Standard MKM Deck Tech: Naya Quintorius

When the latest version of the Quintorius in his planeswalker form was released in the Lost Caverns of Ixalan set, I got pretty excited about the deck strategy that will come out of it for the Standard format. With new components going with the deck list, I expected it to be a new deck candidate for the top-tier category.

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More Standard Rakdos Discover Gameplay Sessions

Today’s blog post of certain deck gameplay in the Murders at Karlov Manor Standard format shows the combination of the control deck shell and a reanimation splash. That deck is the Rakdos Discover build which caters to the “Discover” Mechanic from Lost Caverns of Ixalan.

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Dimir Aggro Tops Big Japan Standard Cup MKM Tournament

One of the prestigious Magic: the Gathering tournaments in Japan is the Japan Standard Cup, which was held last weekend & was hosted by Big Magic. This event featured the newest MTG set, Murders at Karlov Manor, which showed how the new cards would affect the Standard format.

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MTG Murders at Karlov Manor Standard Deck – Mono Green Stompy Update

One of the Standard deck tech brews for the new cards from the Murders at Karlov Manor set goes with the core “stompy” build. That is curving early on with cheap mana cost, high-power, and toughness creatures, and winning the game with huge damage output in just a few attacks.

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Esper Raffine Still Flourish in LCI Standard 2024

Checking on the Magic: the Gathering Esper Raffine gameplay & the deck’s performance in the Lost Caverns of Ixalan Standard metagame, the archetype proves to be still a top-tier level with the deck adjustment depending on the what other decks are popular in the format. This is evident with the recent tournament results posted online on Magic: the Gathering websites such as MTGTop8.com.

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Checking on Orzhov Deck Gameplay in LCI Standard

We have been looking at some other Standard deck builds on our Magic: the Gathering Arena account with the Lost Caverns of Ixalan as the recent set included. The popular decks such as Esper Legends are still under the Top Tier level of archetype but some new deck builds are looking to be of the same potential.

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