While I am still on a GP Hong Kong hangover, I’ve found an interesting list of a Black aggro deck from our local Gameday here in Iloilo. The list was piloted by Rei Coo, which made top 8 of the said event. I have created before a Black Red version, Continue reading
On yesterday’s Wednesday Night Magic, I decided to pilot a deck that was featured in Adam Yurchick’s recent article on the Devotion mechanic. This is a version of Mono Black control deck that capitalize on Black Devotion spells, specifically Gray Merchant of Asphodel. Continue reading
I have found an interesting list of a Rakdos midrange deck while browsing through the Standard decklists at MtgTop8.com. The card choices are somewhat between that of Mono Red aggro and a Rakdos control deck. The new Theros cards added were Tymaret, Purphoros Continue reading
The early days of Standard after the rotation are usually adaptation of the deck archetypes prior to the changes. The recent big event of SCG last weekend has shown Mono Red as the winner. This deck is one of the most popular and is not usually affected by the rotation. The deck archetype that Continue reading
Last weekend held the first MtG big event after Theros became legal to play in Standard. It was the SCG Open in Worcester, MA. Day one was not the usual Standard, as it was Team Sealed. The second day placed the Standard Open tournament, in which Continue reading
Here is another of the deck building session I did late this afternoon. The Theros boosters were somewhat favorable this time, giving me two Mythic rare bombs to boot. I initially wanted it Red and Green (yes, I am now a fan) but the Green compo Continue reading