CategoryMagic The Gathering

Reflecting Ruel – My French Nationals

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Monday, August 9th – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel played Polymorph at French Nationals. While he wasn’t as successful as his brother Antoine, he certainly gave it a good effort. In his report today, he outlines his preparation for the tournament, and shares the highs and lows from the tournament floor.

So Many Insane Plays – The Q2 Vintage Market Report

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Monday, August 9th – With Vintage in the spotlight thanks to last weekend’s Vintage Champs at GenCon, Stephen Menendian brings us the latest article in his excellent Vintage Market Report series. He examines recent results from around the world, provides metagame predictions, shares financial tips and decklists, and more!

You Lika The Juice? – Feedback Week

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Friday, August 6th – In the spirit of “feedback week” over on the mothership, I thought today would be a good time to open up the mailbox and share what my readers have been sending me. Before I do that though, I did want to spend some time addressing some forum comments I got last week concerning card availability and mythic rares, and a “question of the day” I sent out over Twitter.

The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Grand Prix: Columbus and GenCon

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Friday, August 6th – Brian Kibler rocked into Grand Prix: Columbus with a strong Legacy list and high hopes. Unfortunately, his performance didn’t quite match his expectations, but that didn’t dampen his enjoyment of the tournament. He shares tales from the tournament floor today, and brings us the lowdown on his plans for GenCon.

Tribal Thriftiness #122 – Mono-Black Reanimator

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Friday, August 6th – This week, Dave explores some options for the upcoming StarCityGames.com Legacy Open in Denver, including a Mono-Black Reanimator list.

The Magic Show #200 – Grand Prix: Columbus

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Friday, August 6th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. In this, our 200th(!) episode, we go to GP Columbus and talk Legacy with the biggest names in the game. Join me, won’t you?

Innovations – Surviving Grand Prix: Columbus

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Friday, August 6th – In the first Innovations in his new Friday slot, Patrick Chapin discusses his deck choice and matches from the trenches of Grand Prix: Columbus. Piloting an unusual Survival build deep into the second day, he shares the highs and lows from the tournament floor, and some excellent tips on playing the deck.

Black Magic – GenCon Preparation and the 2010 Hall of Fame Ballot

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Friday, August 6th – In this week’s edition of Black Magic, Sam Black discusses his preparation for GenCon. He also shares his thoughts on this year’s Hall of Fame ballot, and asks for our input in the forums!

Feature Article – Hall of Fame Thoughts 2010

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Friday, August 6th – Two years ago I appeared on this here site here (that’s how we referred to StarCityGames.com back in the day) to argue the case against putting Olivier Ruel in the Hall of Fame. I was overruled.

Time to flip the script.

Episode 32 – Everybody Hates Purple

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Friday, August 6th – Joey & BHJ talk about Grand-Prix Columbus and the latest community controversy, Drew Levin’s DQ from the event. We also discuss some Scars of Mirrodin news, rumors & theories; put forth some constructive criticism of the MTG novels; and debate the merits of reprinting mythics as rares.

Sullivan Library – The Baron in Columbus

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Thursday, August 5th – With a plethora of important tournaments occurring, coupled with a vast array of different formats to master, Adrian Sullivan turned to a strategy he knows intimately for Grand Prix: Columbus… The Baron. He shares his preparation for the GP, his current Baron list, and his thoughts on Legacy in general.

The Wescoe Connection – Legacy Counter Top

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Thursday, August 5th – It’s fair to say that Craig Wescoe has had an eventful week. Today, he shares his thoughts on the powerful Counter Top strategy, and on Legacy in general. He provides a sideboarding guide to a number of pertinent matchups, and explores the ethos that underpins the format as a whole.

An Open Letter to Drew Levin and to the Magic Community

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Thursday, August 5th – This past weekend at Grand Prix Columbus in the final round of Swiss I was paired against Drew Levin and we were playing for Top 8. He won the match, and then afterwards made a comment…

The Justice League – Standard Rules

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Thursday, August 5th – It is advisable you know how your cards work. It is difficult to know how every single card works in Magic, but it will be to your advantage if you learn what your own cards do. To help you with that, let’s take a look to some common card interactions and rulings in Standard.

Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #336 – UST and Time Management

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Thursday, August 5th – This article contains more reports on the Ultimate Standard Tournament, as I could fit them in around preparation for GenCon and wrapping up stuff at work. This week, Astral Slide tries to slip by Napster, Doran tries to extinguish My Fires, and Psychatog tries to out-broken Tinker.