Atarka Red Triumphs in GP Kobe

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After a few weeks of Abzan domination in the Standard Grand Prix, last weekend was somewhat a change as it was Atarka Red that got the trophy. The Grand Prix was in Kobe, Japan and deck was piloted by Takuma Morofuji. He won two games to none against Malaysian Joe Soh playing Mardu Warriors. Continue reading

BFZ Standard Deck Feature: 4C Control

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Control deck strategy is still a feature in the current standard metagame. Here is Todd Anderson’s 4-Color Control decklist from SCG Standard Open Philadelphia last weekend which finished 5th-8th place in the tournament:

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BFZ Standard Deck Tech: Temur Dragons

BFZ Standard Temur Dragons

My recent brew was the recent version of Temur Dragons which was piloted on last Friday’s FNM at our local gamestore at Rei’s place. The deck went 2-0-1 since it was only a 3-round event and so far it performed above my expectations. I finished in First place, only slightly ahead on percentage from the second which also got 7 points. The matchups were as follows:

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Standard Deck Feature: 5C Bring to Light

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The Battle for Zendikar breakout card on last weekend’s Starcity Games Standard Open was the multicolored Sorcery Bring to Light. The card was featured in Pro player Gerry Thompson’s deck in which he played all five colors to utilize its maximum potential Continue reading