I have been a fan of Red and Black decks and the Rakdos guild ever since Satanic Sligh became popular way back in the first edition of Ravnica block. My successful finish on those colors was BR Vampires in Zendikar and my recent take was the Devotion to Black Continue reading
In preparation for the weekly FNM tournament and the upcoming Grand Prix Manila, I have been constantly updating the Standard decks of the card pool. The recent deck that I have worked with was the Red Green Monster, which was the converted deck from the Temur Monsters list.
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I was looking at the crap rares in my Khans of Tarkir opened booster packs pile and came upon a card and wondered if I could make it work in a Standard deck. The card I am referring to is Retribution of the Ancients. Continue reading
Here is an interesting take and combination of the two deck archetypes in the current Khans of Tarkir Standard. It was played by Ivan Jen and got the first place in the event. The list looks like a regular Heroic aggro deck but can combo off if left unchecked. Check out the deck below. Continue reading
For another Khans Standard deck tech, I got a reference from a deck tech in the recent Grand Prix in Stockholm last weekend. The deck was piloted by CFB Pro Martin Juza and he made a good finish despite missing the Top 8. His version was White and Black Continue reading
Last Magic: the Gathering Gameday was not favorable to me as I was not able to make it to the top eight players after the Swiss rounds. I played Blue White Heroics, a somewhat subpar deck on the current Standard meta. One major reason I think was my lack of experience in keeping a good starting hand. The deck is given to be explosive in its first three turns; at the same time, it is its vulnerable turns. Anyway, I won’t give much detail to that so I will just leave you with a decklist.
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