Yesterday was M:tG Iloilo’s first-ever unified team Standard tournament. This format was based on the recent World Magic Cup event wherein the teams are limited to playing no more than four copies of a specific card aside from the basic lands. Continue reading
Yesterday we held two Standard tournaments at Rei’s place, morning and afternoon sessions to maximize our Saturday time and also to accommodate people who can only play one of the two events. The morning tournament started at around 11 am, with fourteen participants.
The local Magic: the Gathering Iloilo community so far has been enjoying the new Return to Ravnica Standard, using card components and deck archetypes based on the set. Our tournaments are being held every weekend, with Friday for FNM (obviously) and the usual Saturday afternoon Standard.
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I had to admit, Standard is still unexplored even with Avacyn Restored in almost a month legal in the format. The decks continue to revolve on how to beat the current meta, and Delver is still the best deck choice. It is still the pseudo-Caw blade era though not as powerful. Continue reading
Hey all. I hope you all had a good Magic: the Gathering Zendikar prerelease weekend opening your desired fetchlands, Planeswalkers and other good cards. I just felt bad because Saturday was also the day that the tropical storm Ondoy ravaged our nation’s capital Manila and the nearby provinces. Casualties and death are still increasing as of the moment and I hope those people affected get enough help to return their lives to normal.
Continue readingHere are our pics taken during the M10 Prerelease Party here in Iloilo City. It showcased the event area, some game highlights, and the awards segment. To recall, I got into the top 4 (4th place actually) with a 3-1 record. John Paul got an undefeated record 4-0 and got first place and the T-shirt prize. The other t-shirt went to Mao who got 2nd place with 3-1. Better luck for me next time on the shirt.