Black Red Blightning in Zendikar Standard

October 3, 2009 by Mark Ian  
Filed under Magic The Gathering

Hi all, happy Friday! I hope your weekend will be productive, both in Mtg tournaments and other stuff. For this post, I’ll take an analysis on the Black Red Blightning deck which was one of the top decks in pre-Zendikar Standard. The deck suffered a lot on this rotation with the loss of its important components. We said goodbye to Demigod of Revenge, Figure of Destiny, Boggart Ram-Gang, Flame Javelin and to the black red lands Auntie’s Hovel and Graven Cairns. The question now is: Is the deck still competitive enough in the new Standard? We’ll soon find out as Zendikar becomes legal on tournaments this weekend. Read more

Turbo Fog for Standard

February 16, 2009 by Mark Ian  
Filed under Magic The Gathering

Hey guys, I hope you had a fun weekend and did well in your respective weekly tournaments. As for me, I didn’t perform well at the tournament. I hate to go into detail of it so just don’t mind. Anyways, I’m sharing to you a decklist made and suggested by my card pool partner Oliver. It’s a standard version take of one of the earliest strategies and alternate win condition of Magic. The clue card is Millstone. Get the idea? Presenting (insert drum roll here) Turbo Fog! Read more

Top Standard Decks for the First Week of Conflux

February 10, 2009 by Mark Ian  
Filed under Magic The Gathering

Hey all. Looking at the recent online tournaments at Magic League and the Standard decks posted at Deckcheck.net, I’ve decided to give you an update on the top Standard decks people are playing just after Conflux entered the scene. Read more

First Look at Conflux Standard

February 6, 2009 by Mark Ian  
Filed under Magic The Gathering

Magic League had their first Standard with Conflux MWS Trial tournament last February 5 and the decks that got into the top 4 are two RW Cruise, one BR Blightning and 5CC. The red white deck is still a popular choice, enhanced by new Conflux cards namely Path to Exile, Volcanic Fallout, and Celestial Purge. Also, Blightning Beatdown is getting attention despite the new White card hates in Conflux. Read more