The Standard metagame still continues to evolve after each Grand Prix and other major tournaments. Last weekend revealed the triumph of Blue Black Zombies at Lille, France, while the control version of the same colors dominated SCG 5k at Tampa Florida.
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I had to admit, my current Zombie aggro burn list sucks. A few of my creature choices are somewhat a mistake. Highborn Ghouls just dies to Tragic Slip, Cemetery reaper is just very vulnerable, and Falkenrath Aristocrat can’t even go past Spirit Tokens Continue reading
As the Standard decks continue to evolve in the metagame, it’s normal that we look at a few archetypes before Dark Ascension entered the format. One, in particular, is the Esper Control archetype. I remembered that this was one of the favorite decks from last World’s championships and from Iloilo Champs 2011 & I think that this still has potential and needs a little tweaking.
It seems that there is still hope in piloting Zoo for Modern. In the recent GP Lincoln, Player of the Year and Team Fireball member, Owen Turtenwald completed Day 1 piloting a Zoo deck with an untarnished record of 9-0. Continue reading
The first Modern Grand Prix of the 2012 season was topped by a not-so-popular deck choice in the format. This was piloted by Bronson Magnan which edged out the powerhouse Melira Pod deck by Andrew Cuneo in the grinding three-game finals. Continue reading
Here are the top 8 decklists of the currently running Standard event of the Starcitygames.com Open Series in Charlotte. The meta, defined by the recent PT Dark Ascension in Honolulu, has featured improvements to the Tier 1 decks specifically Delver and Wolf Run Ramp. Continue reading