The Standard RCQ season is in full swing and the metagame is looking healthy with a handful of decks realistically able to take down any tournament. The barrier to entry for paper Standard was a concern for me at the start of the season, but most of the valuable cards have multi-format utility. Being able to test each deck on Arena has also been a boon. Today I’m going to share my deck choice for RIW’s upcoming RCQ on March 9: Azorius Control.
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It has been more than a few years since I’ve played paper Standard and RIW’s upcoming RCQ on March 9 will be the perfect place to jump back in the saddle. I’ve been keeping up with Standard on Magic Arena and I must say the format is in a great place. Today I’m going to share the big players in the metagame as well as my current frontrunner.
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Battle Boxing is my favorite way to play Magic: the Gathering, and today I’ll be sharing much of what I’ve learned about playing and tuning my personal Battle Box, “The Danger Room,” for multiplayer games with friends.
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We had a great turnout last week for our first 1K of 2024 and were joined by 45 players to compete in the Pauper main event.
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Today I’m going to discuss my current version of Tivit after my near miss at winning a local 2K. There was stiff competition and I managed to fire off a win attempt in top 4 as well as finish 4-1-1 in the swiss.
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If you’re reading this, you likely understand the concept of a metagame. The most powerful decks and ideas rise to the top of a format, and skill expression shifts from building the best decks to tuning and piloting them the best. This has existed in every card game since the moment tournament results became public, and there’s nothing wrong with that. In fact, being able to navigate the meta is a skill in its own right.
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Today I’m going to discuss the top decks I need to respect and the broader metagame when updating my weapon of choice, Dimir Terror:
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In the closing of 2023 I’m going to share my top five archetypes that I played this year. This year my son was born so I decided to focus on a couple easy to pilot decks in each format rather than the flavor of the week. Thankfully I had plenty of great results despite this change in approach.
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We are approaching the second James Beeton Memorial Weekend at RIW Hobbies on Friday, January 5 and Saturday, January 6. A member of the historic, elite Team RIW, James trained alongside and inspired some of the greatest players in Magic history. Between cross-state trips to premier events, the competitive grind of old-school organized play, and his beloved local shenanigans, he was a core member of the crew, and his absence can never be filled.
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Lost Caverns of Ixalan was a great set and I’m excited to finally get the new cards into my Battle Box Commander Cube to play with for dueling and drafting. One of the things I love so much about my stack is that it provides a TON of versatile play opportunities because it’s functional as a 1v1 Battle Box stack, a 1v1 Cube Draft, or a multiplayer EDH Cube.
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