Knights and Day: Exploring the Knights Tribe in M11 Standard

The recent release of the core set Magic 2011 offered us new options for a tribe-type deck. Vampires replaced its lord Nocturnus with a captivating one, though I still go for the first one as evation is much preferred rather than permanent +1/+1 pump. The new set also offered a lord, Knight Exemplar, for the new tribe for white. The powerful ability of giving indestructibility to its kins (as well as the +1/+1 boost) gave me an idea of checking the rest of the Knights in the current Standard format. 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

Thornling: The Underhyped Card in Standard

Hi all, Happy Friday. My article for today will discuss about a particular creature that has been under hyped in the current Standard metagame. The recent results in Worlds last weekend showed that Naya Lightsaber is the best deck in the format, followed by the ever popular Jund Aggro. Read more

Remembering The Pros

Hey all! It has been another great weekend well spent and guess what, we are few days away from MtG Worlds Championships 2009. I’m sure in this 2009 season ender tournament, the Standard metagame will again shape up with possible new decks to surface. Speaking of which, Jund’s domination in Standard is still unopposed. Read more

Building Around the Rite of Replication

At first look at this card, you would say that its nothing more than just an improved version of Clone, that gets better when the kicker cost is paid. What is actually hidden behind are the insane combos you can play together with this card. Let us discuss today the deck uses of Rite of Replication. Read more

State Of Standard – Cascading For Supremacy

Zendikar is finally here! The new Standard metagame is just shaping up. It has been 3 weeks since the rotation happened and that left us with fewer card choices for deck building. Let’s say goodbye to our Bitterblossoms, Cryptic Commands and other Lorwyn/Shadowmoor block cards as we embark to explore what Zendikar has to offer. Read more

The Pauper Experience

Hello Guys and Happy New Year to All! It’s a fresh start of the year and to start the year with a bang I’m going to introduce to you a new format that is now becoming popular in MTGO. Introducing… Pauper Format! Read more

Shard It Out 2: A Post States Standard Metagame Update

Hey y’all, Oli here. I’m here again to bring to you updates of our local metagame and tournament happenings outside our area that could influence our local tournament. It’s been a while since my first post. Due to busy work and family affairs, I was not able to cover the previous two tournaments prior to this. Sorry for the delay guys, especially to our chief editor, mercy please… Read more

Shard It Out: A Post Shards Standard Metagame Analysis

Good Day to All Readers!

I’m Oliver Mastilero and I’m here to tackle our local standard MTG metagame as well as the foreign metagame that could influence the tournament scene. We all know that knowing the metagame gives us the edge in tournaments, the way we build our decks and what cards to be used as sideboards, so it’s very important to have an idea about them. Read more

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