With the Magic: the Gathering Standard format still adjusting to recent bannings and the Edge of Eternity set looming, there’s growing curiosity around archetypes that were once overshadowed.
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Mono Red continues to thrive as a powerhouse archetype in the Magic: the Gathering Standard format due to its speed, efficiency, and ability to exploit opponent’s slower strategies. This is evident in the consistent top finishes among various online tournaments and major MTG event gatherings such as the Regional Championships.
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The current Magic: the Gathering Standard format is looking to be a healthy metagame in the sense that the balance of the top-tier deck archetypes is moderated fairly. There is no deck build that seems to be overwhelming other decks and the sideboard can basically answer most of them.
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The local and online Magic: the Gathering tournaments are running at full blast with the various events posted and a few major events to consider. While The Brother’s War has produced a new batch of artifact-based Standard decks, the metagame that has stirred with the new set has continued to be dominated by the top-tier tri-color midrange decks.
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One of the major Magic: the Gathering events or tournaments in our local MTG Iloilo City community was the yearly Iloilo City Championships held every December of the year. I call it a tribute to the community and commemoration of another year of competitive, meaningful, and fun Magic: the Gathering gameplay.
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I have started with the Top Green cards for Standard for the upcoming Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty set. I had realized that this weekend is the supposed schedule of the Prerelease events but due to the logistics issue that might be caused again by the pandemic, it was delayed for the Philippines. I guess I’ll just watch some product opening videos in the meantime.
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