This is maybe week-late news but still, I am happy to share on this blog that my home city, Iloilo, has gained a batch of awards, in particular, the most improved Highly Urbanized City in the recent Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index Rankings for 2022.
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The Magic: the Gathering deck building in DMU Standard is continuous, in particular, the list that are keep getting adjusted to the format’s metagame and at the least weekly. The one deck I will feature in today’s blog post is the Broker’s Ascendancy deck which I think got a relevant makeover to go with the metagame of Esper Raffine, Jund Windgrace, and Grixis Sol’ Kanar.
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Last weekend, another major Magic was the Gathering local tournament for the MTG Iloilo Community. It was another APAC League qualifiers event, with Standard as the primary format. There was a total of 19 players in attendance, me included. Huge prizes are at stake so yeah, we had to send out three players and maximize the decks from the card pool.
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There are times in the Magic: the Gathering deck-building sessions when you would want something different out of the usual lineup. It might not be actually an entirely 100% of the same two-color or three-color decks but there are cards that you would want to try out of the curiosity that this or that strategy will work.
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It was a big surprise but it was inevitable. The Meathook Massacre has been banned in Standard in the latest Magic: the Gathering B&R announcement and has left a relevant hole in the deck builds of the current top-tier midrange decks in the format. We bid goodbye to that Legendary enchantment from Midnight Hunt and look forward to what tools to replace and be on par with it.
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The playtest sessions on Magic: the Gathering Arena really help in checking the metagame in Standard, Pioneer, and other formats. The actual deck gameplay testing is very much different than just being familiar with the Top decks built such as Esper Midrange, Grixis, and Mono-Black Midrange. The point is that their unfamiliar cards are being used and you would get caught off-guard in the process. Also witnessing how certain cards interact would help you solve once you face a similar scenario in the future.
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