
This version of Devotion to Black is the current trend in the Standard metagame. This was initially piloted by Jared Boettcher in a top 8 finish on last week’s SCG Standard Open. It was no surprise that he made to the top 8 again in DC and this time he is with Continue reading
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Standard Deck Tech: Rabble Rakdos

The first World Magic Cup Qualifiers will be on this coming Sunday, August 17, in Manila. As for the preparations, we had been playtesting the top decks from the Pro Tour and expecting that metagame of Blue White Control and Black White Midrange. Continue reading
B/u Devotion wins SCG Standard Open Syracuse

Devotion to Black has again garnered another trophy in the person of 2014 Rookie of the Year Jared Boettcher. His version of the archetype has a splash of Blue for Negate and Notion Thief in the sideboard. His Finals matchup of the tournament Continue reading
M15 Standard Deck Tech: Mono Green Stompy

The recent Pro Tour Magic 2015 in Portland saw a few Standard deck innovations from the pros that also made a decent finish in the constructed portion of the event. One of which is a Mono Green aggro deck with cheap pump spells. Continue reading
Ivan Floch Wins Pro Tour M15

This tournament result just came in: Ivan Floch is the champion of Pro Tour Magic 2015. He piloted a control-ish Blue White deck as he pummeled through the Sunday Top 8 playoffs. He first defeated Matt Sperling’s Boros Burn in the quarters and followed to win against Continue reading
Mono Black Aggro Deck Update after M15

Last Friday was the first day that Magic 2015 became legal to play in Standard and the first event in our local community to have that format update was the FNM. In that event, I have decided to pilot Mono Black Aggro and slightly updated it with M15 cards that were available. Continue reading