrill deck that’s already winning tournaments.
Kiki’s Mirror Breaking Guide: Control Decks
Eli gives you the full guide to take on one of the toughest matchups in Magic – the control mirror.
Standard UB Control Deck Guide
Huey takes a Gabriel Nassif list to the ladder to try take down the Omnath menace… and might have the answer!
Deck Highlight – Standard UB Control
Control has been handed a big boost with the MDFCs, allowing decks to lower the land count without dropping any actual lands.
Deck Highlight – Modern UW Control
UW Control with Stoneforge Mystics is one of the top strategies in Modern, and a must-play deck for control players.
Death and Taxes – Legacy | Channel Mengucci
Join Andrea Mengucci for another Legacy VEEDEO as he takes Death and Taxes for a spin!
Exploring EsperOne in Standard
Andrea returns to Esper Control after tinkering with the Mono-Red matchup, and he’s got a list ready to beat the U/W Control decks that are everywhere while remaining competitive with Red.
Esper Heroless – Standard
Andrea’s got high hopes for Esper in the new Standard format and he’s already hard at work looking for the best build. To start: Straight control, no Hero of Precinct One.
With Theros Beyond Death, Esper Will Finally Be Good Again
Thanks to the complete cycle of Temples, Theros Beyond Death should make Esper mana bases functional once again. Andrea has two lists drawn up early, one control, one more aggressive, built around Hero of Precinct One.
Blue-White Control: Standard Deck Guide
Blue-white control was poorly positioned against Field of the Dead and Oko, but with those cards freshly added to the ban list, it’s a strong choice for the current metagame.
Top 5 Plays of the Week for Oct. 4-10
Riley Knight and Denis Stranjak count down the 5 best plays from across the world of streaming, Arena, coverage, and more!
Jeskai Mentor – Legacy | Channel Mengucci
Lands4 x Flooded Strand2 x Scalding Tarn4 x Prismatic Vista5 x Snow-Covered Island1 x Snow-Covered Mountain2 x Snow-Covered Plains1 x Tundra1 x Volcanic Island Creatures3 …
Modern Challenge | Channel Reid Duke
8 rounds of Modern Jund with Reid Duke in the Modern Challenge on MTGO. What better way to spend a day?
Faerie Obsession | Mining Modern
Standard may be rotating, but Curious Obsession is alive and well. Check out what it can do when paired with some of the best spells in Modern!
Dreadhorde Control – Vintage | Channel LSV
Dreadhorde Arcanist has now reached all corners of Constructed Magic – watch LSV build around it in Vintage!
Esper Control – Standard | Channel Huey
Esper Control is back in Standard – don’t miss Huey battling through MTG Arena with it!