Hi all. What I’ve noticed since I’ve started playing Mtg is that thinking of deck ideas come at unusual and inappropriate times. I remembered back in college days when we were studying for the Thermodynamics exam when my friend came up with a CoP control deck with Alter Reality and Mind Bend. That one time breakthrough then got him on the top 8 of that weekend’s tournament. Its pretty odd but we were happy about it. Continue reading
You might be curious what this article brings about in relation to Magic: The Gathering. Well, the title is just a little spice and is somehow related to the idea we’re going to discuss today. So which demon am I referring to? Yep, its the (ex)favorite Abyssal Persecutor of Worldwake. As its title says it, it seems that he is doing the opposite in the current Standard. Players tried him in Jund but failed miserably despite alot of removals the deck have. Continue reading
For the recent rumor news for [ROE] or Rise of Eldrazi, strangeuniverse revealed today in the Rumor Mill a scanned pic of the Prerelease card for the set. Check it out below.
The scan reveals a titanic Eldrazi, Emrakul, the Aeons Torn.
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn 15
(Mythic rare)
Legendary Creature – Eldrazi
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn can’t be countered.
When you cast Emrakul, take an extra turn after this one.
Flying, protection from colored spells, annihilator 6
When Emrakul is put into a graveyard from anywhere, its owner shuffles his or her graveyard into his or her library.
15/15
It looks too over costly at 15 mana but the benefits are just plain awesome. Now cards like Show and Tell and Elvish Piper has a new toy to play with.
Also, the Release card was spoiled which features the new mechanic Level up.
Lord of Shatterskull Pass3R (Rare)
Creature – Minotaur Shaman
Level up 1R (Play only as sorcery)
3/3 Level 1-5: 6/6
Level 6+: 6/6, Whenever Lord of Shatterskull Pass attacks, it deals 6 damage to each creature defending player controls.
This mechanic reminds me of the Eventide card Figure of Destiny and I hope they would create a similar version in ROE.
Well, that’s about it with the latest ROE spoilers. Until the next post. 🙂
At the on-going GP Yokohama 2010, the famous Japanese Pro player Kenji Tsumura created a list to counter the current metagame in Extended. His guess of the top decks that dominates are: Thopter-Depths, Zoo, Faeries, Hypergenesis and dredge. His list composed of goodies in Blue and Black and that focused specifically on each of the top decks. Here’s the list dubbed as “Kenji Control”: Continue reading
Just yesterday, Wizards of the Coast revealed the next upcoming big set after Zendikar. It is called Scars of Mirrodin, which was previously codenamed as “Lights” (no, not the beer). The release date is October 1, 2010, and the Prerelease events will be on September 25-26, 2010. Here’s more info on the set:
Continue readingHere are the top 8 decks of the recently concluded Grand Prix Kuala Lumpur.
Jund by Shouta Yasooka
Maindeck
4 Savage Lands
4 Raging Ravine
4 Verdant Catacombs
3 Dragonskull Summit
1 Lavaclaw Reaches
4 Forest
3 Mountain
4 Swamp
3 Putrid Leech
4 Sprouting Thrinax
4 Bloodbraid Elf
2 Siege-Gang Commander
2 Broodmate Dragon
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Blightning
3 Maelstrom Pulse
4 Bituminous Blast
3 Terminate
Sideboard
3 Deathmark
4 Goblin Ruinblaster
2 Thought Hemorrhage
1 Liliana Vess
1 Terminate
4 Duress
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