![]() There’s also one important point in the schedule: a bunch of other regions had their RCs a week before ours. Three weeks of preparation is in my opinion enough to learn the format. I started my testing on the 20th of February and the Regional Championship was held on the 11-12th of March. The first thing to do was check the calendar and prepare a plan – what steps need to be done and when. Did I nail it? I would rate my preparation 8/10 – it was solid, but I could make it better in some spots. It sounds straightforward, but the whole process is a mix of a few variables and it’s actually quite hard to get it right. So all I had to do was to find it and learn how to play it. I like to spend some time on key decisions, and then have time between rounds to rest, eat snacks, etc. I tend to gravitate towards fast, proactive decks in general (mostly combo, but if that’s not a possibility then I’ll very end up playing an aggro deck), and I’m doing it partially because I’m not the fastest player on the planet. My plan for the event was simple – find the best proactive deck available and tune it for the expected metagame. ![]() The return of Standard to the competitive scene was something I didn’t expect to see after the pandemic – Modern and Pioneer are extremely popular already, and the format was quite shitty in the past few years – it was hard to find an actually balanced Standard environment. If you are new here, don’t forget to check out our Discord Channel. In part two, you’ll find a tournament report and my thoughts about Mono Red moving forward. This is a part one of the article when I show my preparation process as well as a mini primer and sideboard guide. Even though I don’t usually create Standard content, I decided to write it as my way of saying thank you for all your support. A lot of players were also asking if the tournament report and sideboard guide for Mono Red will be posted at Mystical Teachings. I got qualified for the Pro Tour in Minneapolis playing standard Mono Red Aggro.
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