Scars of Mirrodin
Wurmcoil Engine – 650 each
Darkslick Shores – 600 each
Seachrome Coast – 700 each

Mirrodin Besieged
Inkmoth Nexus – 550 each

Innistrad
Geist of Saint Traft – 1300 each
Liliana of the Veil – 1500
Snapcaster Mage – 1300 each

Dark Ascension
Geralf’s Messenger – 300 each
Gravecrawler – 300 each
Huntmaster of the Fells – 800 each

Innistrad booster packs/boxes are available again

New product: Cardfight!! Vanguard set 2

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April 14, 2012 (Sat) – Standard Open at Titan Kapitolyo
Standard, Php 200 entry
Dark Ascension boosters and/or Avacyn Restored Prerelease passes at stake
Registration: 3pm
Round 1 pairings: 4pm

April 21, 2012 (Sat) – Grand Prix Trial Shanghai at Titan Kapitolyo
Standard, Php 300 entry
Dark Ascension boosters and/or Avacyn Restored Prerelease passes at stake
Registration: 12nn
Round 1 pairings: 1pm

April 27, 2012 (Fri midnight) – Avacyn Restored Midnight Prerelease at Titan Kapitolyo
Sealed Deck, Php 1,200 entry
1 Avacyn Restored booster pack per win and a Titan t-shirt for 4-0 finishers
Registration: 11pm
Deck construction: 12:01 mn

Mirrodin Besieged
Hero of Bladehold – 650 each
Mirran Crusader – 350 each

New Phyrexia
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite – 950 each
Gut Shot – 75 each
Surgical Extraction – 300 each

M12
Chandra’s Phoenix – 300 each

Innistrad
Geist of Saint Traft – 1300 each
Snapcaster Mage – 1300 each

Dark Ascension
Geralf’s Messenger – 300 each
Gravecrawler – 300 each
Huntmaster of the Fells – 800 each
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad – 1,100 each

Also available: Venser vs Koth duel decks – 1200 each

March 10, 2012 (Sat) – Standard Open at Titan Libis

March 17, 2012 (Sat) – Grand Prix Trial Manila at Titan Libis
Standard, Php 300 entry
2 Dark Ascension booster boxes to be split by the top 8
Dark Ascension booster packs consolation for 9th-16th
Registration: 12nn
Round 1 pairings: 1pm

March 31, 2012 (Sat) – Afternoon Standard at Titan Kapitolyo
Standard, Php 200 entry
Dark Ascension boosters and/or Avacyn Restored Prerelease passes at stake
Registration: 3pm
Round 1 pairings: 4pm

The big 20′s are back and will be available in our stores tomorrow; July 6, 2011.

M12 Prerelease schedule:

Midnight Prerelease at Titan Kapitolyo
Assembly time: July 8, 11:30pm
Registration fee: Php 1,200
Players will receive 6 M12 booster packs and will be awarded 1 pack per match won
Please bring basic lands as we might not have enough to accommodate all players

Saturday Prerelease at Titan Libis
Assembly time: July 9, 12:00nn
Registration fee: Php 1,200
Players will receive 6 M12 booster packs and will be awarded 1 pack per match won
Please bring basic lands as we might not have enough to accommodate all players

World of Warcraft War of the Elements fatpack (accessories only, no boosters) – Php 850

World of Warcraft Scourgewar Icecrown fatpack (accessories only, no boosters) – Php 850

Promo mechanics:
1. Print-out this card.
2. Ask our storekeepers to sign a box every time you buy a booster pack or join our weekday events.
3. You get a free booster pack OR a free entry to one of our weekday events after gathering 10 signatures from a specific branch.

* this card is a website exclusive and is NOT available in our stores.

The first PTQ for Philadelphia in Manila was concluded last weekend. It was the first major New Phyrexia legal Standard tourney in the local scene. Titan’s Jason Ascalon won the whole thing playing the most popular weapon of choice for the format; CAW-blade. 5 other CAW-blade players were also in the top 8, cementing the deck as the best deck (that got even better with NPH) in the format. The other 2 decks in the top 8 were RUG-twin and RUG. The full top 8 decklists can be viewed at Neutral Grounds’ facebook page.

Finishing just outside the top 8 (9th) was me, JT Porter, and my take on a mono-black midrange deck that was originally sketched by Patrick Chapin in 2 of his articles for StarCityGames. Chapin presented 2 different builds of a possible mono-black deck but did not really explain in detail how the deck and each of its components worked. Sure, individual black cards are pretty straightforward, but black decks should have all their cards working in unison and the pilot should know all the good combination plays. We were not too impressed by Chapin’s list as it seemed like it was only drawn on the table and has not been tested properly. We tried different other builds for the deck; splashing blue for JTMS and Creeping Tar Pit, splashing red for some artifact hate, and white for Stoneforge Mystic. The 2 color builds were very inconsistent and had a bad curve that we decided to revert back to mono-black, splashing green for sideboard Nature’s Claim. The big difference of our build and Chapin’s would be the disruption suite of choice. Chapin ran a combination of Inquisition of Kozilek, Duress, and Despise while we decided to drop Despise and put a 2/1 flying body in the form of Liliana’s Specter. Chapin also ran a set of Phyrexian Revokers which actually seems like a good idea given that majority of my build’s loses came at the back of a random creature with an equipped Sword of Feast and Famine.

PORTER, James
15 points

Lands:
20 Swamp
4 Verdant catacombs

Creature Spells:

4 Gatekeeper of Malakir
4 Liliana’s Specter
3 Vampire Nighthawk
1 Pilgrim’s Eye
4 Phyrexian Obliterator

Non-Creature Spells:
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
3 Duress
4 Geth’s Verdict
2 Go for the Throat
4 Sign in Blood
3 Lashwrithe

Sideboard:
1 Forest
3 Nature’s Claim
2 Go for the Throat
1 Ratchet Bomb
3 Hex Parasite
2 Surgical Extraction
1 Grave titan
1 Vampire Nighthawk
1 Duress

The deck finished 5-2, losing to 2 CAW-blade decks (both made the top 8). The loses were a bit sketchy though as we were not able to test enough sideboarded games, which meant that I was trying out different sideboard strategies during the tourney. It is a really fun deck to play specially if you or your wallet is not a big fan of JTMS, Lotus Cobra, or Stoneforge Mystic. As of this build, the deck has a total of 5 mythic rares, and has a total cash value of somewhere around “cheaper than a playset of JTMS”. With a bit more work, I think the deck could be a strong contender in the format.

Community News

Our beloved MTG distributor and the big dog of local gaming; Neutral Grounds, decided to bid farewell to their flagship branch in Robinsons Galleria. The GM; Mr. Freddie Tan (aka Mr. McMahon) discusses it in detail in their website. I am sure that everyone in the local community had their fair share of good memories in Galleria, be it spotting eye candy in the days when there were tournaments at the top floor, a lot of very large prerelease tournaments, memorable Nationals tournaments, and personally, a GP win that was scored in a once empty portion of the mall. There hasn’t been any MTG tournaments at Galleria lately but the team and friends still regularly visit that mall to pickup wholesale orders or eat at Yoshinoya (we had discounts here for a while) and DQ.

Tuesdays – Standard Constructed at Titan Libis (Entry fee: Php 150)
Wednesdays – Standard Constructed at Titan Kapitolyo (Entry fee: Php 150)
Thursdays – Standard Constructed at Titan Libis (Entry fee: Php 150)
16k booster drafts on-demand (Entry fee: Php 600)

FNM Schedule:

Standard at Titan Kapitolyo (Entry fee: Php 150)
Standard at Titan Libis (Entry fee: Php 150)
16k booster drafts on-demand (Entry fee: Php 600)

Premier Event Schedule:

May 22, 2011 – Grand Prix Trial Shanghai at Titan Libis – Sealed deck format
Players will receive 2 SOM boosters, 2 MBS boosters, and 2 New Phyrexia boosters for sealed deck construction
Top 8 booster draft (NPH/MBS/SOM)
Lots of boosters and 3 byes to Grand Prix Shanghai will be awarded to top finishers
Entry fee: Php 1,200