We were finally able to push it through. It happened. The first Magic: the Gathering Iloilo community Pioneer tournament was held yesterday at Pro Reis Place, Iloilo City. We scheduled it at 1:30 pm and about fourteen players Continue reading
So I just received last week in my mailbag the first batch of Judge promo foils as a reward for joining the Judge Academy program. This is the transition platform wherein the judges are more organized and a system of learning is being implemented. Their goal is to enhance the game knowledge, community engagement, and improved welfare of the judges and their respective communities.
This batch of Judge rewards includes the following cards.
Chalice of the Void
Yuriko, the Tiger’s Shadow
Reflecting Pool
Monastery Mentor
Gamble
Spellseeker
Demonic Tutor
Enlightened Tutor
Each card is very useful in its respective formats and also in Commander wherein pimping a card in the deck is the aim and looks good for every gameplay.
The total price value of these cards exceeds the registration fee for my Judge Level 1 status which is quite worth it. So far it totaled almost 2.5 times.
Having these kinds of rewards is encouraging for the judges to hold their roles in their community as well as in large tournament scenes.
The Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art or short-termed as ILOMOCA is the first museum in Visayas and Mindanao area that is dedicated to contemporary Art. It exhibits the various works of Ilonggo, Filipino and International artists. Continue reading
Wizards of the Coast announced the latest product this year that will surely allow players, old school or novice, to try and participate in the Standard format. These are the Magic: the Gathering Challenger Decks 2020. Quoting from their feature article on the mothership site, “These four individual 75-card decks are geared toward Standard play for the Friday Night Magic player and forged out of some of the most recognizable strategies in Standard.” Each of the four harnesses the gameplay of each of the current tier decks in the format.
Each Challenger Deck comes in a complete ready-to-play package with a 60-card main deck and a 15-card sideboard. This is most suggested to those players who are still building their collection and are eager to join their first ever Magic tournament.
The product release date is on April 3, 2020, so I’d suggest that you place your preorder already at your nearest Magic Gamestore.
As for the decklist, I will share only one that I prefer on my playstyle and card value of the deck components. The deck is Cavalcade Charge simply known as Red Deck Wins. See the list below.
You can check the full announcement and the rest of the decklist of the Four Challenger Decks 2020 here.
For today’s Standard deck feature in Theros Beyond Death metagame, we have a version of a control deck that just does its main functions and these are: gain ahead in board presence, disrupt opponents’ game plan Continue reading
Our local game store tournament organizer Rei has informed me to post this announcement on our Magic: the Gathering Iloilo City Community Facebook page on the Saturday Standard tournament with a little punch in the prizes. This is to entice the players again with the added foil promo packs in their winnings.
Check out below the details of the tournament.
Special Saturday Standard Tournament at Pro Reis Place
Date: Feb. 22, 2020
150php registration fee
The top 4 finishers each gets a Foil Promo pack along with regular THB Booster packs.
Round 1 starts at 3:00 pm
Kitakits!
I might join this event if I get to know what deck my pool will offer me to pilot. We will be expecting a local metagame of Blue White, Mono Red, and Black Devotion decks again if the players decide to just stick with their current builds. We shall see this Saturday.