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AuthorKyle Sanchez

Kyle, or Sanchez as he's affectionately known, is a long-time SCG fan favorite and former Magic Invitational nominee. Along with a GP Top 8, he's got a list of money finishes at GPs and the Pro Tour. These days, he's busy managing his industrial warehousing and used store fixture business, but always a fan of a unique brew, he's dusting off the rust by playing FNM every week!

Down And Dirty – You Can Live Through Anything If Magic Made It!

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Thursday, July 3rd – As you may have noticed last week, Kyle Sanchez was absent from the article roster. Today’s Down And Dirty brings us the reason for that, a tale of Grand Prix: Indianapolis that will frankly boggle the mind. While this one is low on Magic content, and while you should always take Kyle with a pinch of salt, this one has to be read to be believed…

Down And Dirty – Fantasies With Shadowmoor Sealed

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Thursday, June 19th – With Grand Prix: Indianapolis this coming weekend, Kyle Sanchez is preparing in style! Today’s Down And Dirty sees the curly-haired Kyle examine three separate Shadowmoor Sealed cardpools, looking for those important synergies and top-notch bombs. He also outlines his personal five picks for the Grand Prix Top 8, including one guy he fingers as the winner…

Down And Dirty – Reppin’ My Block: Two Texan Regionals Top 8s

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Thursday, June 12th – Kyle Sanchez brings us the hotly anticipated results from not one, but two Regionals tournaments: Houston and Dallas. While there is a fair share of Faerie, Elven, and Merfolk shenanigans in the Top 8 lists, there is innovation to be found. Can it really be true that Zur took down a Nationals invite? Read on to find out!

Down And Dirty – Mixed Bag

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Thursday, June 5th – Today’s Down And Dirty sees Kyle Sanchez in a playful mood. He kicks things off in style with an entertaining story, and then lets us into the minds of the DCI come restriction time. The bulk of the article, however, sees Mr Sanchez poring over an intriguing Shadowmoor Sealed cardpool in preparation for Grand Prix: Indianapolis, before he rounds out the day with his own take on the Dragonstorm archetype for Regionals!

Down And Dirty – Adventures in Blurrywood

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Thursday, May 29th – Kyle rocked out to sunny California with a foiled Wizards deck, a wandering eye, and a pocketful of Pro Tour dreams. While those dreams didn’t come true, Mr Sanchez had a complete blast. Today’s Down And Dirty chronicles his time in Hollywood through a series of entertaining vignettes guaranteed to raise a smile…

Down And Dirty – Five Decks, Three Formats, Hollywood Holla

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Thursday, May 22nd – It appears that Hell has frozen over. This week, Richard Feldman is providing the chuckles… and Kyle Sanchez tackles the serious task of breaking the Standard metagame. He brings us the latest take on his innovative Wizards Control deck plus a couple of intriguing rogue creations. All this, plus talk on Shadowmoor Limited and Block Constructed!

Down And Dirty – Dissecting the Mega-Magic Weekend Standard Decklists

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Thursday, May 15th – With the shadow of Pro Tour: Hollywood breathing down out necks, it’s time to get serious with the Standard metagame. Today’s Down And Dirty sees Kyle Sanchez take us through the highs and lows of the standout decklists hailing from last weekend’s Star City Games Mega-Magic Weekend, How will results there impact the upcoming Pro Tour?

Down And Dirty – Scornful Options Unlimited

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Thursday, May 8th – It appears that the great and good of Star City Games are currently going crazy over Combo decks in Shadowmoor Standard. We’ve had Patrick Chapin’s take on the Seismic Swans deck… today, we have Kyle Sanchez walking us through a plethora of intriguing Enchanted Evening options. He takes the combo pieces and throws them in with literally every card under the sun. Will one of these builds prove strong enough to storm the Star City Games Mega-Magic Weekend? Read on to find out!

Down And Dirty – New Shadowmoor Archetypes, and Moor Wizards

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Thursday, May 1st – With Pro Tour: Hollywood looming large on the tournament calendar, Kyle Sanchez kicks off his preparations with a look at a cavalcade of exciting Shadowmoor-powered Standard options. There’s the ubiquitous Red/Green, Mono-Black Control, the much-discussed Enchanted Evening Combo deck, and an update on his popular Wizards deck!

Down And Dirty – Someone Stole My Wizard Deck!

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Wednesday, April 23rd – Today’s Down And Dirty contains a cautionary tale: do not steal from Kyle Sanchez! In this hilarious article, Mr Sanchez relives some of the more bizarre Magical miscellany that has occurred to him this past week, including the theft of his beloved (and entirely foiled) Standard Wizard deck. Intrigued? Then read on!

Down And Dirty – Winning With Wizards: City Champion!

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Thursday, April 17th – Kyle Sanchez, armed with his funky and fresh Wizard deck, rocked up to his City Championship tournament… and walked away the victor! Today, he takes us through the intricacies behind his deck, and shows us how he made it to the top. Arbiter of Knollridge… who knew?

Down And Dirty – Innovate This! (Five More Decks for Standard)

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Thursday, April 3rd – Earlier this week, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin brought us a fresh set of five decks for Standard. Today it’s the turn of Kyle Sanchez, and he doesn’t disappoint. He trawls through five more innovative decks for Standard, including a Mono-Green combo deck that deserves further investigation. Intrigued? Then read on!

Down And Dirty – The Sanchez Fish Fellowship

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Thursday, March 27th – Kyle Sanchez rocked up to an Extended PTQ with a powerful Rock deck… and things went horrifically wrong. However, he’s not one to quail in the face of despair… Instead, he turned his afro to Standard. Today he presents a couple of decks for our delectation. One has a rogue feel, and the other is decidedly more fishy…

Down And Dirty – Rockin’ The Weekend Away

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Thursday, March 20th – This past weekend, Gerard “GFabs” Fabiano rocked out Grand Prix: Philly, armed with an old-fashioned Barra-style Rock deck. Today’s Down And Dirty sees Kyle Sanchez take us through the rather strange card numbers in Gerard’s build. He also reasons that Rock decks may not be the best choice this coming weekend, and offers an alternative…

Down And Dirty – A Tale of Two Tarmogoyfs

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Thursday, March 13th – Kyle Sanchez rocked up to his latest Extended PTQ with a Blue/Green Tron deck and high hopes of qualification. Sadly, things weren’t to be for him that day. Nevertheless, his performance sheds some interesting light on the matchups involved, and he presents his personal pick for the deck to run at any approaching PTQ…