So, surprisingly, the meta seems to have stagnated at the upper echelons. The reemergence of a few archetypes is really the only notable thing happening. However, among tier two, a lot of interesting stuff is happening, and I wanted to sprinkle some of that in this month. Cavalcade Red: If your opponent stumbles on removal…
Hello Magic players! I’m a little late on this one, but here’s the Metagame report for July—and boy has M20 warped Standard. Orvhov Vampires: I hate, despise, and utterly dislike Adanto Vanguard every time it’s played. I’m not sure how it’s a fair Magic card, and the fact it triggers Knight of Ebon Legion with…
Hello and welcome to another Magic: The Gathering Metagame Report. Already I have found the issue with this template: the top decks may change in order, but there are often not that many new creations this close to a set dropping. So, I’ll just cursory talk about decks I covered last month and anything climbing…
Welcome to the Metagame Report: the hopefully monthly article series where I, Brandon Scott, on-and-off Magic: The Gathering player of a decade, give my unsolicited opinions on 8 of the most powerful decks in the Standard metagame. Mono-Blue Tempo: Mono-Blue Tempo is the weirdest beast I’ve seen in a while. It’s breaking some of the…
If memory serves, I’ve been playing Magic: The Gathering since I was 12 years old. And still to this day Magic remains a hobby I enjoy. And, my greatest praise of Magic: The Gathering Arena is it finally offers a solution for those of us who do not want to spend the money it takes…
