Yesterday, I decided to drop by Rei’s place for a quick visit and to check the current tournament scene if most of the players are still in the Magic: the Gathering Standard Showdown. It was past 5 pm already and I assumed it was already Round 3. Indeed it was
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Recalling Dominaria’s History
I am happy to see that the Magic community website has created media materials that recall the Magic storyline in its early years. There was no superhero planeswalker team at that time and the stories usually happen in the plane of Dominaria.
Continue readingMasters 25: Tarmo should be There

While we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Magic: the Gathering with the release of Masters 25, the set’s value is focused more on the historical aspect rather than the financial value. You can find various articles that discuss how each significant card reprint would be priced along with Continue reading
Goblins in Dominaria Standard

The recent unintended leak about the upcoming Dominaria set got me hyped to play Standard again. One major reason is the reprinting of cards that made a significant impact in my career as a Magic: The Gathering player.
Continue readingRIX Standard Deck: U/B Control

Based on the recent Magic: the Gathering tournament results, I can say the Blue Black Control is the lone Tier 1 control deck for the RIX Standard format. Here is what the Standard Control deck in the current metagame with Rivals of Ixalan looks like.
Continue readingMagic Support for REPH Geek Guild
My friend and GP HK travel buddy Fiona has recently contacted me of their plan in their office to create a group that caters the geeky hobbies and collections. They called it the Geek Guild of Reed Elsevier Philippines – Iloilo.
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