Constructing a well-tailored mana base is a pivotal aspect of Magic: The Gathering deck building, influencing the consistency and functionality of your spells throughout a game. Creating an ideal mana base involves a delicate balance of color fixing, land choices, and strategic considerations.
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More Standard Rakdos Discover Gameplay Sessions
Today’s blog post of certain deck gameplay in the Murders at Karlov Manor Standard format shows the combination of the control deck shell and a reanimation splash. That deck is the Rakdos Discover build which caters to the “Discover” Mechanic from Lost Caverns of Ixalan.
Continue readingDimir Aggro Tops Big Japan Standard Cup MKM Tournament
One of the prestigious Magic: the Gathering tournaments in Japan is the Japan Standard Cup, which was held last weekend & was hosted by Big Magic. This event featured the newest MTG set, Murders at Karlov Manor, which showed how the new cards would affect the Standard format.
Continue readingMTG Murders at Karlov Manor Standard Deck – Mono Green Stompy Update
One of the Standard deck tech brews for the new cards from the Murders at Karlov Manor set goes with the core “stompy” build. That is curving early on with cheap mana cost, high-power, and toughness creatures, and winning the game with huge damage output in just a few attacks.
Continue readingEnchantments in the Maindeck are Important in Magic: the Gathering Decks
Magic: the Gathering Standard decks are still diversified based on deck building with the inclusion of several powerful Enchantments in the main deck. The same setting can also be applied to older formats like Modern, and Legacy.
Continue readingThe Essential Card Components of a Magic: the Gathering Aggro Deck
An aggro (short for “aggressive”) deck in Magic: The Gathering is focused on quickly reducing the opponent’s life total to zero, and applying pressure as early as turn 1 of the game. Aggro decks are known for their fast, efficient creatures and a streamlined strategy aimed at winning the game as quickly as possible. My personal favorite aggro decks in the past were Gruul Aggro and Rakdos Vampires.
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