I lied. When I said in my previous article that I'll be playing my black green Menagerie deck in the gold rush, I decided on the last minute to shift gears a bit and I reworked the deck's framework a bit. After a couple more dozen test games in Arena, I felt that the Menagarie... Continue Reading →

Just a quick deck tech before I forget the list. Yesterday's G/W elves deck was a hit, getting over 200 views which generated some request to brew a B/G version.  There are a couple of B/G elves list floating around the internet and I do steal with pride in an attempt to come up with... Continue Reading →

Hello Alchemists! Before I begin with today's deck tech, I want to tell everyone that the last brew I posted here went 4-0 and won me a Dominaria PR Pass so if you want a fun, competitive and quite consistent deck in standard, I suggest you give it a whirl! Now on to today's deck,... Continue Reading →

Hello everyone, It's been a week since I had the time come write on the blog, work has been super busy as I transition to a new regional role which will require me to fly out to different countries in Asia. I'll be in Singapore on the last week of March so if you're there... Continue Reading →

Hello Alchemists, Spoiler season is back and Wizards just came back with a lot of awesome cards that make old standard staples usable again. Many people clamored for better dinosaurs, merfolks, vampires and pirates and Rivals seems to deliver. There are obviously awesome cards spoiled these past few days and some not so, but today... Continue Reading →

The best part of playing rogue decks is when you play against another rogue deck. Both of you try your best to outwit your opponent and hope they stumble while they sideboard against a deck that's under the radar. One such deck caught my attention while I was playing my Anointed Sanity deck and he... Continue Reading →

With Ixalan out, the loss of Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger and World Breaker pushed the ramp decks archetype out of the standard scene. With nothing good to ramp into except Nicol Bolas maybe, cards like Hour of Promise, Beneath the Sands, and Spring//Mind don't see as much play as before. Ramping is a strategy that... Continue Reading →

After some healthy discussions with guys at Reddit, the initial BG Rock list I've shared was performing well but lacked the card advantage to refill our hand in the middle of the game. Our creature based were not as impactful either that makes them worth bringing back by Liliana. I've switched up a bit and... Continue Reading →

Throughout Magic's early years, decks were very fast and wins were very quick. With decks running multiple copies of over powered but severely under costed spells, dealing 20 damage was not so difficult to do. Sol Malka, a veteran magic player back in the Urza's block developed a deck archetype that still exists today -... Continue Reading →