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Rant of Valakut: Day and Taxes (Standard)

Ben Iverach-Brereton
October 25, 2021
Rants of Valakut
Shortly before rotation, I built a black/white Standard deck loosely inspired by old Modern and Legacy Death and Taxes lists. My plan was to use hand attack spells like Duress and Humiliate to remove key cards,... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Frantic Overload (Arena Standard)

Ben Iverach-Brereton
November 9, 2020
Decklists, Rants of Valakut, Standard
It's no secret that I enjoy cards like Archaeomancer. I put them to good use in Commander, and the last time we were on Zendikar I had a lot of fun in Standard with Halimar Tidecaller. Whenever a new ... Read More...

MTG Jeff: PAINFUL DRAWS – Underworld Dreams & Ob Nixilis Combo Deck

MTG JEFF
January 31, 2020
Decklists, MTG Arena, MTG Jeff, Standard
I've been trying to figure out how to make Underworld Dreams work in Standard. The new Ob Nixilis should help though since it has the same static effect. The goal of this deck is to get out as many Underworld D... Read More...

MTG Jeff: Haktos Midrange

MTG JEFF
January 27, 2020
Decklists, Fusion Gaming, MTG Arena, MTG Jeff, Standard
Boros Midrange has a lot of really fun synergies in the new Standard format. Haktos was a card I initially judged too harshly. I only had 1 copy of it in the initial draft of this deck, but quickly added 2 more... Read More...

MTG Jeff: The New Golgari Henge in ELD Standard

MTG JEFF
December 6, 2019
Decklists, Fusion Gaming, MTG Arena, Standard
Now that Oko is banned and meta is starting to settle down a bit in Standard it is time to tweak some of my older decks and see how they do. I think this is a super fun deck. It is pretty similar in strength as... Read More...

MTG Jeff: Rakdos Tempo Deck in ELD Standard

MTG JEFF
November 19, 2019
Decklists, Fusion Gaming, MTG Arena, Standard
I've been really liking this deck. It is just a solid value town tempo deck in the Rakdos colors. I hope you enjoy the deck & gameplay! Creatures3 x Foulmire Knight // Profane Insight4 x Knight of ... Read More...

MTG Jeff: Rakdos Tempo Deck in ELD Standard

MTG JEFF
November 12, 2019
Decklists, Fusion Gaming, MTG Arena, Standard
Here is a rather competitive build for you today. Rakdos Tempo has so many amazing pieces for the meta game. And, even if Oko gets banned this deck won't change much. I hope you enjoy the deck & gameplay! ... Read More...

MTG Jeff: CLACK BRINGER – Orzhov Clackbridge Troll/Hushbringer Deck in ELD Standard

MTG JEFF
November 3, 2019
Decklists, Fusion Gaming, MTG Arena, Standard
  Creatures2 x Giant Killer // Chop Down2 x Foulmire Knight // Profane Insight4 x Hushbringer2 x Midnight Reaper4 x Murderous Rider // Swift End1 x Rankle, Master of Pranks1 x Kenrith, the Returne... Read More...

MTG Jeff: Gruul Embercleave Aggro Deck in ELD Standard

MTG JEFF
October 20, 2019
Decklists, Fusion Gaming, MTG Arena, Standard
Embercleave is the new Pummeler and I am really excited to try and break it. This is my first attempt and I think it went well. I feel it could be a bit better though. Check out the video below and tell me what... Read More...

MTG Jeff: BLACK VAMPS – Mono-Black Vampire Tribal Deck in ELD Standard

MTG JEFF
October 16, 2019
Decklists, Fusion Gaming, MTG Arena, Standard
This was one of the first decks requested of me for Throne of Eldraine... and yes I am just getting to it now... but it's pretty good! I hope you enjoy the deck & gameplay! Creatures4 x Knight of t... Read More...
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