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Magic: the Gathering Strategy, Decks and Other Stuff

White Weenie in Post-Banning Standard

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Mark Ian Alloso

The hitting of the ban hammer on the two powerful cards in Cawblade has left the Standard format open to new brew and build of decks. Though previous tier 1 decks like Valakut Ramp is seen to rise back in popularity, we can’t deny that there are other decks waiting to be discovered and polished to fit in the new metagame. Continue reading →

A Quick Decklist for the Day

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Mark Ian Alloso

I had been pondering a build for the big Red Metalcraft-based deck for Standard. We were able to purchase a set of Kuldotha Phoenix in Singapore, so my intentions on brainstorming the list arisen again. The deck’s basic strategy is to ramp up with “stones” (chalices and sun spheres) to cast the big spells while building up Metalcraft. Continue reading →