CategoryMagic The Gathering

The Kitchen Table #374 – Decks Inspired By Dark Ascension

Abe Sargent messes around with the new cards from Dark Ascension and finds unique synergies with the latest cards. What kind of decks does he come up with?

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Rise Of Aintrazi – How Could You Be So Heartless? *6th*

Ali made 6th place at Richmond with Heartless Summoning! If he were to run the deck again in Cincinnati this weekend, what changes would he make?

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How To Win With Bellowing Tanglewurm In Standard

Brian Braun-Duin tells you how to play the Dungrove Elder Aggro deck and goes in-depth into why each card made it into the list. Cincinnati is this weekend, so don’t miss this hilarious and pun-filled article.

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Standard, Modern, Legacy, And A Little Limited

Gerry has to prepare for a ton of formats in the coming weeks, so he’s going to talk about all of them. Look here for Modern and Legacy decklists, as well as thoughts on Standard and Limited.

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StarCityGames.com Open Series Preview: Cincinnati

Glenn Jones is joined by Jason Reedy and Jacob Van Lunen to talk about StarCityGames.com Open: Cincinnati this weekend! Catch up on the Standard and Legacy metagame, know where to catch a late-night bite, and more!

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The Sukenik Special – Just Hit The Same, Boring Winner

Jonathan Sukenik speaks of tennis and Magic, of the virtue of hitting the same, boring winner (play the deck that wins, not the shiny, cool, new thing).

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Next Level Spec: The Battle Of The Specs

Ted Knutson appoints four apprentices (and you!) to learn about Magic Online speculation for one whole year, under his tutelage. Do you have what it takes to turn a profit?

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Standard Dungrove Aggro For Cincinnati

Todd Anderson covers the tweaks he’d make to the Dungrove Aggro deck he ran at StarCityGames.com Open: Richmond. Was the deck a fluke, or will it be a contender at Cincinnati this weekend?

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Magic Online Season Championship: Top 4 With Mono-Blue Faeries

Bing Luke, or prolepsis9 on Magic Online, made top 4 with Mono-Blue Faeries, one of the major decks in the Modern format. If you want a good deck for the PTQ season, check it out.

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How To Think About Legacy As A Format: Blue And White

Drew Levin reviews the key blue and white cards in Legacy. If you want to know what Legacy is all about and where the metagame is going to go, check out this article for StarCityGames.com Open: Cincinnati.

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How I Learned To Stop Hating And Love Affinity

Ken Bearl made the finals of a PTQ with Affinity, a deck he initially underestimated. This article covers exactly why he was wrong.

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Legacy 2012: Is The Tide Turning?

Blue has not been dominating in Legacy in recent weeks. Are the tides turning? What will happen this weekend in Cincinnati? Patrick Chapin breaks down the numbers.

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The Isperia Challenge

A few weeks back, I posted an Isperia deck. One criticism was that the deck was full enough of staples that it wasn’t particularly interesting, so I put out the challenge to come up with a better one.

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Cube Chronicles Quarterly: Dark Ascension, Part 2

Part 2 of the Cube Chronicles Quarterly covers the rest of Dark Ascension from Monday. Usman and Justin discuss cards like Hellrider, Strangleroot Geist, and more.

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A Peek Under The Hood Before Pro Tour Dark Ascension

With playtesting underway, the pros have to draw the line somewhere. While these Standard brews didn’t make the cut, they could just be missing something. What’s your take?

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