Tournament Report: Clash of the Titans

The Eldrazi was awakened and last Saturday we experienced a brand new and exciting limited game play of the pastime we love most, Magic the Gathering. Before the event, I was surprised that Wizards released the complete visual spoiler 2 days earlier while previous sets usually have it in public just after the Prerelease. Due to this, it gave us the opportunity to know all the cards prior to the Prerelease event. Read more

All For One, One For All

“The best expedition would be an entire team of me.”

Hey, this is my first time to write an article for magic. After long pondering on what to write about, I finally thought of several of my friends who quit the game because of its financial requirements, so I’m writing this to prove them wrong, and to help our fellow newbies to fit in under a strict budget. Read more

To Trap or Not to Trap, That is the Question

DISCLAIMER: I will not put in my experiences when I piloted this deck on a tourney coz it had an abysmal day (lacked too many cards at that time and was an off-day for me)

…Because sometimes you have to do it, other times, you feel the need to wait a turn or so… Read more

Whisper Bant in Standard

Zzup babes! Hi I’m Rap and this is my first time writing an article here in Magic Iloilo which is I’m proud to be one of the players in the community. This is about my deck which is nicknamed BANT and this deck ended up at 4th place last tournament. What’s with the initials “BANT”? Well, it means Beat All Near Targets (actually a double-striking menace) and let me tell you how it works. Let’s start with: Read more

The Boros Rush Experience

Warning: This is not a detailed narration of my experience during the Gold Rush but a mere overview of my thoughts and feelings before, during and after the tournament.
A few months back when I decided to start playing Magic again after Mirrodin-Kamigawa-Ravnica, I did what most magic players would do- I searched the internet for the best decks in standard. Obviously, Jund was and still is the deck to beat. Read more

Esper Deck for Pauper Mtg

Hello people! We all know Magic: The Gathering is an expensive hobby when playing in its competitive side. For people who like playing Magic but can’t afford the cards, give up the game. Sometimes when you invite people to play they usually reply, “Mahal yang laro na yan!” or “Pang mayaman lang yan..”. So I introduced them to the Pauper Fornat, the all-commons format for Magic:The Gathering. We were able to come up with 2-3 deck that were solid enough to play with in the said format. So here’s the 1st deck, Esper Tempo! Read more