Magic: the Gathering DMU Standard Deck Tech- Dega/Mardu Midrange

With the latest rotation in the Magic: the Gathering Standard format, along with it are relevant dual lands used for mana-fixing decks. We expect the three-color builds to rely on the tri lands from Streets of New Capenna as its primary color base. However, it is not the case in today’s Standard deck tech feature.

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Magic: the Gathering Live Sell – Risk of Opening Packs for Good Card Hits

It has always been a temptation in having to open Magic: the Gathering booster packs on live sell. That is because there are certain sets that have these lottery cards that are highly priced in value on the trading card market. The best examples are those Expedition lands found in Battle for Zendikar and Oath of the Gatewatch booster packs in which some of us were lucky to pull some back in the day.

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Mono-Green Devotion Deck Feature in Pioneer Format

As the Pioneer is becoming a popular format in our local game store and among the significant Magic: the Gathering tournaments announced recently, it may seem natural to me to check on its metagame on what the top-tier decks’ build would look like. I’d expect some similar decks to that in Standard like UW Control, Mono-Red Aggro, and the like.

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Magic: the Gathering Iloilo Pioneer Tournament Results (July 29th, 2022)

The Magic: the Gathering Pioneer Tournament last Friday was held with eight players in attendance and two teammates participating in the prize grind. It is a good thing that this is a consistent event despite some of the players having schedule conflicts at work or in the family.

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My Magic: the Gathering Pack War Winnings and Card Loots

Hey all, Happy Monday. I do hope you guys started your week right whether at work or at home. Anyways, today is another Magic: the Gathering topic. The pack war has been a thing on the FB live selling sessions by various LGS in Manila. The mechanic is very simple. Choose one booster pack for entry and after a definite number of participants have been reached, each pack will be opened one by one and will check on what will be the highest card in the value of that pack. That is, comparing its value in the current price market.

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