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Esper Legends Tips, Tricks & Sideboard Guide by Mogged
March 28 | by Mogged
This week, Mogged unveils his latest Esper Legend brew, fine-tuned with some spicy card choices to beat the current meta. Get his best tips, tricks, and a comprehensive sideboard guide vs the current Standard top decks.
Going beyond data and choosing the right deck for you
March 23 | by Mogged
In this article, Mogged provides an insightful analysis of the Standard Metagame and offers guidance on choosing the right deck for you based on your skills and experience.
Standard Rakdos Aggro: Analysis & Sideboard Guide
March 22 | by Lucas Giggs
If you're looking for a spicy red deck for your next tournament, Lucas is here to help! This week, he analyzes an interesting Mono-red build that made it to the top 8 at the City Class Showdown. Including a complete sideboard guide ;)
Modern Jund Creativity Deck Tech & Sideboard Guide
March 18 | by Alessandro Carvallo
Alessandro has been doing really well playing Jund Creativity on MTGO Leagues. In this article, he highlights the key aspects of the deck and provides a comprehensive sideboard guide against the current meta. Are you ready?
Pioneer Monowhite Humans - In-Depth & Sideboard Guide Update
March 13 | by Lucas Giggs
This week Lucas shares his top tips, tricks, and a complete sideboard guide for the latest version of Mono White Humans by Takumi Matsura. Takumi used this unique build to make it to the top four at Pro Tour Phyrexia and is now becoming one of the best performing versions of the deck.
The 4 Types of Advantage: Definition, Types & How to Calculate It.
March 11 | by David Kaliski "El Turko"
In this article, Kaliski goes in-depth to explore the concept of having the advantage in a match, how to identify who has it and the best strategies to gain it.
Standard Mono White Midrange Update & Sideboard Guide
March 05 | by Lucas Giggs
This week, Lucas gives us his best tips and tricks for playing Mono White Midrange, the nemesis of Grixis players. He'll show us how to sideboard and play each match against the key archetypes in the current meta, and he'll also analyze a few hands to help us improve our mulligan skills. Are you ready?
A fresh take: Rakdos Scamless In-depth & sideboard guide
March 02 | by Alessandro Carvallo
Sometimes "fair" decks have a chance to shine in Modern. In this article, Alessandro shows us his latest iteration of a personal favorite: Rakdos Midrange. He has used it to crush the Swiss League at the Manatraders Qualifier, with an outstanding 85% win rate! Are you ready to learn how it works?
Grixis Midrange sideboard guide by Mogged
February 28 | by Mogged
It's no secret that Grixis has become a powerhouse in Standard. In this article, Mogged, the latest MTGO Challenge winner, will share his insights about the evolution of the deck and a complete sideboard guide versus the current field.
A Guide to Drafting Phyrexia All Will Be One: Top 5 Archetypes
February 25 | by Lucas Giggs
Phyrexia: All Will Be One, while controversial, can be quite fun to draft if you know what to look for. In this article, Lucas will provide us with a comprehensive guide to the top five draft archetypes, including key picks, strategies, and additional comments about the best commons in the set.
Discovering Modern: Key Archetypes & Strategies
February 23 | by Pablo Carrasco
Are you just starting with Modern? It's a great format with a bunch of different deck archetypes, each of which has its own strategies and play styles. In this article, Pablo will take a look at them, going over how they work, their key cards, and how to defeat them.
Same, Same, But Different: 5 “New” Pioneer Decks to give a try
February 17 | by Mogged
Known decks, but with a twist! This week, Mogged gives us some fresh brews for Pioneer just a few hours before we get a glimpse of the decks played at Pro Tour Phyrexia. Maybe we'll see one of these in the top?
Time will tell!
Breaking Standard with Atraxa Reanimator: In-depth & Sideboard Guide
February 15 | by Alessandro Carvallo
Alessandro is back! This time, with the deck that he and his friend Jair Farjat used to make it to the top at the latest Standard Challenge. Learn how to play the deck, the card choices, and his best tips and tricks to level up your game.
Modern Eldrazi Tron In-depth & Sideboard Guide
February 14 | by Lucas Giggs
Since its inception, Eldrazi Tron has been a staple in the Modern metagame. In this article, Lucas will take us through his latest version of the deck, which he has been playing in MTGO Leagues and that also took the MTGO Challenge in the hands of Leandru.
Top 8 at the Legacy Challenge with Mono-White Initiative: In-Depth & Sideboard Guide
February 05 | by Lucas Giggs
Lucas is back with a guide for the deck he used to make it into the top 8 in the latest MTGO Legacy Challenge: Mono White Initiative. Are you ready to learn how to play the new deck that has warped the Legacy metagame?
5 New Decks to Beat the Phyrexia: All Will be ONE Standard
February 04 | by Mogged
Phyrexia: All Will Be One is here! it's time to build the new decks that will shape the Standard metagame in the following months. In this article, Mogged, one of the top Standard experts, show us his latest brews using the new #MTGONE cards.
Know the Difference: Win Condition vs. Game Plan
January 30 | by David Kaliski "El Turko"
In this article, Kaliski helps us to discover how the win condition and the game plan are closely linked and how, by knowing how they interact throughout the game, you can win more games.
The 10 Most Impactful Phyrexia: All will be one MTG Cards in Standard
January 27 | by Mogged
With the upcoming release of Phyrexia: All Will Be One, it's time to pre-order the hidden gems that will shape the metagame before their prices skyrocket. In this article, Mogged, one of the top MTGO players, gives us his insights about the top #MTGONE cards to look for in Standard.
Playing Around: 5 Actionable Tips to Win the Information Game
January 22 | by Alejandro "Jano" Sepúlveda
Mastering the information game is essential for success in Magic: The Gathering. Jano, the recent winner of the South American Magic Series, shares his top strategies for conquering the process and how to avoid losing games and take the victory by applying the right tools.
The Undisputable Pauper Tier 1: Mono Red Synthesizer
January 20 | by Alessandro Carvallo
Cabezadebolo is back! This time with a guide to playing his Pauper favorite: Mono Red Synthesizer (a.k.a. Mono Red Kuldotha). Discover his latest version and a quick sideboard guide versus the most relevant decks in the current meta.
