Sagas have always been a unique part of Magic design—cards that tell a story over several turns while shaping the battlefield one chapter at a time. The latest batch brings new twists to the formula, offering delayed but powerful effects that unfold with purpose.
Continue reading The Return of Sagas: Evaluating Their Standard Potential
A sideboard is a set of cards that a Magic: The Gathering player can use to customize their deck between games in a match. The typical MTG match is usually done with the first game with the default maindecks, and the second and third game (if needed) with sideboard cards. Here are some tips and tricks for optimizing your MTG sideboard strategy:
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There are several Magic: the Gathering websites that have been my point of reference on the data of the top-tier and top-performing Standard decks on the current BRO metagame. I am also checking not only the maindeck’s cards but also the sideboards. Thus for today’s blog post, let us do a quick rundown of the latter as of January 2nd week, 2023.
Continue reading Magic: the Gathering Standard’s Top Sideboard Choices January 2023
It has been a while since I posted some Top 5 cards or was that Top 10 last time? So today, I am having this Top 5 most-played creatures in the Standard Crimson Vow format based on the data of the tournament results and decklists posted at the MTG Top8 website. Last weekend was the year-ender hence this blog post title. I am sharing also its recent paper price on the market via TCG mid.
Continue reading The Top 5 Most Played Creatures in Standard December Year-end Update
The Standard metagame deck archetypes are continually updating their arsenal to be able to adapt and get an advantage on each matchup. For today’s deck feature, I will discuss the Dimir Control deck that has been showing results in the recent Magic: the Gathering Standard events online and on the tabletop.
Continue reading Standard Dimir Control Sedgemoor Witch Build Adjustment
As we check each weekend for the Magic: the Gathering Standard tournaments online and the recent face-to-face tournaments, we know which of the top deck archetypes made some adjustments to gain the advantage of the metagame. Preparing for these events, of course, includes a prediction of the possible archetype matchups and the proper sideboard plan prepared for them.
Continue reading Magic: the Gathering Crimson Vow Standard: Identifying the Metagame