In Magic: the Gathering (MTG), a sideboard is a set of cards that a player can use to modify their deck between games in a match. A sideboard is separate from the main deck and can only be used during a match, not in the initial deck construction.
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With The Brother’s War set now in full swing use in the Standard format, we check on some of the popularly used new cards from the set on the MTG Top 8 website. That is on their Most Played Cards page with the data based on the recently submitted tournament results in various events locally and on MTG Arena or MTGO.
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The top cards from the recent Magic: the Gathering set The Brother’s War look primarily on its use not only in the basic Standard deck but also in older formats such as Pioneer, and Modern. The metagame might be a factor in this but I think it is plainly on the versatility such as the mana cost of the card. Also, maybe it’s the consideration of being a main deck card in a certain deck archetype.
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The recent updates on the Magic: the Gathering Standard format usually depends on the results of the various major tournaments online on MTGO and Arena, and also with return of face-to-face events. With the limited set in the format, the top deck archetypes usually retain their ranks as they are more consistent in winning games, and while there are some decks with experiment builds, they do not really excel as the consistency becomes an issue. Still, I’d be happy to see some of them perform well even with just one major Magic: the Gathering tournament.
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I have observed that sideboard suggestions are not likely recommended as part of the Magic: the Gathering Standard deck tech videos I have seen on Youtube. Some of these vloggers may lightly discuss it, others do a thorough card-by-card analysis, and the rest are just there showing the list, and that is it. Their suggestions may appear to be archetype specific, but the general sideboard strategy is missed in the discussion.
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The Magic: the Gathering rules and gameplay have a complicated initial approach to those who are not familiar or have not yet tried a single game. At first look, people can be attracted to its art and some well-designed card frame but how can they know how each card works? As what I wanted to promote this awesome trading card game to as many people as possible, I am thinking of what ways I am going to do in order for them to learn the basics in steps or just through a single part of the game or the basic rules of it.
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