Another Take on the Blue White Humans Aggro

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Mark Ian Alloso

As we all know and aware of in the current Standard (unless you are living under a rock), Blue White Humans has been one of the top decks in the meta. Even with the popularity of the other archetype in its colors (the Delver Blade), it is still the deck choice of most players who’d want to play aggro. Continue reading →

Some Deck Archetype Suggestions

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Mark Ian Alloso

While on the plan to eat last night at the Mongolian buffet at Centennial Hotel, I decided to bring with me a pocket notebook and a pen as to note down some things while enjoying the food. As my nature being a Magic card addict, I’ve decided to work on some more deck ideas for the current Standard. Continue reading →

Deck Tech: U/W Shrine Control

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Mark Ian Alloso

Shrine of Loyal Legions is the new Squadron Hawk. Yes, that is my current theory (or those things that pops on your mind out of nowhere). After trying out the artifact in Green White Tokens, I immediately knew its potential, waiting to be explored in Standard. Continue reading →

Deck of the Week: Grixis Control

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Mark Ian Alloso

It has been awhile since we had our deck for the week so I decided to bring it back, this time during Fridays. Hopefully, I can sneak a post for it in my sked. For this week, I’ll feature the deck that got 1st place in the Cruise Qualifier in Indianapolis, Indiana last March 29. It is a control deck based on the color of the Grixis shard (Blue-Black-Red) with the almost forgotten Demigod of Revenge as the bad a$$ beater and win condition. Here’s the decklist piloted by Matt Owens. Continue reading →

Magic: the Gathering Deck of the Week: Vengeant Merfolk

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Mark Ian Alloso

Hey guys. You may be wondering what the decklist will look like based on the deck name I mentioned above. Well, it is actually the creation of a Brazilian MTG player named Sávio Freixiela and he finished 7th place in the 2º Super Standard Tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

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Deck of the Week: Mono Black Aggro

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Mark Ian Alloso

This week’s deck feature is a Magic: the Gathering Standard take of one of Magic’s favorite decks: Mono Black. It was created by Jim Stafford and got 7th at State Championships 2008 in Wyoming. The list uses the powerful black creatures in Standard like Ashenmoor Gouger and Demigod of Revenge, and spot removals like Unmake and Nameless Inversion. It also uses Dusk Urchins, which served both as a beater and card drawer source.