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All eyes have been on Modern Regional Championship Qualifiers lately, but the first round of Regional Championships playing Pioneer wrapped up this weekend. There were some interesting, key developments worth mentioning, so let’s not beat around the bugs and jump right into exploring them. Izzet Phoenix Phoenix won the Canadian RC while also putting up good results in the EU …
The next Regional Championship Qualifier season begins in just a month or so and will use the Modern format for the first time. While many are still competing in Pioneer, it’s important to start looking ahead. Modern is also a format that many haven’t touched, so figuring out which deck to buy can be an incredibly daunting decision given the …
The next round of Regional Championships are just around the corner. As players search for a deck they like in the Pioneer format, we are here to help with a tier list of archetypes. But before we dive into the list, I want to lay out my grading criteria to help contextualize my recommendations: S-Tier: Decks that are above the …
The current Regional Championship season has just begun, and it is the first of the format locked seasons. This means every constructed RCQ for the next few months will be Pioneer. In many areas, Modern RCQs have had higher attendance than Pioneer RCQs during the last couple of seasons, so there is certainly a contingent of players who are looking …
When Phyrexia: All Will be One released, it looked as if Grixis Midrange was not only going to be the de facto Midrange deck, but also the best deck in Standard. Yet Standard is as cyclical as every constructed, competitive format, which has resulted in what is often referred to as the Midrange arms race. This occurs when the default …
We are one week away from the last round of regional championships for this cycle. Standard has taken many twists and turns throughout the past months, yet every single week players would say Grixis is the best, most adaptable deck for whatever is going on. Then a new deck would appear, seemingly out of nowhere, to challenge that dynamic and …
Last weekend, the competitive Magic scene saw the first few Regional Championship results of the season. Players flocked to see what the best from each region brought, and to the surprise of few, Grixis dominated in these events. But it’s not time to start spreading doom and gloom — it’s time to start looking at the outliers. There were a …
Standard is back in full swing with the upcoming round of Regional Championships centered on the format. With all eyes on preparing for high level Standard gameplay, the question on everyone’s mind has to be: am I going to have fun playing? Actually, yes. Standard is incredibly healthy right now. There are Combo, Tempo, Midrange and Aggro decks all doing …
Despite a Standard focused San Diego Regional Championship on the horizon, we’re back to Pioneer Regional Championship Qualifier season again! With eyes turning back to this format, we made a tier list of all the top decks to see where things have shaken out post Dreamhack Atlanta. That way, when the season starts on Jan. 7, you’re ready to lock …
Standard is back in the spotlight now that we are done with Regional Championship 1, almost making it feel like back in the day when the format was what the majority of competitive players cared about. To remind players of what the format is like and help them get ready for upcoming RCQs, we are going over three of the …
