Purchasing Magic: the Gathering booster packs from your local game store offer benefits that extend far beyond simply acquiring new cards. These stores are often the heart of the gaming community, providing more than just a place to buy your favorite game products. By choosing to buy locally, you’re not only investing in your personal gaming experience but also in the community and the broader gaming ecosystem.
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Rakdos Vampires is a Consistent Top-Tier Deck in the Pioneer Format
Since its Magic: the Gathering Pro Tour debut, the Rakdos Vampires deck has never left the top-tier categories of the deck archetypes in the Pioneer format. This is very evident in the recent tournament results posted on various MTG websites such as MTG Top 8 dot com where the MTGO League challenge event results are being posted. It shows at least two to three copies of the deck finishing in the Top 16 of the tournament.
Continue reading“Highest and Best Use” Urban Planning Concept
The concept of “Highest and Best Use” (HBU) is a fundamental principle in real estate appraisal and urban planning. It refers to the most profitable legal use of a property that is physically possible, appropriately supported, and financially feasible, and that results in the highest value of the property.
Continue readingSurgical Extraction an Efficient Sideboard Card in Modern & Here’s Why
In the ever-evolving Modern format of Magic: The Gathering trading card game, sideboard cards play a crucial role in adapting to a diverse meta. One card that has consistently proven its worth is Surgical Extraction. Known for its unique ability to exile key cards from an opponent’s deck, Surgical Extraction provides a versatile and efficient tool for disrupting various strategies in Modern.
Continue readingThe Situation of Aggro Red Decks whenever there is a Standard Rotation
Aggro red decks, often called “Red Deck Wins” (RDW), are a staple in Magic: The Gathering due to their fast-paced, aggressive nature and ability to end games quickly. Here’s an analysis of the situation for aggro red decks whenever there is a Standard rotation:
Continue readingBloomburrow is a Good Set to Setup Your Post-Rotation Standard Decks
The current top-tier Magic: the Gathering standard format metagame goes with adjustments on the remaining deck archetypes and uses the best cards from the latest Bloomburrow set that initiated the standard rotation. We at this point need to deck build the deck archetypes that will come out of the themes of the new set. Of course, deck innovations are open and subject to playtesting games. The easy way though is to wait for the tournament results to be posted online in various Magic: the Gathering websites and just copy-paste the decks and do some adjustments for metagaming.
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