The recently concluded Standard Grand Prix in the south Americas was in Buenos Aires, Argentina and winning deck: Jund Monsters. It was piloted by Philippe Monlevade of Team Brazil. His Finals opponent was a Mono-Blue Devotion deck by hometown favorite Demian Tejo. Continue reading
Here is a short guide on how to clean wash your Magic: the Gathering playmats. Notice that constant use of the mat to protect your cards while playing in tournaments results in a lot of dust and stains. We even use them in our playtesting sessions in places wherein that mats get the most dirt. Continue reading
The ongoing SCG Standard Open in Seattle has recently finished the preliminary rounds and is currently having the quarterfinals matches. The top 8 finishers mostly gained the power of the decks with Black, with variations of Devotion, aggro and midrange. Continue reading
Another idea sparked as I saw this list referenced from Sam Stoddard’s column today regarding the test decks they played in FFL Standard. Fyi, FFL or Future Future League is where the WotC guys test and revise/fix the cards that are to be released in the upcoming sets, Continue reading
One of our regular MtG tournaments in the community is held every Wednesday night at Rei’s Place. The format adapted for the event is still Standard, though we are planning to have Modern in one of the future tournaments. Last night was another WNM session and 10 players went to play. Continue reading
It is already past one month when Born of the Gods became legal to play in the Standard format, but I think there are still cards in the set that are waiting to fit in the right deck archetype. One of which and that I will discuss for today is Oracle of Bones. Continue reading