Magic: the Gathering Crimson Vow Standard GW Lifegain Aggro Deck

The continuous development of the decks in the current Magic: the Gathering Standard format is very satisfying. Browsing through several MTG Youtubers’ deck tech runs on Magic Arena, it is certain that there is a wide range of deck strategies that can be worked with, even with the limited sets available.

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M19 Standard Deck Tech: 5-Color Gateway


I have always thought of a way of using Thran Temporal Gateway in a Standard deck and one major reason is that I always open it in my Dominaria booster packs. The concept here is to cheat and bypass the cards’ mana costs and there is no better way than tapping just four mana. Continue reading

Magic: the Gathering AER Standard Deck Update: B/W Control

With the loss of Emrakul in Standard and the rise of the supposedly Black Green Constrictor-based decks, non-Blue control archetypes might have the chance again to get a slot in the metagame. One of which is Black White Control which was very popular back when Languish was still legal. Now it was replaced with Yahenni’s Expertise as the new Black sweep spell. The minus 3 minus 3 might look a bit inefficient to deal with large creatures but with its free spell bonus gains you a free spot removal and even a Liliana.

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