Opening some new Magic: the Gathering products is like opening a box of chocolates (with reference to the movie Forrest Gump). What is exciting is not only having the chance to open the good chased Rares and Mythics for Standard gameplay use, but also having the probability of revealing some money-worthy List cards they included in the Set Booster packs. I have experienced it from FB live sells of game stores where you have them choose which packs to open on the box.
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The card pool updating continues as we gear up for the weekly Magic: the Gathering Saturday Standard tournament at our LGS Pro Reis place. That is aiming for the best deck currently in the format and it is the Ob Nixilis-based aggro midrange decks.
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While we get on the ride with the three-color decks supported by the Streets of New Capenna set, we should also check on what cards from the recent set have become a good upgrade for the current Mono Colored deck builds in the Standard format and maybe for some older ones like Pioneer.
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The Mono-Red Aggro or Red Deck Wins is still considered to be a strong contender in the Magic: the Gathering Standard format, given the popularity of tri-color decks from Streets of New Capenna. It might get a few specific cards from the new set to add to its arsenal but we are pretty sure that its speed & aggressive curve will still be there. Also, it is pretty much easy to set up on MTG Online and Magic Arena. Next up is an updated RDW decklist.
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Whenever you know that there is a specific and relevant card from a previous set that is highly valued in a format such as Standard, there is an urge that you will try your luck opening that card in certain Magic: the Gathering sealed products such as Set Booster Box, Bundles, and Prerelease kits. I have that when I was buying Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty set booster packs.
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The Magic: the Gathering Tournament Reports is usually started with a short back story as to how the deck archetypes and their components were completed. At that time, I may have been fond of sharing these stories to give them a more flavorful detail, and on what I will be planning soon on the decks based on their tournament performance.
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