Trading Post was one of the sleeper cards when M13 came out. It was also one of the cards that I’ve noticed that had potential for Standard, and my gut feel was not wrong. A new archetype had risen on the last two weeks which was nicknamed “Black Market”. Continue reading
With the current diversified MTG Standard, you can combine just any allied colors and build an archetype. Well, Delver is still the deck to beat, but it is also a good thing to explore other color archetypes. One in particular is the Green White Aggro with ‘blink’ effects courtesy of Restoration Angel and Cloudshift.
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M13 Core set has stirred the Standard metagame with its addition of components on existing archetypes and even creating new ones, like Talrand Mono Blue from the recent SCG tournament. Our topic today though will discuss an old but one of the favorite aggro archetypes in Magic. Continue reading
As the usual routine for each new set released, a patch is also posted for the Magic Workstation (MWS) software. This is to update the database of the software, fix the filters and add the new card set. Here are the patching directions on updating to Magic 2013. Continue reading
Wizards unveiled today the complete list of the latest set release, the Magic: The Gathering 2013 Coreset. As I’ve expected, the remaining of card previews are just so-so inclusion for constructed play. As I am looking at each card, there are a few that I am glad are back, like Mogg Flunkies and also a few that I find unnecessary to be included in the set.
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As the M13 Spoiler nears completion, I can say that there are only a handful of cards in the set that are Standard-constructed worthy. The rest, just like the previous core sets, are for limited play. One good thing, though, about new sets is the brewing phase for deck archetypes.
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