Pre-Theros release, the Magic meta isn’t likely to do anything too jarring, but the newest Mythic Championship definitely cemented a few decks and even brought back ramp as a viable strategy. So, let’s go through six of them and see what’s kicking around in Standard. Simic Ramp: It seems like green and blue have become…
Temur Reclamation has been my pet deck this standard, and I’ve been playing it to moderate success. But the meta eventually left the deck behind. However, I still think it’s worth considering. It just needs a new focus, a new coat of paint. Some people went the midrange route—I’ve gone the opposite. Behold! Temur Hard…
Post-Oko ban, the Standard meta utterly opened up and the deck strategies that were viable expanded a ton. There’s a good variety of decks to explore this month, so, let’s go through them all. Azorius Control: Hey, look, an actual control deck is alive and kicking. With no Veil of Summer to make a lot…
After a rocky start, we finally have Historic mode getting some real support. And, well, it’s an odd format. Chaotic, unformed, interesting—and yet predictable. People are certainly experimenting with the new cards that they added in, and doing some curious work with them, but you also see a lot of classic decks from old standards…
While I may have procrastinated this Magic meta report until the very last minute of October, with the recent ban of Field of the Dead, the meta shifted right at the end of the month anyway, so it was rather fortuitous. Golos decks in every color combination dominated the meta and could not be stopped…
Some more cards are yet to be released, but as of the 19th, I thought I’d explore some of the more impressive and likely to be influential cards from Throne of Eldraine for Standard (and Commander/Brawl). Now, obviously, I’m not a pro-player, so take this with salt, but I’ve been around the block enough that…
Though it feels too quick to have come already, we are in Spoiler Season 2019 for Throne of Eldraine, and I wanted to give a few first impressions about how it’s going since the new Brawl update dropped. Impression Number One: Adventure Is A Sweet But Problematic Mechanic When I first saw it, I thought…
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…
As if the MTG spoiler season didn’t already raise the hype to a fever pitch for M20, it’s now available on MTG Arena and I wanted to share my first impressions. After a few hours of playing, testing a new archetype I expect better players than I to refine, and then seeing how new cards…
Ready to Revive Arclight Phoenix A Lot? So, you play Standard at your local FNM, but what you really want to play is a deck that is like something out of Modern? Well, until Wizards of the Coast decides to ban Arclight Phoenix, you can do just that. For the price of playing three instants or…
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…
