M11 Spoilers!

It seems like M11 spoilers are coming in with Birds of Paradise being reprinted (again) and Chandra's Outrage, a new card, which debuted in Archenemy. MTG Fairview, will post more updates as soon as spoilers start to roll in. Enjoy.

Naya Deck

Naya

Lands 4 Arid Mesa 4 Forest 2 Misty Rainforest 3 Mountain 3 Plains 2 Raging Ravine 1 Seijiri Steppe 1 Stirring Wildwood 2 Terramorphic Expanse 1 Verdant Catacombs Creatures 4 Bloodbraid Elf 3 Cunning Sparkmage 1 Dragonmaster Outcast 4 Knight of the Reliquary 4 Ranger of Eos 1 Scute Mob 2 Siege-Gang Commander 2 Stoneforge Mystic 4 Wild Nacatl Other Spells 3 Lightning Bolt 3 Rampant Growth 2 Oblivion Ring 2 Basilisk Collar 1 Behemoth Sledge

Sideboard 1 Cunning Sparkmage 2 Dauntless Escort 1 Scattershot Archer 1 Stoneforge Mystic 2 Uril, the Miststalker 3 Celestial Purge 2 Manabarbs 1 Oblivion Ring 1 Basilisk Collar 1 Behemoth Sledge

     

Controlling the Decks

We've already had different types of decks written and posted here but this coming June expect to see a lot of control decks on game day. Control, a major archetype in MTG decks since who-knows-when, still has what it takes to win a tournament or two. The right mix of cards control decks are still able to take control of the game.

Permissions are usually the heart and soul of the control decks, although another important component would be board cleaners as well, cards such as Day of Judgement and Martial Coup will send all creatures to their doom. This deck is just an example, a guide on how will you build your own deck. There are thousands of ways to build control decks and a thousand other ways to play them. See you in GP-Manila. Enjoy.

UW Control
Lands 4 Celestial Colonnade 4 Glacial Fortress 4 Halimar Depths 3 Island 2 Marsh Flats 4 Plains 1 Scalding Tarn 4 Tectonic Edge Creatures Other Spells 3 Day of Judgement 2 Martial Coup 2 Mind Spring 4 Treasure Hunt 3 Oblivion Ring 4 Everflowing Chalice 4 Cancel 2 Essence Scatter 2 Flashfreeze 1 Negate 2 Path to Exile 1 Elspeth, Knight Errant 4 Jace, the Mind Sculptor	Sideboard 4 Kor Firewalker 3 Baneslayer Angel 1 Essence Scatter 2 Flashfreeze 3 Negate 2 Path to Exile

    

Rise of the Eldrazi Gameday May 23 Sunday

May 23, 2010 (Gameday)

Format: Standard

Registration Starts: 5:00PM

Tournament Starts: 7:00PM

Registration PHP 250

Venue: Gamer's Lounge - Bristol Lagro

Players get a full art Staggershock

Top 8 players get a full art Deathless Angel

Booster Packs and Other Prizes at stake.

See you there.

Gamer's Lounge May 21 Tournament

May 21, 20010 (FNM)

Format: Standard

Registration Starts: 5:00PM

Tournament Starts: 7:00PM

Registration PHP 120

ROE Intro Pack, Booster Packs, Cloudpost FNM Card and Other Prizes at stake.

See you there.

May 2010 FNM Card

Cloudpost

Something for your collections. Enjoy

Spreading Seas Deck

Spreading the Red Sea like what Moses did might not be a hard feat after all. With this deck you can easily spread the seas of your opponents to control and disrupt their mana flow. With the current set of lands in standard, it is no surprise that Spreading Seas and Convincing Mirage has the capability to screw your opponent's mana flow.

Decks in the metagame in recent events, consist mainly with a minimum of three colors. Primarily taking advantage of the Shards of Alara "tri-lands" and the "enemy-colored" fetches from Zendikar, which makes a Spreading Seas enchanted on a Savage Lands that disruptive.

This deck basically will try to survive the early turns, play a Cascade card on the fourth and cascade into either the Spreading Seas or Convincing Mirage and hope to start the disruption. From here on the deck will deny you of your multi-colored spells.

Day of Judgement will keep your opponent's creatures in check before and after land disruption, the Cascade cards will get Spreading Seas earlier. Ajani will get you the extra point of life and probably kill a creature or two, not to mention Ajani's ability to disrupt your lands, the new Jace is a pain and is something to watch out for as well, and finally Baneslayer Angel for the win.

This is a fun deck to play with and just like any other deck you have to get out there and play test. Enjoy.

Spreading Seas
Lands 3 Arid Mesa 2 Celestial Colonade 1 Forest 3 Island 4 Jungle Shrine 3 Misty Rainforest 1 Mountain 2 Plains 3 Scalding Tarn 4 Seaside Citadel Creatures 4 Baneslayer Angel 4 Bloodbraid Elf Other Spells 4 Captured Sunlight 4 Day of Judgement 4 Ardent Plea 3 Convincing Mirage 4 Spreading Seas 3 Ajani Vengeant 4 Jace, the Mind Sculptor	Sideboard 4 Kor Firewalker 4 Rhox War Monk 4 Celestial Purge 1 Convincing Mirage 2 Jace Beleren

The Vampire Deck

Vampires have not been that dominant in the Shards of Alara - Zendikar standard format but at least one copy of the deck show up in Top 8s in tournaments. If you're considering a deck this coming June for GP Manila, you may want to think about the Vampires.

Vampires certainly has weapons. Bloodghast is pesky, comes back when "Landfalled". Vampire Hexmage can kill Planeswalkers, plus it's First Strike ability, it is something to watch out for in the early turns. Gatekeeper of Malakir can check the board of your opponent when kicked and Vampire Nocturnus is a bomb. A new neat little combo with Grim Discovery and Tectonic Edge, you can even opt for getting that fetch back, certainly an advantage.

With the right choice of sideboard cards and good match-ups Vampires can surely get you past the first day and maybe even get you to the Top 8. Another deck coming soon. Enjoy.

Vampires
Lands 3 Marsh Flats 14 Swamp 1 Tectonic Edge 4 Verdant Catacombs Creatures 4 Bloodghast 4 Gatekeeper of Malakir 1 Kalastria Highborn 3 Malakir Bloodwitch 4 Vampire Hexmage 4 Vampire Nighthawk 4 Vampire Nocturnus Other Spells 4 Tendrils of Corruption 3 Duress 2 Grim Discovery 2 Mind Sludge 3 Sign in Blood	Sideboard 4 Black Knight 1 Malakir Bloodwitch 4 Deathmark 1 Duress 3 Marsh Casualties 2 Mind Sludge

GP Manila 2010: Decks

GP Manila is just about a month away and yes, those play testing with your friends and teammates have gotten a bit serious lately. Your deck will be your main weapon for GP Manila, and what better way to get rid of your opponents come June is creating with a competitive and consistent deck.
In the weeks leading up to GP Manila we will try to give you different deck ideas, net decks or some crazy concoction, for you guys to practice with.

GP Manila 2010: rk post

Since rk post will be coming to Manila for the GP, here are some cards that you might want him to sign.