
The printing of Gnarled Scarhide in Journey into Nyx makes it the third set of one drop for Black based aggro decks, and what fits well with Black? Red’s burn and pump effects. Here is the list of the deck tech that we’ve been playtesting since the complete set spoiler has been released. Continue reading
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Black Green Devo wins SCG Cincinnati Std Open

Hi all, just a quick update on the Standard metagame after Journey into Nyx hits the stores. Last weekend was the StarcityGames Open tournament in Cincinnati and in the Standard format the victorious deck just needed the new Black Green temple land as the Continue reading
JOU Standard Decks: Keranos Burn

The introduction of another new set in the Standard format gets people to again brew deck strategies for the new cards, in the particular the new batch of Theros Gods. Each of these celestial beings has a certain deck archetype to work around Continue reading
Tournament Report: JOU Prerelease

Yesterday was the Journey into Nyx Prerelease here in my local MtG store and so here is a short detail and recap of the event. We initially started a reservation list for players to fill up and unfortunately there were lesser players that signed up as compared to the last prerelease on Born of the Gods. Continue reading
A Journey into the Auras

Our next stop in Standard is on Theros’ third and completing set, Journey into Nyx. This weekend will be the set prerelease and I am pretty sure you all are excited to open packs and play the new cards. As with every new set released, every format is again open for brewing and Continue reading
Standard Deck Feature: U/W/r Control

This deck feature for today is the deck that has been consistently doing a good finish but is short of the top 8 in the last two Grand Prix. The deck has been re-popularized by Jason Ascalon, who is one of the Pinoy pro players that is now currently residing in the US. Continue reading