Here is a summary on how the Standard metagame post-Return to Ravnica are evolving here in Iloilo. The one word that I can define the meta is “Thragtusk”. It seems that this beast is almost in every deck that the players are piloting. A splash of Green, and you have a set of these in your list. Continue reading
The local Magic: the Gathering Iloilo community so far has been enjoying the new Return to Ravnica Standard, using card components and deck archetypes based on the set. Our tournaments are being held every weekend, with Friday for FNM (obviously) and the usual Saturday afternoon Standard.
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The Izzet guild has been the archetype that I have enjoyed making deck brews lately. Either it’s for submission for Reconstructed or just plain fun brew, the guild can provide lots of options. For this article, I’ll be talking about Niv Mizzet’s little hyper brother. Continue reading
This deck build I am writing today is basically a recollection of the previous build I made when Innistrad first came out. I think that was December last year. It involved on putting tokens into the battlefield and pumping them with enchantments. Continue reading
Card rotations are one of the major things I hate when playing Standard. You get to enjoy new cards and brewing new deck archetypes but the financial value mostly hurts. One solution is to get yourself into a group wherein you can divide your expenses on Continue reading
StarCityGames.com Open Series in Cincinnati was among the first major tournaments in the US after Return to Ravnica legalized in Standard. A lot of deck brews were introduced in the event, among which is the Black Red or guild named Rakdos Aggro by the player Joe Bernal. Continue reading