Pro Tour Aether Revolt is on the books, and the deck that dominated the Standard portion of the event was Mardu Vehicles Aggro. Even with the loss of the Smugglers Copter, the replacement card Heart of Kiran proved to be a better choice, with Continue reading
This is a quick decklist I have come up with while discussing with my teammate Rey about the potential of the Aether Revolt mechanic Improvise as an archetype in Standard. Another of such reference was was when I drafted Red and White on last weekend’s Continue reading
With the loss of Emrakul in Standard and the rise of the supposedly Black Green Constrictor-based decks, non-Blue control archetypes might have the chance again to get a slot in the metagame. One of which is Black White Control which was very popular back when Languish was still legal. Now it was replaced with Yahenni’s Expertise as the new Black sweep spell. The minus 3 minus 3 might look a bit inefficient to deal with large creatures but with its free spell bonus gains you a free spot removal and even a Liliana.
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Standard tournaments and Booster league will be the feature of the Magic: the Gathering events this coming weekend. Two Friday Night Magic will be the tournament options for players this Friday: one at Rei’s place and the other at Critical Hit. Note that there is a slight increase in the registration fee as the prize boosters has also increased in price. The latest is at 85php.
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We were recently brewing some Standard decks with my friend Rey Victor and he mentioned of a Green Black version of the Pummeler Energy deck. Aether Revolt offered some new gears for the deck and the need for Red is somehow not that important. Continue reading
The first major Standard tournament after Aether Revolt became legal to play in the format was the SCG Standard Open last weekend which was held in Columbus. One the deck archetypes that held a respectable finish was Black Green Aggro, powered Continue reading