The ongoing SCG Standard Open in Seattle has recently finished the preliminary rounds and is currently having the quarterfinals matches. The top 8 finishers mostly gained the power of the decks with Black, with variations of Devotion, aggro and midrange. Continue reading
One of our regular MtG tournaments in the community is held every Wednesday night at Rei’s Place. The format adapted for the event is still Standard, though we are planning to have Modern in one of the future tournaments. Last night was another WNM session and 10 players went to play. Continue reading
I have been playing the game for years on end and preparing for a major MtG event usually gets me into serious mode. The recent Pro Tour Qualifier for Journey to Nyx was no exception. It felt like the schedule was a bit too early. The preparation time was a little short Continue reading
Took a few photos during the Manila trip last weekend for the PTQ Journey to Nyx tournament. The event was held in Neutral Grounds Sto Domingo in Quezon City. We represent Team Iloilo with eight players and with various deck archetypes piloted. Continue reading
Even with the new deck archetypes expected with Born of the Gods set coming into Standard, it was still the deck with no new cards that dominated the first SCG Standard Open tournament in Nashville, TN. The winner deck is Mono Blue Devotion, piloted by Eric Gray. Continue reading
It is a New Year and another year for Magic: the Gathering that we are all to enjoy. That also means that we have new deck archetypes to explore in Standard, even three months after Theros was released. The deck today that I’ll go into detail about is the Esper Midrange from Grand Prix Shizuoka. Though going midrange shines in the late game, it is typically weak against aggressive decks. My version for the deck goes more on an Orzhov Humans approach.
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