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 Magic: the Gathering Standard Format is Still Healthy
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.
Continue readingMagic: the Gathering Standard Top 5 Cards as of December 1st Week
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.
Continue readingTournament Throwback – Magic: the Gathering Iloilo City Championships 2016
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.
Continue readingMTG Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Best Black Cards for Standard
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.
Continue readingKamigawa: Neon Dynasty Best Green Cards for Standard
With the Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty full card spoilers already published in various Magic: the Gathering websites, we now check on which of the cards can become a candidate in the Standard format. This is in the terms of usability, adaptability, and variance in the setup of the deck build. I am starting with Green as it is one of the deck’s colors where I was successful in my record as a professional Magic: the Gathering player.
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