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AuthorOlivier Ruel

Pro Tour mainstay Olivier Ruel's outstanding career includes five Pro Tour Top 8s, numerous Grand Prix Top 8s (including the recent victory at Grand Prix: Brighton), and induction in the Magic Hall of Fame class of 2008.

Reflecting Ruel – Rise of the Eldrazi Limited: Why White Sucks

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Tuesday, June 29th – In the second of our Rise of the Eldrazi Limited articles today, and in counterpoint to Zvi’s article above, Olivier Ruel tells us why White, well, sucks. He reflects on why the color has a wretched time when paired with most of the colors in Magic, including the overrated Level Up deck!

Reflecting Ruel – Blue/White Tap Out Control versus Next Level Bant: The Blue/White Tap Out Control Perspective

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Wednesday, June 23rd – In today’s Reflecting Ruel, Olivier catches up on his Duel With Ruel obligations, bringing us the Blue/White Tap Out perspective on the matchup against Next Level Bant. With the StarCityGames.com Open Series hitting St. Louis this weekend, fans of these strategies can gain a head start here!

Drafting With Olivier – Rise of the Eldrazi #3

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Monday, June 21st – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft queue on Magic Online. He shares some comprehensive thoughts about both the picks and the games, and talks us through each step of the way! If you’re looking to improve your Limited game, this is the article series for you!

Reflecting Ruel – My Pro Tour: San Juan Report

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Friday, June 11th – In San Juan, Olivier Ruel felt the euphoria of victory and the stab of defeat. While he made Day 2, he failed to set the tournament alight, but he did reach a huge personal milestone along the way. He recounts his tale today…

Drafting With Olivier – Rise of the Eldrazi #2

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Wednesday, June 9th – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft queue on Magic Online. He shares some comprehensive thoughts about both the picks and the games, and talks us through each step of the way! If you’re looking to improve your Limited game, this is the article series for you!

Drafting With Olivier – Rise of the Eldrazi #1

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Wednesday, May 26th – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft queue on Magic Online. He shares some comprehensive thoughts about both the picks and the games, and talks us through each step of the way! If you’re looking to improve your Limited game, this is the article series for you!

Reflecting Ruel – Tips and Tricks in Rise of the Eldrazi Draft

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Friday, May 21st – Rise of the Eldrazi Draft is proving both incredibly popular and intensely skillful. Today’s edition of Reflecting Ruel sees Olivier serve up a selection of interesting tips and tricks that combine common cards and effects for cool and interactive results. And next week, Drafting with Oli returns!

Reflecting Ruel – Rise of the Eldrazi: My Top 50

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Friday, May 7th – Standard results are rolling in, and Rise of the Eldrazi is making an impression on decks across the board. Today, Olivier Ruel examines his personal picks for the Top 50 Constructed cards in the new set. Do you agree with his assessments?

Reflecting Ruel – Jund versus Mythic: The Jund Perspective

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Friday, April 30th – For many months, Jund has been the Standard deck to beat. Rise of the Eldrazi hopes to change that, but for the first few weeks at least, Jund’s dominance is likely set in stone. Olivier Ruel catches up with his Duel With Ruel commitments today, throwing the best deck in the format against the formidable Mythic build.

Reflecting Ruel – Naya versus Jund: The Naya Perspective

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Friday, April 16th – Olivier Ruel catches up on his Duel With Ruel commitments, rounding out last week’s matchup of Naya versus Jund. While Rise of the Eldrazi promises to rejuvenate the Standard format in a week’s time, there are eight-man queues to be won… so how does Knight of the Reliquary stand up against Jund?

Drafting With Olivier – Zendikar / Zendikar / Worldwake #4

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Thursday, April 15th – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft queue on Magic Online. He shares some comprehensive thoughts about both the picks and the games, and talks us through each step of the way! If you’re looking to improve your Limited game, this is the article series for you!

Reflecting Ruel – White/Green Aggro at Grand Prix: Brussels

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Friday, April 9th – At Grand Prix: Brussels, Olivier was looking for a deck that didn’t give up vital games against Jund. Tweaking a White Weenie frame, he added Green for more power and resilience, and sat back eager to smash the Jund players down. Sadly, things didn’t go quite as planned…

Drafting With Olivier – Zendikar / Zendikar / Worldwake #3

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Thursday, April 8th – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft queue on Magic Online. He shares some comprehensive thoughts about both the picks and the games, and talks us through each step of the way! If you’re looking to improve your Limited game, this is the article series for you!

Reflecting Ruel – Catching Up With Oli: Standard Matchups

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Wednesday, March 31st – After missing a few articles in the past few weeks, Olivier Ruel plays catch-up. Today’s installment of Reflecting Ruel sees Oli present the information on White Weenie versus Jund and Jund versus UW Control from his brother Antoine’s series! With Nationals qualifiers fast approaching, Oli leads the way!

Reflecting Ruel – Analyzing Turbo Fog in Standard

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Friday, March 26th – At Pro Tour: San Diego, Olivier Ruel made an interesting deck choice: Turbo Fog. Today, he talks us through the decks main matchups and sideboarding plans, and brings us a down and dirty walkthrough of his tournament matches.