Standard

Bruce Gray - April 21, 2014

Casual Encounters- Kraken new deck ideals for Journey into Nyx –...

I love spoiler season! The new cards start to open up so many crazy and neat new ideas to make decks, revisit old ones, and brew up some silly things that I can take with me to my... Read More

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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - April 15, 2014

Champion’s Deck – Mono-Black Devotion by Nicolas Schoolcra...

Mono-Black Devotion Nicholas Schoolcraft 1st Place at StarCityGames Standard Open on 4/12/2014 Yet again we have another victory notched into the belt of Mono-Black Devotion. It would seem at this point that people are hopeful that Journey Into Nyx will be able... Read More

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Bruce Gray - April 11, 2014

Casual Encounters – Mono-Green Stompy (Budget Standard)

One of my favorite types of decks is full of big, green, stompy creatures. They have always been a thing, right from the days of War Mammoth and Craw Wurm right up to today. Other archetypes have changed enormously... Read More

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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - April 7, 2014

Champion’s Deck – Mono-Black Devotion by Robert Berni (1st...

Mono-Black Devotion Robert Berni 1st Place at Grand Prix Pheonix on 4/6/2014 And so the song remains, the same as it ever was, playing that same old tune. Black Devotion has proven itself to be a solid front runner consistently as... Read More

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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - March 26, 2014

Champion’s Deck – Esper Control by Kyle Boggemes (1st at G...

Esper Control Kyle Boggemes 1st Place at Grand Prix on 3/23/2014 With the metagame in Standard much more defined now then it was a few months back it has slowly become time for the Control decks to shine. Once the major... Read More

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Bruce Gray - March 20, 2014

Casual Encounters – Boros Heroic (Budget standard deck)

For me the real joy of Magic is not so much playing, it is the chance to sit down and to be a little creative and make a new deck. Sometimes it is fun to go and draw obscure... Read More

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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - March 20, 2014

Champion’s Deck – Jund Monsters by Philippe Monlevade (1st...

Philippe Monlevade 1st Place at Grand Prix Buenos Aires Standard 2014 This deck has but one goal and that is to bring the beats. It is focused on fast acceleration to power out huge monsters. There is some support... Read More

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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - March 19, 2014

Champion’s Deck – Boros Burn by Neil Hartman (1st at SCG S...

R/W Burn Neil Hartman 1st Place at StarCityGames Standard Open on 3/15/2014 Oh burn…ever since the printing of Lightning Bolt there have been Red mages looking to blast their spells straight to the dome. Each block there is always a Mono-Red... Read More

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Bruce Gray - March 18, 2014

Casual Encounters – The shiny rainbow flying lion

Chromanticore. My muse. How intriguing you are, oh Chromanticore, all shiny and mutlicoloured with all those abilities…and borderline unplayable…ever. With your ridicoulous casting cost and hilarious bestow ability you are like the forbidden fruit, that apple that is dangling... Read More

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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - February 24, 2014

Champion’s Deck – GR Monsters by Jonathon Habel (1st at SC...

G/R Monsters Jonathon Habel 1st Place at StarCityGames Standard Open on 2/22/2014 No groundbreaking shake-up to be found here just a solid and consistent Midrange deck which aims to throw huge beaters at you whirled up with powerful planeswalkers to gain... Read More

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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - February 14, 2014

Champion’s Deck – Mono-Black Devotion by Owen Turtenwald (...

Mono-Black Devotion Owen Turtenwald 1st Place at Super Sunday Series Championship on 2/9/2014 So the first ever Super Sunday Series Championship has come and gone with no surprise that Owen T was able to walk away victorious. He has become something of the... Read More

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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - February 13, 2014

Deck of the Day – Golgari Midrange by Ben Dugan (21st at SCG Nas...

B/G Midrange Ben Dugan 21st Place at StarCityGames Standard Open on 2/8/2014 Lands (23) 7 Forest 8 Swamp 4 Golgari Guildgate 4 Overgrown Tomb Creatures (22) 4 Dreg Mangler 4 Elvish Mystic 3 Reaper of the Wilds 3 Scavenging Ooze 4 Boon Satyr 4 Herald of Torment Spells (15) 4 Abrupt Decay... Read More