The recent Starcity Games Invitational tournament was held this weekend in New Jersey. In a grueling 16 preliminary rounds and top 8 playoffs, it was Tom ‘the Boss’ Ross that was victorious again in a back to back Invitational win. Here are the Top 8 Standard Decklists of the event: Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Standard Deck Tech: Bant Chord

We welcomed Chord of Calling in Standard and expected it as a powerful card to include in the top decks. Unfortunately, we only have Green Devotion as its primary deck. We do have versions of this archetype though and one of them that I’d suggest is of the Bant colors. Continue reading
B/u Devotion Wins SCG Standard Washington DC

This version of Devotion to Black is the current trend in the Standard metagame. This was initially piloted by Jared Boettcher in a top 8 finish on last week’s SCG Standard Open. It was no surprise that he made to the top 8 again in DC and this time he is with Continue reading
Standard Deck Tech: UR Rabble Counter Burn

Leaving this decklist here, referenced from Tom Ross’ article on potential decks with Goblin Rabblemaster. Continue reading
Khans of Tarkir Standard: Raid in Mono Red

A few card previews from the upcoming big set Khans of Tarkir has been revealed in the recent Duel Decks edition: Speed versus Cunning. One card in particular that I have noticed was the Mardu Heart-Piercer and its mechanic, Raid. Continue reading
My World Magic Cup Qualifiers I Decklist

Last Sunday was the first phase of the World Magic Cup Qualifiers and was held in Alphaland Southgate Mall in Manila. My preparation for that event was not that concentrated and I only made references from the recent PT Magic 2015 and the M15 Gameday Iloilo. Continue reading