Hi Everyone, Yesterday was a great day for Magic because I went up against 4 different decks in 4 rounds of standard, bagging 1st place. I battled Esper Historic, UG Merfolk, Mono Green Shalai, and a Mono Green Karn. Before I write about the Mono Green Shalai list which I was quite interested with, piloted... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone, I received 2 messages over social media that my Rakdos Control deck helped them get 3-1 and 4-0 runs in Standard Showdown and MTGO respectively. I tweaked the deck and turned it to a midrange deck in anticipation of very grindy match-ups and I wanted to have more win conditions that just Belzenlok... Continue Reading →
I can end the article right here to be honest but why stop the fun, right? The combo is honestly self-explanatory and literally unlimited. Tragic Poet goes to the yard to recall History after it expires. You replay History and trigger Teshar's reanimating ability. You fetch back Poet. Rinse & Repeat. The end result is... Continue Reading →
The second of coming of Planar Cleansing is in Dominaria and I like that there is a nuclear launch button we have access to and just wipe everything non-Lyra, non-Scarab, non-Hazoret, non-Kiran and non-Walkers. Wait a minute, are we saying we're building a deck around a card that can't deal with Standard's strongest cards? Yes.... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone, This article is solely dedicated to my very depressing experience playing against the UW Control deck that features Teferi, Hero of Dominaria. Teferi in a control shell is super difficult to deal with, extremely challenging to remove thanks to Blink of an Eye (or multiple copies), and has the ability to self protect... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone, Welcome back to the Lab. I am very optimistic on how Dominaria has affected Standard. It has given a lot of decks new lines of play and has revitalized dead archetypes which makes the playing field quite diverse. The most diverse it's been since I can remember. Tonight I want to bring you... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone! With Prerelease done and oodles of boxes of Dominaria are just waiting to be released these weekend, I see a lot of players posting buy-lists online for sweet new Dominaria cards to add into their deck. I don't usually play meta decks but I'm sure many of you guys are possibly looking to... Continue Reading →
Hello Alchemist, Just closing the hell week at work now and finally I can share with you a brew I'm bringing into Dominaria Standard. I wrote about the first iteration of this deck here using Indomitable Creativity dinosaurs. After testing, the Naya build and using servo and vampire tokens just didn't work. Creatures are far... Continue Reading →
Hello Alchemists, GP Seattle brought us some interesting take on Standard these season. Though there are defined decks that dominate like Grixis, mono Red, RB Aggro, Approach, Scarab Gods and GPG decks, a lot of brewers still pushes the envelope and break the meta. Andrew Tolson got a spectacular run if 9-2 before things probably... Continue Reading →
Welcome back! I thought I can manage one more entry today while waiting for the plane to arrive, besides I won't have another opportunity to write until I get back to the Philippines around midnight. My favorite creature artwork for Dominaria is that of Adeliz, the Cinderwind. Good thing she's more than just beauty but... Continue Reading →
Forbidden Alchemy 