Jeskai Prowess Returns in March of the Machine Standard

Jeskai is one of the five color combinations in the trading card game Magic: The Gathering. It consists of the colors blue, red, and white. A Jeskai deck is a deck that primarily uses cards of these three colors and is focused on spellcasting and using cheap creatures that gets better whenever an Instant or Sorcery spell is cast.

Continue reading

What Makes a Deck Efficient in Magic: the Gathering Tournaments

At first look, you would not consider right away a Magic: the Gathering deck build to be that of top-tier level. Like forging a sword, it must undergo playtest and games against the existing metagame decks that have been proven already to be effective and efficient.

Continue reading

Mono Blue Tempo is Still a Good Deck Choice in the Current ONE Standard

Mono Blue Tempo is a popular deck archetype in Magic: The Gathering Phyrexia: All will be One Standard format. It is a tempo-based deck that aims to disrupt the opponent’s game plan while gradually building a board presence. It is also popular based on the card prices as the deck is mostly composed of basic Islands and Common cards.

Continue reading

Magic: the Gathering ONE Top-Tier Standard Deck: Grixis Control

Grixis Control is a popular archetype in the current Standard metagame of Magic: the Gathering, and was observed in the deck’s popularity in last weekend’s SEA Regional Championships Cycle 2. The deck typically focuses on controlling the game through a combination of counterspells, removal, and board wipes, while also leveraging powerful card advantage engines and finishers.

Continue reading

MTG Azorius Soldiers Standard Deck (End of Feb 2023 Update)

Azorius Soldiers is a Standard deck in Magic: The Gathering that is focused on creating a powerful board presence using creatures with the Soldier creature type. The goal of the deck is to flood the board with cheap and efficient Soldier creatures, then use spells like Protect the Negotiators, Negate, Spell Pierce, and other counterspells to protect them with the Blue access.

Continue reading