In some matchups, we might see absurd plays like Breach the Multiverse hitting both Etali and Atraxa, seemingly going over the top of the opponent…until they untap and combine Chandra, Hope's Beacon and Light Up the Night to clutch the game with a fiery, burn-like finish. Furthermore, the addition of new reanimation tools like Invasion of Amonkhet Etali, Primal Conqueror and Kroxa and Kunoros provide new angle of attack, and most reanimator lists now use a split of Etali, Primal Conqueror and Atraxa, Grand Unifier to have more options. For example, the novel Rakdos Breach deck can ramp into Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Breach the Multiverse, or Etali, Primal Conqueror, which makes for an exciting top-end. It's not just Invoke Despair or The Cruelty of Gix anymore. The introduction of new top-end tools: Although many decks use the same black-red core, there is substantial variation in the mid-to-late approaches, and March of the Machine has increased the available options. Expect many games at the Pro Tour to start with Bloodtithe Harvester and Fable of the Mirror-Breaker. In terms of raw efficiency and card quality, it's simply the best available. The next-most-played cards across all main decks were Reckoner Bankbuster Sheoldred, the Apocalypse and Cut Down, which tell a similar story-the black-red core remains amazing in Standard, and well over half the field is using it. The dominance of base red-black decks: The most-played nonland cards across all main decks were Fable of the Mirror-Breaker, Go for the Throat, and Bloodtithe Harvester, which were unanimously included in Rakdos Midrange, Grixis Midrange, Rakdos Reanimator, Grixis Reanimator, Rakdos Breach, Grixis Singularity, Grixis Incubate, and Mardu Reanimator. Let's take a closer look at five of the most important takeaways, developments, and surprises from Pro Tour March of the Machine. ET.Īlthough the metagame bears many similarities to the one from the Regional Championships, which I covered in last week's Standard primer, it has not been static. All Standard Constructed decklists for the tournament will be published on the Pro Tour March of the Machine event page on Friday March 5 at the beginning of Round 4 gameplay, approximately at 3 p.m. The metagame features dozens of different archetypes, including aggro, midrange, control, ramp, combo, and plenty of spice. The metagame at the Pro Tour breaks down as follows. Standard is often dominated by midrange decks, and it's no different this time around, but the newly added cards from March of the Machine have shaken things up. Currently, it allows expansion sets from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt forward. Standard is a 60-card format that rotates every fall. See the viewer's guide for more information. To follow all the action, catch the stream at /magic, which begins at noon ET on Friday and Saturday and at 11 a.m. Standard is also the Top 8 format on Sunday. The formats are March of the Machine Booster Draft in the morning of Friday and Saturday, followed by Standard for five rounds afterward each of those days. The Pro Tour is truly one of the highest levels of tabletop Magic competition at a global level. While most competitors earned their invitation via Regional Championship performance, the field also includes Magic Hall of Famers, top online players, and the fiercest competitor of them all: reigning World Champion Nathan Steuer. The Pro Tour is back! At Pro Tour March of the Machine, taking place May 5–7 at MagicCon: Minneapolis, 252 of the world's best Magic: The Gathering players will compete for $500,000 in prizes, several Magic World Championship invites, and a prestigious trophy.
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