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Historical metagame diversity at Pro Tours.
(For the ones in the chart the decks or a metagame breakdown were in the respective coverage.)
Interesting how Wizards managed to consistently provide a great Standard format for a period of three years (2013-16), but hardly ever before or after that.
(For the ones in the chart the decks or a metagame breakdown were in the respective coverage.)
Interesting how Wizards managed to consistently provide a great Standard format for a period of three years (2013-16), but hardly ever before or after that.
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Historical metagame diversity at Pro Tours.
(For the ones in the chart the decks or a metagame breakdown were in the respective coverage.)
Interesting how Wizards managed to consistently provide a great Standard format for a period of three years (2013-16), but hardly ever before or after that.
(For the ones in the chart the decks or a metagame breakdown were in the respective coverage.)
Interesting how Wizards managed to consistently provide a great Standard format for a period of three years (2013-16), but hardly ever before or after that.
Pro Tour Chicago 1999 had a few weird decks in the Top 8.
The format was Extended and Bob Maher won it with his Enlightened Control. Some very specific choices include Ivory Mask and Trade Routes.
Brainstorm with fetch lands before "real" fetch lands makes an appearance, too.
The format was Extended and Bob Maher won it with his Enlightened Control. Some very specific choices include Ivory Mask and Trade Routes.
Brainstorm with fetch lands before "real" fetch lands makes an appearance, too.
May 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Pro Tour Chicago 1999 had a few weird decks in the Top 8.
The format was Extended and Bob Maher won it with his Enlightened Control. Some very specific choices include Ivory Mask and Trade Routes.
Brainstorm with fetch lands before "real" fetch lands makes an appearance, too.
The format was Extended and Bob Maher won it with his Enlightened Control. Some very specific choices include Ivory Mask and Trade Routes.
Brainstorm with fetch lands before "real" fetch lands makes an appearance, too.
Imagine a Pro Tour where all the most broken cards of Magic's history are legal --Academy, Will, Necro, Vamp, you name it-- and you show up with this deck.
Olle Rade did just that at the 1998 PT Rome. Amazingly his faith in good ol Savannah Lions rewarded him with a Top 8.
True king of the beasts!
Olle Rade did just that at the 1998 PT Rome. Amazingly his faith in good ol Savannah Lions rewarded him with a Top 8.
True king of the beasts!
May 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Imagine a Pro Tour where all the most broken cards of Magic's history are legal --Academy, Will, Necro, Vamp, you name it-- and you show up with this deck.
Olle Rade did just that at the 1998 PT Rome. Amazingly his faith in good ol Savannah Lions rewarded him with a Top 8.
True king of the beasts!
Olle Rade did just that at the 1998 PT Rome. Amazingly his faith in good ol Savannah Lions rewarded him with a Top 8.
True king of the beasts!
Instead he played Darwin Kastle, who played a distant ancestor to Delver Burn.
Kastle had the matchup on the disruption-heavier Zila, but could not compete against Long's ProsBloom in the semis, where Zila arguably would have stood a decent chance.
Kastle had the matchup on the disruption-heavier Zila, but could not compete against Long's ProsBloom in the semis, where Zila arguably would have stood a decent chance.
May 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Instead he played Darwin Kastle, who played a distant ancestor to Delver Burn.
Kastle had the matchup on the disruption-heavier Zila, but could not compete against Long's ProsBloom in the semis, where Zila arguably would have stood a decent chance.
Kastle had the matchup on the disruption-heavier Zila, but could not compete against Long's ProsBloom in the semis, where Zila arguably would have stood a decent chance.
In case you ever wondered who came up with the idea of a Tempo deck, this is what Jason Zila played at 1997 PT Paris.
Probably not coincidentally the format was dominated by Magic's first successful combo deck, ProsBloom.
Unfortunately Zila didn't get to play Bloom in the quarters...
Probably not coincidentally the format was dominated by Magic's first successful combo deck, ProsBloom.
Unfortunately Zila didn't get to play Bloom in the quarters...
May 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
In case you ever wondered who came up with the idea of a Tempo deck, this is what Jason Zila played at 1997 PT Paris.
Probably not coincidentally the format was dominated by Magic's first successful combo deck, ProsBloom.
Unfortunately Zila didn't get to play Bloom in the quarters...
Probably not coincidentally the format was dominated by Magic's first successful combo deck, ProsBloom.
Unfortunately Zila didn't get to play Bloom in the quarters...
War schön mit euch @lagedernation.org !
Und als Kölner erstmals in dieser Location gewesen zu sein war die Kirsche auf der Torte.
Und als Kölner erstmals in dieser Location gewesen zu sein war die Kirsche auf der Torte.
March 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
War schön mit euch @lagedernation.org !
Und als Kölner erstmals in dieser Location gewesen zu sein war die Kirsche auf der Torte.
Und als Kölner erstmals in dieser Location gewesen zu sein war die Kirsche auf der Torte.