Two Standard Archetype Project Today

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Mark Ian Alloso

With the Standard rotation two months, I can say that people get bored of playing it with the current metagame. Even here in our local community, they get tired of seeing Solar Flare, Wolf Run Ramp, Red Burn, Tokens, etc. Maybe the partial cause is the addiction to EDH but still. I personally know that there are still a lot to explore in the current sets in Standard and I’m looking forward to innovate more in the format while waiting for Dark Ascension in February. Continue reading →

Some Innistrad Block Decklists

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Mark Ian Alloso

While preparing for the Innistrad block portion of the Team tourney format for Iloilo Champs 2011, I’ve decided to browse the web for reference lists of the trending decks in the format. After a few clicks, I found a lot of the lists from recent Magic Online tournaments. Here are a few of what I’ve found: Continue reading →

Magic: the Gathering – The Firebrand Control

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Mark Ian Alloso

The (not so) latest deck list I’ve come up with, which is still with the same mana color choice from my previous post, is another take on the potential of the Black Red control archetype in Innistrad Standard. This version though focuses on to abuse of Chandra’s fiery pet, the Chandra’s Phoenix.

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Chandra and her Vengeance

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Mark Ian Alloso

I’m not talking about some back story from the fiery (literally) planeswalker but what I am referring to is a deck archetype I’d wanted to try in the new Standard. It’s not actually new since the combo exists way back after the release of Magic2012. I believed the rotation paved way for the deck to shine in the current meta. Continue reading →

Black Red Aggro post-Innistrad

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Mark Ian Alloso

It seems that I can’t get enough of Black Red Vampires. As the Standard rotation draws near, I am still looking for possible deck archetypes to build with the new cards from Innistrad. I have found that there is still a potential on building a similar list from the last one. Continue reading →

MTG Decktechs at TCGplayer $75k Championships

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Mark Ian Alloso

Last weekend was a really busy one for Magic communities around the globe. A few countries held their National Championships (including here in the Philippines) and the US had two major events, the SCG 5k at Richmond and the TCGPlayer 75k Champs in Chicago. It seems that more pros attended the latter event, with deck techs featured on the site. Let us check out a few of them.