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Friday, March 27th – As you’re probably aware, Sam Black made Top 8 of the recent Grand Prix: Singapore. He piloted the popular Faeries deck drummed up by Martin Juza, Manuel Bucher, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa, and Zac Hill. Of course, his secondary choice was the emergent Astral Slide deck. Today, he takes a look at both decks, as he believes that either strategy could lead a player to PTQ success.

…Moreover, as it stays around it can usefully power up your deck, reloading cards like Path to Exile that your…

Sheldon tells you the cards that won’t get played, might get played, probably will get played, and definitely will get played in Commander from Dragon’s Maze!

…hard to kill with the best and mostly commonly played targeted removal, like Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile, and…

What are the real top-tier decks in Modern? Ahead of SCG Philadelphia, Carmen Handy tells you which decks are best in their niches and how they are better than the pretenders around them!

…Most of the Amulet Titan crowd has elected to use Path to Exile and target the larger threats that close…

Jace is blue. Bloodbraid is green and red. This means Temur, and that means Todd Anderson is hyped beyond words! He has loads of decks for the new best cards on the Modern block! Brainstorm, cascade, win!

…to play more stuff like Dismember, Roast, or splash<br> color with hard removal like Terminate or Path to Exile…

…The best part here is we can also play with cards like Whip of Erebos, as sending Karlach to exile…

…The cards I ended up with were Thoughtseize and Path to Exile. This deck is already going to be dealing…

…Path to Exile, which is quite unappealing at that point in the game), it just makes so much sense to…

GP Nashville finalist Ari Lax shares some tips for testing for tournaments and tells you how he thinks Modern will be affected by the most recent bannings.

…Mage) or white (Path to Exile, Doran, Lingering Souls) counterparts. There are also additional red options to be explored now…

One weekend evening, we were sitting around a table at a friend’s house playing multiplayer. And it hit me: Our metagame was predictable. We have the prototypical metagame – a white lifer here who plays Congregate and Soul Wardens, a big beefy green player there with elves and beasts. One player regularly pulls out an Obliterate-Jokulhaups deck that often features Phage the Untouchable with haste. Another player loves either white or black with Bad Moons, Crusades, and big black fliers. And a few players typically use large highlander Five Color decks. So what can I build to destroy this table?

…Remember our list of things we need our deck to do: - False Cure, Blessed Wind, or Alternate Path to Victory…

Bennie Smith takes a break from his commandment of the Commander format to bring you the Standard deck he’s most excited about this season! If you’re looking to mess with Seasons Past at #SCGINDY’s Standard Classic on Sunday, Bennie has the tools for you!

…There were times when I really wanted to nab the Declaration in Stone that was going to exile my Hangarback…

…He simply can't be hit with a Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile, Murder, Doom Blade or any of…

Thursday, September 24th – With the coming of Zendikar and the rotation of Bitterblossom and Spectral Procession, Adrian Sullivan believes that Standard is ripe for the return of Fatties. Today, he looks at the history behind the Fattie and the strategies involved, and suggests a few contenders that may fit in the modern Fattie mold…

…killed or removed (Swords to Plowshares being the classic way, but with Terminate, Path to Exile, and other cards being…

…Swords to Plowshares, Diabolic Edict, Path to Exile, etc. Legacy Merfolk decks will love to add this card to their…

…matches, while Path to Exile is a concession to the mirror match while still being able to take care of…

…Play them! Oblivion Ring, Path to Exile, and Swords to Plowshares complete the removal package. After the PE, I realized…

Big mana decks dominated Grand Prix Oklahoma City. Will it happen again when the SCG Tour kicks off 2018 at SCG Columbus? Ross Merriam presents his model of the Modern metagame cycle and calls his shot!

…Path to Exile re-emerged to answer the delve threats, and eventually several three-mana creatures that were formerly weak…

…Unless somebody hits it with a Path to Exile or similar, or plucks it from your graveyard with a Withered…

…At instant speed alone, Vannifar has to contend with the very commonly played Path to Exile, revolted Fatal Push, Dismember…

…Sometimes you're going to need to “go off” and win through a Path to Exile. Preordain is one of…

…Surgical Extraction The same mostly applies to Surgical, although proactively tearing out Remands or Path to Exiles can be correct…

Sam Black and thousands of competitive players worldwide might have been wrong about control in Modern all along! He explains his new theory of incremental control in the format and reveals his latest decklist! Is that…Hidden Stockpile?!

…that allows this kind of deck to have any chance, and Path to Exile rounds it out nicely. Modern is…

…to turn three rats into a Blood Artist or God-Eternal Bontu if that looks like the best path to…

The marvelous multitudes of Modern decks made themselves known in Regionals Top 8s across the USA! Todd Stevens takes a deep dive into the results and what they portend for the format’s future!

…a good enough card to see Modern play as well, even with Path to Exile being in the format. It…

Ikoria has plenty of promise for Modern mayhem! Bryan Gottlieb breaks down his Top 10 picks from the Lair of Behemoths!

…The best threats are creatures again (Uro, Urza, and Primeval Titan) and Path to Exile and Icefang Coatl are both…

Zendikar Rising made Rakdos Death’s Shadow a premier Modern deck. Ari Lax shares his latest list and sideboarding guide.

…Path to Exile and sideboard Celestial Purge make Death’s Shadow and Scourge of the Skyclaves significantly less stable than…

Tuesday, January 25th – Cedric Phillips took Mythic to second place in an online PTQ and doesn’t feel it’s getting the respect it deserves. Here’s the lowdown on this unsung deck!

…or counter a timely removal spell (Lightning Bolt, Path to Exile). – Against control decks, it deals with whatever their win…

Are you the type to play good honest Magic? Or do you like to demoralize your opponents? Either way, Matt Higgs has a Standard brew for you this holiday season!

…Silkwrap can just become Path to Exile, and Stasis Snare becomes a Celestial Flare with a vengeance. While Dromoka’s…

…U/W Control, on the other hand, had unconditional removal in Path to Exile and Detention Sphere, sweepers in the…

Don’t get too excited yet. Until Emma Handy reviews the practical uses of Lavinia in Modern, nobody is going anywhere! Check out the most likely places the newest hatebear in Magic will end up, as well as how successful you can expect her to be!

…A Path to Exile here, an Aether Vial <br> there, you know the type. This is a case where we…

Pioneer is a fresh format, full of new and old strategies, competing to establish dominance, and Ross Merriam thinks he may have found the next great deck!

…It also plays nicely with Shrapnel Blast, <br> potentially leading to combo finishes. There’s no Path to Exile in…

…Next, I added in some powerful interactive spells (Path to Exile, Spreading Seas) and called it a day! Card Choices…

We now have enough data to make some pretty definitive statements on the Modern format. #SCGBALT’s Modern Classic next weekend promises to be a huge event for the format, and Patrick Chapin is ready to get you prepped for the occasion with this breakdown of the power level of each archetype! Is any deck too good? What’s the solution?

…It could even just be Snapcaster Mage plus Lightning Bolt, Path to Exile, or Spell Snare! Eiganjo Castle The Eiganjo…

Sheldon Menery’s famous Commander Play-by-Play returns as the format’s VIPs descend on a certain Florida residence for spellslinging and good times!

…He can’t block, so I exile Soul of Theros to give my team +2/+2 and lifelink. That kills…

…who was the biggest obstacle in his or her path to victory? This is especially true in Commander, wherein you…

…There is a standard package of Cryptic Command, Path to Exile, Mana Leak, Opt, Jace, the Mind Sculptor, and Teferi…

…March of the Multitudes 1 Devouring Light 1 Path to Exile 1 Rootborn Defenses 1 Scatter the Seeds 1 Sylvan…

Ross Merriam had a good run at Pro Tour Fate Reforged, and he has a lot of Modern knowledge to pass your way! See if Ross’s choice is right for you this weekend at the $5,000 Modern Premier IQ at #SCGHOU!

…Path to Exile was the one card I played that does not deal the opponent damage, and it is solely…

…Cheap Uncommons cards to buy We have seen Founding the Third Path tested in Modern Mill as well as Izzet…

U/B Fish is a great deck that is a lot of fun to play. The card quality is through the roof, and this is a good place to be in a new format. If you loved playing Faeries or blue in Legacy, you should love this too.

…Most of their removal is Path to Exile, and this just ramps you into enough mana to activate multiple manlands…

Patrick Chapin takes a deep dive into Mono-Black Devotion! What gems will he find in Theros Beyond Death and other sets?

…Just from looking at raw rate, I’d say the exile portion is enough to stack with the cost to…

Five-time Grand Prix Top 8 competitor Ari Lax breaks down the Modern Masters Draft format just in time for Grand Prix Las Vegas. Be sure to check out this handy guide!

…Most of the cards I would want to splash are double white. Cloudgoat Ranger, Bound in Silence, Path to Exile…

Since the oppressive Eldrazi decks left the format, Modern has been a place of unbelievable diversity. In fact, it’s hard to wrap your head around it all! Luckily, Adrian Sullivan is here to make understanding the format much much easier!

…Glenn casts a Path to Exile and Lan responds with a Vines of Vastwood with kicker. At that point, even…

…You also don't want to be the Path of Least Resistance. In the first article, we saw how rattlesnakes…

…or Company and granting the chance to save a creature from Path to Exile, Abrupt Decay, Dismember, or anything. Frenetic…

Ben tells you about his experiences with Esper Stoneblade at Grand Prix Denver so you can be ready to play Legacy at SCG Open Series: Dallas.

…sideboard for another cheap answer, perhaps a second Path to Exile or a Disenchant or maybe a Spell Snare. A…

How do you deal with decks you haven’t seen before in Legacy? Carsten Kotter tells you so that you can be ready to face the unknown at SCG Open Series: Seattle!

…Maverick instead of running Wild Nacatl). - Abrupt Decay / Path to Exile (some form of big creature removal, though they might…

…The one Island is necessary so you have something to fetch on a Path to Exile or Ghost Quarter. The…

Thursday, March 5th – Each action made in a game of Magic has one simple principle behind it: in some way or another it serves to further its controller’s course of victory. Whenever your opponent does something during a game, he or she is taking that action because they believe it will ultimately help them achieve victory. Your opponent has a plan in their mind, and “all” you have to do is figure out what it is.

…unless they feel like they need to keep mana up for Path to Exile. On the other hand, the information…

Matthias Hunt provides a primer on the Amulet Combo deck that he played at Pro Tour Born of the Gods and thinks is a great choice for Grand Prix Richmond .

…When your opponent is tapped out or if you have no reason to fear a Path to Exile, then these…

…raw power to take over a table, but that can make the thrill of navigating a path to victory all…