Rants of Valakut: A Flash in the Pan Ben Iverach-Brereton May 15, 2017 Rants of Valakut Of all the cool cards in Amonkhet the one that I'm really excited about is a common 3/2 with flash. For some reason Pouncing Cheetah has captured my imagination and won't let it go. What's worse is t... Read More...
Delving with Devin: Removal Spells in Standard Devin Wiess April 26, 2017 Delving With Devin Hey Guys, welcome to this weeks episode of Delving with Devin. With Amonkhet's release just around the corner, I decided to do an article based on standard this week, since it's the format that will be the most... Read More...
Casual to Competitive: Standard Jund Chris Durupt March 20, 2017 Casual to Competitive 2 We've moved away from Vampires for this episode and this week we're transitioning to a more mid-range strategy. Chris takes Jund for a ride in standard. Can this historic combination be the tool needed to cut d... Read More...
Casual to Competitive: Standard Black Red Vampires Chris Durupt February 7, 2017 Casual to Competitive New Standard format means a new play ground for Chris to brew! This time around he looks to get an archetype off the back burner that has been simmering since April, Black Red Vampires. Did Aether Revolt give i... Read More...
Rant of Valakut: Wake Up Ben Iverach-Brereton January 23, 2017 Rants of Valakut I like to always have a standard legal deck built. I'm not looking to win a pro tour with it, but it is nice to have it on hand for the occasional pickup game; most people pack a standard deck with them when th... Read More...
Casual to Competitive: Blue Black Reanimator Chris Durupt December 27, 2016 Casual to Competitive Hello everyone and welcome to the debut of the newest series here on The Mana Base, Casual to Competitive, where Winnipeg's own Chris Durupt showcases a standard brew that he thinks has some legs and tries to b... Read More...
Blue Black Reanimator The Mana Base November 27, 2016 Standard Blue Black Reanimator by Chris Durupt 4 x Choked Estuary3 x Dead Weight1 x Decimator of the Provinces2 x Demon of Dark Schemes2 x Diabolic Tutor4 x Evolving Wilds2 x Grasp of Darkness6 x Island (335)4 x Mind... Read More...
Fusion 5K Standard Open: Top 8 Bios The Mana Base October 30, 2016 1st Place: Danny Martens Deck: GB Delirium Record after swiss: 6-0-1 Anything you would have changed? Absolutely nothing. This deck is the by product of countless hours of rigorous testing using the... Read More...
Fusion 5K Standard Open: Top 8 Decklists The Mana Base October 29, 2016 Standard Danny Martens: Black Green Delirium 2 x Grim Flayer2 x Sylvan Advocate1 x Pilgrim's Eye2 x Tireless Tracker2 x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet2 x Mindwrack Demon - Foil3 x Ishkanah, Grafwidow1 x Noxious Gearhul... Read More...
Grand Prix Providence Top 8 The Mana Base October 10, 2016 Standard 1st Place: Wang Yichen: Green Black Delirium 3 x Liliana, the Last Hope4 x Sylvan Advocate3 x Tireless Tracker2 x Ishkanah, Grafwidow2 x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet1 x Noxious Gearhulk1 x Emrakul, the Promi... Read More...