With over six million players in dozens of countries around the globe, it is safe to assume that Magic: The Gathering is—and probably always will be—the most popular card game of its genre. No one is entirely sure why battling via a deck of cards has caught on like wildfire, but it has caught on nevertheless.
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Just a few days back, MTG Salvation’s Rumor Mill revealed a bunch of scanned Japanese cards of the upcoming New Phyrexia set to be released this May. The previews contained new card mechanics (which I find very innovative) and featured Karn as the first colorless Planeswalker. The scanned pics after the cut. Continue reading
Here is an update of the top Mirrodin Besieged-updated Standard decks in the current metagame, as revealed by the recent Pro Tour Paris and SCG 5k tourneys. To give you a quick overview, the deck tech of Blue White control which debuted in PT Paris made a quick meta change in the format and made the ramp decks look so puny. Let me give you a few decklists to start.
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I am reviving an old list on my take on Mirrodin’s Mirran-based faction deck. Got it on a few playtest matchups, and works well against Blue-White Control. Though, it could not handle the burn of Red. Hopefully, this will improve with the coming of Mirrodin Besieged in a few week’s time.
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Its a bit late to post this one, though if you might have stumbled to my blog and needed to find a card in the recently released Scars of Mirrodin, then this post if for you. Scars of Mirrodin had a prereleased last weekend and will be officially out this coming October the 1st. The complete Scars of Mirrodin spoiler below. Source is from MTG Salvations. Continue reading
*this is a repost from MagicIloilo.com
Playing and competing in Magic has been getting tough, especially on the financial aspect. Most powerful cards nowadays cost you a minimum of 500 pesos, and you really have to spend thousands to build a “so-called” Tier 1 deck. Most people (including myself) blame the Mythic rarity as the cause of this sudden rise in card prices, though we just have to deal with it. The problem now is for the beginners who want to play competitive Magic but do not have the financial capacity to do so.
With that, I’ve decided to write this article to cite a few budget decks that can compete with the Standard metagame today. Continue reading