CategoryMagic The Gathering

Thirst for Knowledge – Extended, Legacy, and the Banned & Restricted Changes

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Wednesday, June 23rd – Extended up until this point has been a crap format. I’ve read the comments on some of the other articles this week, and some people have mentioned how Extended PTQs have the biggest turnouts and that Extended is a “rich format.” No. Extended has large turnouts because people can play Tarmogoyf, Dark Confidant, and avoid playing with stupid cards like Bloodbraid Elf without having to buy Underground Seas.

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One Step Ahead – Standard Spotlight

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Wednesday, June 23rd – This weekend sees the StarCityGames.com Open Series return to St. Louis, and Gerry T is ready. He’s tested a few decks over the past few weeks in a number of high-level tournaments, with a mixed bag of results to show for his efforts. Today, he takes us through the decks and strategies which have both succeeded and failed. Will one of these brews crack the final table this Saturday?

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MTGCast #212 – FNM Mammary Promo Conspiracy

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Wednesday, June 23rd – On this week€™s edition of MTGCast, the guys discuss the changes to Extended, EDH bannings, Archenemy, and much more!

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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!

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Black Magic – The Future of Faeries

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Wednesday, June 23rd – New Extended is here, and everyone seems keen on resurrecting the scourge of Standard Past: the dreaded Faeries. Sam Black, a proponent of the Fae throughout their Standard tenure, examines his Faerie philosophy in order to create his optimal Blue/Black build.

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Constructed Criticism – The Best Deck You’ve Never Heard Of

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Wednesday, June 23rd – A few days ago, I was playing in an Online PTQ, watching replays between rounds, when a weird deck caught my eye. I was intrigued from the start from a few interesting card choices, as well as his undefeated record going into the last round of swiss play. Overrun? Siege-Gang Commander? Beastmaster Ascension? It seemed like a real beating and I was definitely looking for a fresh start in Standard.

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Fishing Lessons – PTQ Video Walkthrough: Turboland

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Tuesday, June 22nd – I decided to do something a little different this week. Instead of writing a normal article, I recorded my Magic Online PTQ matches and commented over them. There are a lot of tricky plays to the deck and I felt like there were a ton of lessons to be learned from each match I played, so I felt it was a good idea to share it with the public.

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Insider Information – Sleepless in Seattle

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Tuesday, July 22nd – Cedric Phillips rocked up to the StarCityGames.com Open Series weekend in Seattle with two powerful decks and high hopes. In today’s entertaining report, he shares the highs and lows from what sounds like an excellent weekend of fun and frolics. With the StarCityGames.com Open Series hitting St. Louis this weekend, let Ced show you how to party!

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Legacy’s Allure – No More Mystical Tutor?

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Tuesday, June 22nd – Legacy and Extended saw a big shakeup with the lastest Banned List announcement, and already players are alternately decrying the death of two formats and innovating up new lists to succeed. In this week’s article, Doug lends a grounded perspective on what all this realistically means for Legacy players and analyzes each banning and unbanning in depth. See why the Extended change is good for Legacy players and understand what decks are winners and losers in the wake of Mystical Tutor’s banning. Find out what to substitute for your Mystical Tutors and how to get the most out of your Grim Monoliths in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!

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Too Much Information – StarCityGames.com Standard Open: Seattle

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Tuesday, June 22nd – A low turnout in Seattle doesn€™t mean there wasn€™t any new Tech. With Turboland and Next Level Bant coming out in solid numbers, we get our first real look at those match-ups. One of the new kids on the block impresses and one staple archetype had a really bad day.

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The Nose Knows – The State of the Game (and Introducing ExStandard)

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Tuesday, June 22nd – Magic has undergone some galactic shifts these past few days. The trimming of Standard, the Banned and Restricted List announcements for Legacy, the growth of the M11 spoiler list… we certainly live in interesting times. Today, Kyle Boggemes shares his thoughts on the latest news, and makes some Legacy and Standard suggestions for this weekend’s StarCityGames.com Open Series in St. Louis!

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Removed From Game – Removed From Extended

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Tuesday, June 22nd – With an ear close to the ground, you might have known this was coming. As far back as the closing months of 2009, there were rumors surfacing around various forums that Extended was not in a particularly healthy place, and that Wizards were contemplating a shakeup in the format that sits in an odd place in the structure of the game as a whole.

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Embracing The Chaos – Back to Basics

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Tuesday, June 22nd – After the experimentation with Isperia deck, which I intend to go back to at some point, I just wanted to play “my way.” This, of course, involved getting into the Red Zone with Karrthus.

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Feature Article – Drafting Levelers in Rise of the Eldrazi

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Tuesday, June 22nd – In the draft portion of Pro Tour: San Juan, Zvi was ready to force Blue/White Levelers come what may. Today, he explains his thoughts behind such a strategy, and shares both drafts from the PT to showcase how strong the deck can be, and how a bad draft can be rescued.

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Flow of Ideas – Sideboarding on the Fly

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Monday, June 21st – Magic is a game of adaptation. They juke left, so you need to move left. They set up a screen, and you need to slide by the pick. They bring Kor Firewalkers to their side of the table, and so you need to bring Doom Blades to yours. But what happens when things don’t go as planned?

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