what did you get on your Fate Reforge Pre release?

First my PR Kit

My pulls from my pre release are below :
Notable Rares:
Crux of Fate
Silumgar, the Drifting Death 2x
Alesha, who is killed by lightning strike

Played UB, splash Red for Alesha.
went 2-2.
Then Pulled an Ugin out of the Ugin Packs.
Sweet.

MTG Philippines Tournaments and Events - jan 10 - 11, 2015

Preliminary PTQ for PRO tour Vancouver

Format : standard
Place : BCI Greenhills
Date : Jan 10, 2015 11am
Reg Fee : 500 php

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Pre Release Passes Weekend at JAM AND PAO HOBBY SHOP
JANUARY 9, 2015 FNM 
1st Pod 7:30PM - Entrance Fee - 250
1st FNM Card PR Pass
2nd FNM Card + 4 packs
3rd 3 packs
4th 1 pack
2nd Pod 11:00PM - Entrance Fee - 250
1st FNM Card PR Pass
2nd FNM Card + 4 packs
3rd 3 packs
4th 1 pack
2 FNM Cards will be raffled for each pod
(for 10 players, more players more prizes)
*We'll be adding additional PR passes if we reach 16 players or more.
January 10, 2015 SATURDAY
1st pod 3 PM - Entrance Fee - 250
1st PR Pass
2nd 4 packs
3rd 3 packs
4th 1 pack
2nd pod 7:30 PM - Entrance Fee - 250
1st PR Pass
2nd 4 packs
3rd 3 packs
4th 1 pack
January 11, 2015 SUNDAY
1st pod 3 PM - Entrance Fee - 250
1st PR Pass
2nd 4 packs
3rd 3 packs
4th 1 pack
2nd pod 7:30 PM - Entrance Fee - 250
1st PR Pass
2nd 4 packs
3rd 3 packs
4th 1 pack
(for 10 players, more players more prizes)
GLOBE 09175158153
SUN AND SMART 09328808928
- JAM

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Gusto mo ba ng free pass para sa PTQ na gaganapin sa Alphaland sa katapusan ng buwan? Laro na ng standard sa Legion Shop dito sa Bagumbayan Taguig (malapit sa St Francis School sa Holy). Ito ang mga schedule:

17 January 2015
Standard format
Php 200
reg. starts at 5pm
round one: 6pm
1st Pass for PTQ this Jan.31 at Alphaland
2nd onwards KTK packs depends on the turn out

24 January 2015
Standard format
Php 200
reg. starts at 5pm
round one: 6pm
1st Pass for PTQ this Jan.31 at Alphaland
2nd onwards KTK packs depends on the turn out

Thanks again Admins!

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FOR THOSE IN THE QC AREA, WE HAVE A FEW SMALLER TOURNAMENTS FOR ALMOST EVERY FORMAT 

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE FOR MINDSTORM GAMES HOBBY SHOP THIS MONTH 

JANUARY 10, 2015
GRAND PRIX VICTORY PARTY!
FORMAT: STANDARD
ENTRANCE FEE: P300
TIME: 2PM
PRIZE STRUCTURE:
FOOD AND DRINKS FOR EVERYONE!!!
1ST: 1 SORIN, SOLEMN VISITOR
2ND: 1 POLLUTED DELTA
3RD-4TH: 1 STOKE THE FLAMES(FNM FOIL)
*2 KTK BOOSTERS WILL BE ADDED TO THE PRIZE POOL FOR EACH PLAYER IN EXCESS OF 8!

JANUARY 17, 2015
MODERN MONTHLY!
FORMAT: MODERN
ENTRANCE FEE: P300
TIME: 2PM
PRIZE STRUCTURE:
1ST: CRYPTIC COMMAND
2ND: ANCESTRAL VISIONS
3RD: WALK THE AEONS
*2 KTK BOOSTERS WILL BE ADDED THE THE PRIZE POOL FOR EACH PLAYER IN EXCESS OF 8!

JANUARY 24, 2015
DUEL COMMANDER MONTHLY!
FORMAT: COMMANDER (FRENCH BANLIST)
ENTRANCE FEE: P300
TIME: 2PM
PRIZE STRUCTURE:
(THIS MONTH'S PRIZE THEME: THE BLUES)
1ST: 1 INTUITION (SP)
2ND: COUNTERSPELL (FNM FOIL)
3RD: HINDER (TEXTLESS PROMO)
4TH: NIMBUS MAZE
*2 KTK BOOSTERS WILL BE ADDED THE THE PRIZE POOL FOR EACH PLAYER IN EXCESS OF 8!

JANUARY 31, 2015
FORMAT: LEGACY!
ENTRANCE FEE: P300
TIME: 2PM
PRIZE STRUCTURE:
1ST: DEATHRITE SHAMAN (FOIL)
2ND: BLOODSTAINED MIRE
3RD: 2 KTK BOOSTERS
*2 KTK BOOSTERS WILL BE ADDED THE THE PRIZE POOL FOR EACH PLAYER IN EXCESS OF 8!

REGULAR TOURNAMENTS:

EVERY TUESDAY:
FORMAT: MODERN
ENTRANCE FEE: P200
TIME: 6PM
*KTK BOOSTERS FOR TOP FINISHERS(DEPENDING ON ATTENDANCE)

EVERY THURSDAY:
FORMAT: STANDARD
ENTRANCE FEE: P200
TIME: 6PM
*KTK BOOSTERS FOR TOP FINISHERS(DEPENDING ON ATTENDANCE)

EVERY FRIDAY:
FORMAT: MODERN
ENTRANCE FEE: P200
TIME: 6PM
*KTK BOOSTERS FOR TOP FINISHERS(DEPENDING ON ATTENDANCE)
*FNM CARDS FOR TOP 4 FINISHER

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FNM MADNESS!!
JAN 9(FRIDAY) AT Regran Toys and Collectibles

8-MAN PR PASS TOURNAMENT
1PM REGISTRATION UNTIL 5PM
STANDARD TOURNAMENT
200.00 ENTRANCE FEE
1ST GETS PR PASS
2ND GETS 1 PACK
2 FNM CARD TO BE RAFFLED

FRIDAY NIGHT MAGIC
630PM
STANDARD TOURNAMENT
200.00 ENTRANCE FEE
1ST GETS PR PASS
1ST AND 2ND GETS FNM CARD + RAFFLE TO NON-WINNERS

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ONGKECO'S HOBBY SHOP 

FNM Tourney JAN 2015
1/9/15
*Duel Commander - Free Entrance - 4pm - FNM card& Booster packs atstake!
*Modern - Free Entrance- 4pm - FNM card & Booster packs atstake!
*Standard - P250 Reg Fee -7pm- FRF Passes & FNM card /Booster packs atstake!

1/16/15
*Duel Commander - Free Entrance - 4pm - FNM card& Booster packs atstake!
*Modern - Free Entrance- 4pm - FNM card & Booster packs atstake!
*Standard - P250 Reg Fee -7pm- FRF Passes & FNM card /Booster packs atstake!

1/23/15
*Duel Commander - Free Entrance - 4pm - FNM card& Booster packs atstake!
*Modern - Free Entrance- 4pm - FNM card & Booster packs atstake!
*Standard - P150 Reg Fee -7pm- FNM Card / FRF Release card /Booster packs atstake!

1/30/15
*Duel Commander - Free Entrance - 4pm - FNM card& Booster packs atstake!
*Modern - Free Entrance- 4pm - FNM card & Booster packs atstake!
*Standard - P150 Reg Fee -7pm - FNM card & Booster packs atstake

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Grand Prix Trial Mexico City: Standard format

Sunday January 11, 2015

Sunday

at 11:50am - 4:50pm

Padi's Point, SM North EDSA

Quezon City, Philippines

Winner gets 2 byes to Grand Prix Mexico and Khans of Tarkir packs
350 entry fee includes iced tea drink
Top players get Khans of Tarkir packs
Rules Enforcement Level (REL) is competitive
Decklists are required
Planeswalker multiplier is 3
Prizes will be awarded after the Swiss rounds
There are no Playoffs

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Happy New year

Jeskai Ascendacy

Because i have the  pieces, i decided to play Jeskai Deck

Deck List

24 land

18 spells
4 Stoke the Flames
4 Lightning Strike
4 Raise the Alarm
4 Holdering Outburst
4 Treasure Cruise
4 Jeskai Ascedanncy
 2 Jeskai Charm

10 creatures
4 Monastery SwiftSpear
4 Seeker of the way
2 Wingmate Roc

Side Board
TBA

GRAND PRIX MANILA

GRAND PRIX MANILA

Wizard link

Realigning ...

"... Where this isn’t possible, we have had to make the difficult decision to eliminate positions ..."


... " I sincerely regret having to take these actions" ...

MTG : Budget standard deck (up to KTK legal standard) - update Boss Sligh

With the high price of standard decks (approximately 20k) to be competitive, lets try to look for deck that have a low budget but still is competitive.

Checking sites and finishes from large tourney i have came across decks that i think is budget.

1. Boss Sligh - previously Red Deck are generally budget but due to increase in splash in RED on other decks parts (jeskai for example); building RDW is now quite expensive. rabblemaster, Stoke the Flames have increase significantly in prices.

but lately there is a RED variant that can be on the budget and yet be competitive.

sample deck here :

•  Grand Prix Stockholm
• Garnd Prix Los Angeles
• Grand Prix Santiago

Though it has the rabblemaster and Stoke, this deck is a budget compared to Jeskai and other Red Variants out there.

Stoke has no alternative, but the rabblemaster can be swapped for Holdering Outburst.(not as effective but can be a trigger for our monastery.)

Played the deck, and one thing for sure, if the game goes long, chances are you will lose.
Also playing this deck saves you a lot of time in between rounds. 

2. Heroic - most successful variant of heroic deck is the UW variant.  

This is the deck that i am using right now, though mine is a mono white heroic. This deck can swing huge, as in huge, on one turn if left unchecked.

sample Heroic decks variants

• Grand Prix Stockholm - UW
• White Winnie 
• not really heroic but it has heroic cards

Depending on builds budget can go as high as 8k php, most expensive addition to the deck would be Brimaz 

If your on a 2 color variants then mana confluence, fetches, and duals are expensive.

My current deck list generally compose of this cards

Seeker of the Way	4
Favored Hoplite	4
Phalanx Leader	4
Vanguard of Brimaz	2 or 3
Ainok Bond-Kin	1
Abzan Falconer	1
Gods Willing	4
Defiant Strike	4
Feat of Resistance	4

3.  U/x Artifact Aura - this deck generally plays Ensoul Artifact on an Ornithopter or a Darksteel Citadel on turn 2, 

Played against this deck, and on God draw this deck is pretty GOOD.

Variants would be here.

There are other budget decks out there but this three is what i think is competitive.


~ Another take on a budget deck, one of which contains my favorite color -- Black!
This is a good read Mono Black Midrange by Mark Ian Alloso.

MTG upcoming events - update 10/30/2014

for my own reference:

October 30, 2014 (thu) - events

Standard silver & black – festival mall alabang

start time: 6pm

Entrance fee: php160

Prizes:

1st place: 3 packs, 2nd: Place: 2 packs, 3rd - 4th place: 1 pack

All prizes guaranteed. All packs are KTK

free booster pack (early bird prize) to the 1st player to arrive at our tournament before the appointed time

October 31, 2014 (fri) - events

standard– festival mall alabang

start time: 6pm

Entrance fee: php200

Prizes:

1st place: 5 packs 2nd place: 3 packs, 3rd-4th place : 1 pack

All prizes guaranteed. All packs are KTK

Fnm card to top placers

free booster pack (early bird prize) to the 1st player to arrive at our tournament before the appointed time (KTK)

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HELL O Ween Friday Wabshaq Event:

‪#‎mtg‬ ‪#‎fnm‬ ‪#‎wabshaqevent‬ ‪#‎standardmtg‬ ‪#‎modernmtg‬

4:00 pm ‪#‎standard‬ format 200 fee

7:00 pm ‪#‎modern‬ format 200 fee

8:00 pm ‪#‎draft‬ format 800 fee

Guaranteed prizes for 12 players standard and modern:

1st: 3 KTK packs +1m15 + chessex dice set

2nd: 1 KTK pack +1m15 pack + chessex dice set

3rd: 1 chessex dice set

4th: 1 chessex dice set

5th: 1 m15 pack

6th: 1 m15 pack

Draft : ktk- ktk- Ktk english

1 Japanese Ktk per win

additional prizes:

1st: 1 chessex dice set

2nd:1 chessex dice set

3rd: 1 chessex dice set

4th: 1 m15 pack

1 m 15 pack to the 8th player

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Fetchlands/Planeswalker Wednesdays at Kick Engines 

What: Standard tournament

When: Oct 29, 2014 Wednesday,

Time: 5:30pm

Reg fee: 250php

Prize Structure:

8 players minimum

1st 1x Polluted Delta

2nd 1x Windswept heath

3rd 1x Bloodstained Mire

12players minimum

1st 1x Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker

2nd 1x Flooded Strand

3rd 1x Bloodstained mire

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October 28, Tuesday

SUPER STANDARD ONCE AGAIN!

Round 1 starts at 730PM

Reg Fee: 350

Jap KTK packs, English KTK Packs, Playmat and excess gameday cards up for grabs!

See you there

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Do U live near Banawe QC?

Do U want to avoid the crowds and heat on Nov 1 & 2?

Then attend the inaugural tournaments of MTG Vault this Saturday and Sunday!

100 pesos. 3 rounds single elimination. 1 pack per win, winner of round 3 gets 2 packs!!!

Free Drinks and Snacks for all,,,,,,,,

,,,,, and a whole lot MORE!!!

2pm, 3pm, 4pm,5pm, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm pods on Saturday

3pm, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm 7pm pods on Sunday.

Text 09054115010 to reserve your slot now.

MTG Vault is located at 62 P, Florentino St very near Banawe Street QC

Westbound on Quezon Ave, turn right to Banawe, then 1st street is P, Florentino, We are almost at the corner,

MTG Vault is located above Arcadia Golf and Bar,

Yup that's right there's a bar below us so u can go from shuffling to drinking in an instant,

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Gmaster Games Weekly Tournament

Format : Standard

Entrance Fee : 200php

When: Nov 1,2014 ( Saturday )

Where: GMaster Games ( Monumento Caloocan City Near MCU Hospital )

Site Map: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=858645004156347&set=p.858645004156347&type=1&theater

Registration Starts at 1pm , Round Starts at 2pm

GUARANTEED PRIZES:

1st : 5 KTK Booster Pack

2nd : 3 KTK Booster Pack

3rd : 2 KTK Booster Pack

4th : 1 KTK Booster Pack

5th: 1 KTK Booster Pack

Additional prizes from 6th place and below depends on how many players will participate...

Format : Modern

Entrance Fee: 200php

When: Nov 2,2014 ( Sunday )

Where: Gmaster Games ( Monumento Caloocan City Near MCU Hospital

Registration Starts at 1pm , Round Starts at 2pm

GUARANTEED PRIZES:

1st : 5 KTK Booster Pack

2nd : 3 KTK Booster Pack

3rd : 2 KTK Booster Pack

4th : 1 KTK Booster Pack

5th: 1 KTK Booster Pack

Additional prizes from 6th place and below depends on how many players will participate...

For Inquiries and details text/call 09233099991

For those players that will bring cars, the building has its own parking beside greenwhich and mini stop. if ever na puno na po ang parking kindly inform us and we will assist you to where you can park your car safe and no worries. thanks

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COSWORT MTG Players Dasma

location

click me

Friday Night Magic 8 man draft. cards to be drafted - Khans of Tarkir (jap)

Friday Oct 31

Reg time: 6:30 pm

Reg fee: 800

Game start: 7:30 pm

- each player receive 3 booster packs of Khans (jap)

- 3 rounds of swiss

- 1 pack per win

- FNM card will also be given away

kindly txt or pm me or post here to reserve a slot. 8 players onl

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Map.

Spiral Valenzuela is located at the Black Rectangular Box in the map. From Monumento Circle, take the McArthur Hway drive. Spiral is around 2.5KM from Monumento Circle. In moderate to light traffic, you should be in Spiral in less than 10-20mins. Along the route, once you see the San Miguel Brewery at the opposite side of the road, you are around 600meters away from Spiral Valenzuela. Just search for the Ersao and Savory branch along Mcarthur Hway and right on the other side of the street is Spiral Valenzuela.

On the side note, once you see Our Lady of Fatima University, it just means na lampas ka na. You can actually walk back papuntang Spiral, around 200 meter walk, as for my case, around 300-350 walking steps,

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Location: Unit 206 2/F D' Students Place 2488 Taft Ave Corner Estrada st. Malate, Manila (Beside CSB, TokyoTokyo Above Starbucks,BurgerKing & Mercury Drugstore) Contact No.: (02)5655939/ (0917)5363911 Store Hours: Mon-Sat 10:30am-9:00p

ONGKEKO SHOP
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Philippine Magic The Gathering Community- around the metro / cavite

Are you a Magic the Gathering player?
or knows how to play Magic the Gathering but does not have someone to play to?

Well I'll be consolidating places I know, or read (from FB pages) that have a Magic community.
Or you could alternately visit Wizards locator site - here


Now let's start on where I am based - Cavite

NG district is on Imus - The District, Daang Hari Road, Imus City, Cavite-  district

• 2nd Floor.

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Mage-Ring Hobby Shop, Dasmarines, Cavite, Philippines

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The Game Room - 2nd Floor B-Complex Building Gen Topacio street
4103 Imus, Cavite

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PC butlers laguna  - 2nd Floor LVC Building, Laguna Boulevard, Sta Rosa City
sta rosa laguna

• i have not yet played here, just saw this on FB page

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WebShaq - 24 J. Aguilar Ave Talon Uno 1740 Las Pinas Philippine - location here.

•  click here for the map 

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ARJ Hobbyshop - RFC Mall Ground Floor G-10N, Molino Road, Molino 2,

4102 Bacoor, Cavite

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HobbyPro Central - #44 Aguirre Avenue BF Homes 1720 Parañaque City

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PC BUTLERS COMPUTER SERVICES - 2nd Floor LVC Building, Laguna Boulevard, Sta Rosa City 4026 Laguna Philippines

049-5440551

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Madcap Gaming - UNIT 1 GROUND FLOOR MACLANE CENTRE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAN ANTONIO

4023 San Pedro City Philippines 0995-2007329

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