Tips and Tricks for Optimizing your Magic: the Gathering Sideboard Strategy

A sideboard is a set of cards that a Magic: The Gathering player can use to customize their deck between games in a match. The typical MTG match is usually done with the first game with the default maindecks, and the second and third game (if needed) with sideboard cards. Here are some tips and tricks for optimizing your MTG sideboard strategy:

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Jeskai Prowess Returns in March of the Machine Standard

Jeskai is one of the five color combinations in the trading card game Magic: The Gathering. It consists of the colors blue, red, and white. A Jeskai deck is a deck that primarily uses cards of these three colors and is focused on spellcasting and using cheap creatures that gets better whenever an Instant or Sorcery spell is cast.

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Why Losing is Important in Magic: the Gathering Gameplay

Losing in Magic: The Gathering games is frustrating, especially when it is a close match. Several reasons include the opponent top-decked a good card to finish the game, you have not enough mana or life to do a move to win, running out of creature threats, top-decking lands instead of spells, and much more. I can recall similar real-life scenarios in my gaming experience in various Magic: the Gathering tournaments.

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