The sideboard is an essential part of competitive Magic: the Gathering decks, allowing you to adjust your deck to better handle specific matchups, whether Standard, Pioneer, Modern, etc. In any specific deck archetype in the format, I’ll give you some general advice on sideboarding in Pioneer. I would love to have all kinds of good cards for all the matchups, but the 13-card slot would not suffice.
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Magic: the Gathering Pioneer Green-White Auras Deck Archetype Defined
A Green-White (GW) Auras deck in Magic: The Gathering Pioneer format typically focuses on using enchantments, particularly auras, to enhance creatures and create powerful synergies. This deck archetype aims to maximize the effectiveness of auras and enchantments by applying them to creatures with strong abilities, making them difficult to deal with for your opponent.
Continue readingThe 10 Ways to Managing Your Life Total in Magic: The Gathering
In Magic: The Gathering, managing your life total is a critical aspect of the game. Some deck archetypes benefit from gaining life for added effects and board presence whereas some pay life to finish off opponents quickly.
Continue readingThe Magic: the Gathering Dragonstorm Deck in a Nutshell
The Dragonstorm combo deck in Magic: The Gathering is a high-risk, high-reward strategy that revolves around a powerful sorcery spell called “Dragonstorm.” and was popular during the Time Spiral Standard and in major tournaments such as World Championships.
Continue readingWays in Managing your Finances in Magic: The Gathering
When it comes to spending on our MTG card components, it is quite a challenge to budget an exact amount. That is because most of the card singles in their market prices and predicting whether they will go up or down is unknown.
Continue readingThe Ten Easy and Efficient Ways to Playtest in Magic: the gathering
In every upcoming Magic: the Gathering tournament, it is best advised to practice your deck’s gameplay and sideboard so you can check on any changes on the build or remove any card components that are not effective and look only good on paper.
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