Throwback MTG Deck: Red-Green Echo Aggro

The Magic: the Gathering Red-Green Echo deck is a creature-based strategy that uses the “Echo” mechanic to generate value and maintain a steady stream of threats. The idea is to play creatures with the “Echo” ability, which usually have a low mana cost and decent power and toughness, and then pay the additional cost to keep them on the battlefield for an extra turn.

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The Benefits of Playing First in Magic: the Gathering game

Playing first in Magic: the Gathering is crucial especially if you are piloting an aggro deck as Red Deck Wins and Suicide Black. The term “aggro curve” is really important for the archetype to be consistent in the explosive one-two-three punch in their first three turns, and often catching opponents off-guard.

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Keeping your Heads Up in the Magic: the Gathering Standard Format Metagame

I can say today that Standard is still a popular Magic: the Gathering format despite its continuous and faster updating with new sets added every three months. With the coming of March of the Machines, we will now expect the metagame to change and some new top decks and archetypes introduced.

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My Mono-Black Midrange Deck for Pioneer FNM

Last week, I decided to complete our card pool’s Mono Black deck to be compatible to that of the list in the Magic: the Gathering Pioneer format. The remaining components of the Rakdos Midrange decks such as the Black manlands, and Thoughtseizes were then resleeved to the new deck and I also did some referencing from the deck builds from the recent Pioneer tourney results.

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What Makes a Deck Efficient in Magic: the Gathering Tournaments

At first look, you would not consider right away a Magic: the Gathering deck build to be that of top-tier level. Like forging a sword, it must undergo playtest and games against the existing metagame decks that have been proven already to be effective and efficient.

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