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
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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
Magic: the Gathering Standard Budget Deck 3: Simic Flash
Playing on a budget is not impossible in the game of Magic: the Gathering. The tier one decks requires you to spend a lot on the card components, but there are still archetypes that don’t hurt the wallet. Here is a deck suggestion. Check out Simic Flash Continue reading
GP Buenos Aires Winning Decklist
The recently concluded Standard Grand Prix in the south Americas was in Buenos Aires, Argentina and winning deck: Jund Monsters. It was piloted by Philippe Monlevade of Team Brazil. His Finals opponent was a Mono-Blue Devotion deck by hometown favorite Demian Tejo. Continue reading
Standard Deck Tech: Oracle Burn
It is already past one month when Born of the Gods became legal to play in the Standard format, but I think there are still cards in the set that are waiting to fit in the right deck archetype. One of which and that I will discuss for today is Oracle of Bones. Continue reading