The MTG Prerelease pass Standard tournament held at the SM City Cyberzone was a clear success, drawing a strong turnout from the Ilonggo Magic community. Players gathered early, decks sleeved and strategies prepared, creating an atmosphere that felt focused and serious from the start. While the event welcomed familiar faces, the mood was unmistakably competitive, with everyone aiming to test their skills and prove their deck choices.
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Are you a seasoned Planeswalker looking to hone your skills, or a beginner wanting to dip your toes into the exciting world of Magic: The Gathering? If so, the weekly MTG tournament at Pro Reis place is the perfect event for you! Whether you play to win or just love slinging spells with new friends, this gathering offers the ideal mix of fun, competition, and community.
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Here in the MTG Iloilo Community’s current and only local game store, the big challenge is to ensure that the sealed products of each Magic: the Gathering set are sold to the local players. At times, we can’t expect these players to have the finances and budget to buy booster packs as they might prefer to buy the card singles for their deck components rather than take the risk of pulling these cards from the packs.
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I remember my first Magic: the Gathering Prerelease event where I just prepared a piece of paper, a ballpen, and a deck box containing some basic lands in it. At that time, internet access was limited and you’d only have the official MTG website posting the info on the complete spoiler list, and the strategy details were somewhat premium.
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I have contacted our local TO Rei Coo for the upcoming Magic: the Gathering tournaments that could entice the local Iloilo community in joining and playing competitively with more reason to do so. With that in mind, we tried to gauge the possible dates of the Prerelease weekend since the usual delays on the arrival of the product are expected. This has become the norm since the pandemic struck as the supply chain has been affected.
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The current Magic: the Gathering Standard metagame is still shaping up with the entry of The Brother’s War in the format though we already seeing some staple decks like those built around Portal to Phyrexia. Some variances I saw was Mono-Green and Jeskai Midrange artifacts. Also, the new Soldiers Tribal aggro deck is looking to be the face of the metagame under the aggro category.
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