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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.

Drafting With Olivier – Shards/Shards/Conflux #8

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Friday, March 20th – 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 – Drafting Five-Color Control, and Swans at Grand Prix: Hanover

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Friday, March 20th – If you’ve been following the popular Drafting With Olivier series, you’ll have noticed that Oli is a fan of drafting Five-Color Control in Alara/Alara/Conflux. Today, he brings us an excellent and practical primer for the archetype, including pick selections and overall strategy. He also shares his Extended Swans list for good measure!

Drafting With Olivier – Shards/Shards/Conflux #7

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Thursday, March 19th – 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 – Shards/Shards/Conflux #6

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Monday, March 16th – 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 – Shards/Shards/Conflux #5

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Friday, March 13th – That’s right, folks… the popular “Drafting With” series is back! French uber-pro Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft on Magic Online, sharing his picks from 1 to 45, and supplying interesting pick debates and information. For more analysis, visit the forums!

Reflecting Ruel – Tips For Improvement

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Friday, March 13th – In today’s edition of Reflecting Ruel, Hall of Fame start Olivier Ruel shares some interesting tips and tricks to improve a Magic player’s mental game. The importance of rivalry, playtesting, tournament attendance, and more… Let Oli show you the way!

Drafting With Olivier – Shards/Shards/Conflux #4

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Thursday, March 12th – That’s right, folks… the popular “Drafting With” series is back! French uber-pro Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft on Magic Online, sharing his picks from 1 to 45, and supplying interesting pick debates and information. For more analysis, visit the forums!

Drafting With Olivier – Shards/Shards/Conflux #3

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Wednesday, March 11th – That’s right, folks… the popular “Drafting With” series is back! French uber-pro Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft on Magic Online, sharing his picks from 1 to 45, and supplying interesting pick debates and information. For more analysis, visit the forums!

Drafting With Olivier – Shards/Shards/Conflux #2

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Tuesday, March 10th – That’s right, folks… the popular “Drafting With” series is back! French uber-pro Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft on Magic Online, sharing his picks from 1 to 45, and supplying interesting pick debates and information. For more analysis, visit the forums!

Drafting With Olivier – Shards/Shards/Conflux #1

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Monday, March 9th – That’s right, folks… the popular “Drafting With” series is back! French uber-pro Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft on Magic Online, sharing his picks from 1 to 45, and supplying interesting pick debates and information. For more analysis, visit the forums!

Reflecting Ruel – Impressions of Kyoto

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Monday, March 9th – As one of the super-team including Patrick Chapin, Guillaume Wafo-Tapa, Manuel Bucher, and eventual winner Gabriel Nassif, Olivier Ruel managed a creditable 51st place at Pro Tour: Kyoto. Today’s Reflecting Ruel sees the French maestro examine the popular Five-Color Control archetype in depth, with a detailed sideboard plan, a card-by-card breakdown, and a post-PT decklist…

Reflecting Ruel – Playing to Win: Lessons From Grand Prix: Rotterdam

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Thursday, February 26th – In the first of a new weekly column, Hall of Famer and Magic mainstay Olivier Ruel takes us step-by-step through his Sealed deckbuilding process, focusing on his card pool from Grand Prix: Rotterdam. He also talks us through some interesting games, and produces a few tips on how important it is to Play to Win…

My Thoughts on the Hall of Fame

Tuesday, September 2nd – In a few days, the new members of the Hall of Fame will be announced. I doubt that, at this point, what I am going to say will influence the results in any way, but after so many voters shared their thoughts on my situation, I could not stay silent…

Vote For Me in 2005!

Magic: the Gathering Invitational
It’s election time again, Magic style. Now is the time of year where Magic fans everywhere get to vote their favorite players into the Magic: the Gathering Invitational. Well this year, we decided to give all players on the ballot equal time on our front page. From now until the end of the Invitational voting process, StarCityGames.com will run advertisements from any pro on the ballot (but only from those pros), explaining in 1000 words or less why they should get your vote. Tell your friends to help their case simply by submitting their advertisement to Mail us at https://sales.starcitygames.com/contactus/contactform.php?emailid=2 and we will do the rest.

We kick things off with the French clown prince of the Pro Tour, the funny, charming, and always amusing Olivier Ruel.