Archive for Dark Ascension
Weekend Tourney Report with B/W Tokens
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Hi all. I hope you all are enjoying your weekend. As for this blog post, I’d like to highlight and discuss my performance in our local tournaments from yesterday’s FNM and today’s Saturday Standard. As for this week, I piloted aBlack White Tokens aggro deck with reference Read More→
Updates on Standard and Naya Aggro
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The Standard metagame still continues to evolve after each Grand Prix and other major tournaments. Last weekend revealed the triumph of Blue Black Zombies at Lille, France while the control version of the same colors dominated SCG 5k at Tampa Florida. Read More→
My First Triple Dark Ascension Draft
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Just a week after the release of Dark Ascension, Tournament Organizer Rei decided to hold an 8-man draft for that week’s Sunday tournament. We’ve invited players, old and new, via Facebook to sign up in the event. A lot confirmed that they are playing Read More→
Esper Control in Dark Ascension
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As the Standard decks continue to evolve in the metagame, its normal that we look on a few archetypes before Dark Ascension entered the format. One in particular is the Esper Control archetype. I remembered that this was one of the favorite decks Read More→
SCG Charlotte Top 8 Decklists
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Here are the top 8 decklists of the currently running Standard event of the Starcitygames.com Open Series in Charlotte. The meta, defined by the recent PT Dark Ascension in Honolulu, has featured improvements of the Tier 1 decks specifically Delver and Wolf Run Ramp. Read More→
BR Aggro in Dark Ascension Standard *Part 2*
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Hi guys, here is part two of my post as I explore the archetype of Black and Red as the metagame shapes up in post Dark Ascension Standard. With the recently concluded PT Honolulu a.k.a. PT Dark Ascension, I am pretty sure the meta will change again. Read More→
Brian Kibler wins Pro Tour Dark Ascension
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Pro Tour Dark Ascension just concluded with Brian Kibler emerging on the top. He piloted an updated version of Iyanaga’s Wolf Run Ramp last Worlds 2011, courtesy of Team Fireball. In the finals, he faced a teammate, Brazilian Pro Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa Read More→
