The printing of Gnarled Scarhide in Journey into Nyx makes it the third set of one drop for Black based aggro decks, and what fits well with Black? Red’s burn and pump effects. Here is the list of the deck tech that we’ve been playtesting since the complete set spoiler has been released. Continue reading
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Standard Deck Feature: U/W/r Control
This deck feature for today is the deck that has been consistently doing a good finish but is short of the top 8 in the last two Grand Prix. The deck has been re-popularized by Jason Ascalon, who is one of the Pinoy pro players that is now currently residing in the US. Continue reading
Standard Deck Feature: Jund Dredge
As I was reading through the coverage page of the current Standard Grand Prix in Phoenix, Arizona, I have checked one particular deck that was in the top tables as of the round 5. The deck was Jund Dredge which I saw before in the deck builders feature Continue reading
Yuuya’s Black Devotion Wins Grand Prix Beijing
It is another Grand Prix title for the Japanese powerhouse Yuuya Watanabe as he got this last weekend in Beijing. It is said to be his seventh GP win, tying to the record long held by the German Kai Budde. He played the usual Mono Black Devotion, but with a sideboard twist. Continue reading
Esper Control Wins GP Cincinnati
Another Standard Grand Prix marks in the history of MtG competitive play, this time with Esper Control being victorious. The player that championed the deck was Kyle Boggemes, which they say as the player who always finish second. This time though, he is taking the trophy. Continue reading
Standard Deck Feature: R/W Burn
On another edition of the blog’s Standard deck feature, the deck I’ll present today is a recent version of the classic burn strategy in Magic. Born of the Gods has provided enough cards to have this deck a viable archetype again. Here is the list: Continue reading