CategoryMagic The Gathering

The Financial Value of Worldwake


Friday, January 29th – Ben Bleiweiss has been at the forefront of the Magic: The Gathering card market for years, as the General Manager of Acquisitions for StarCityGames.com. In today’s article, Ben gives his thoughts about the value of the cards in Worldwake – every Mythic, every Rare, and all of the Uncommons and Commons that Ben thinks count. Find out which card Ben thinks is the Baneslayer Angel of Worldwake! Which cards do Ben think are horribly undervalued, and which should you trade off while their value is high? Find out inside! Also – check the end of the article for a special announcement!

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You Lika The Juice? – The State of Green, Worldwake Edition


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Friday, January 29th – Once upon a time, Jamie Wakefield was the most visible and vocal advocate for Green in Magic, but I was always shouting right along behind him. Now that he’s moved on from Magic, I often feel a responsibility to provide feedback to the guys who make the cards on how well they’re standing by the color Green from the perspective of the fans who play the cards.

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The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Worldwake Commons For Limited Play


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Friday, January 29th – The Worldwake prerelease weekend kicks off tomorrow, and Brian Kibler is prepared! Today, he investigates every common in the new set, discussing their strengths and weaknesses for Limited play. If you’re looking to gain that important edge over your prerelease opponent, this is the article for you!

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Insider Information – Overrated and Underrated Cards in Worldwake


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Friday, January 29th – For Zendikar, Cedric Phillips presented us with his underrated and overrated cards, bursting the bubbles of some extremely hyped cards. For Worldwake, it’s business as usual! Predictably, Ced loves the weenie guys available… but how can he say bad things about Jace, the Mind Sculptor? Read on to find out!

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The Magic Show #174 – The Worldwake We Live In


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Friday, January 29th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re going to go over Worldwake – the Spoiler has filled up, the Prerelease is mere hours away, and it’s time to see just what cards and strategies are going to come hurling at us this Spring. Let’s go!

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Positive EV – Faeries Versus Zoo: The Zoo Perspective


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Friday, January 29th – Earlier this week, Antoine Ruel announced his new matchup-exploring playtest column, and ran the first fifty-game matchup analysis: Faeries versus Zoo. Antoine dissected the games from the Fae perspective; his opponent, Manuel Bucher, brings us the Zoo perspective today…

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The Justice League – New Year, New Prerelease


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Friday, January 29th – Prereleases tend to hit a sweet spot in terms of the best atmosphere for a tournament: casual players come to crack open new packs and play around with cards they’ve never played with before, experienced players come to trade or draft (in hopes of accumulating packs for later, private drafts), and we judges get to work our way through the wrenches thrown into our rules knowledge by new mechanics and peculiar interactions.

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The Kitchen Table #322 – A Professional Look at the DCI


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Thursday, January 28th – The topic of today’s piece is judging, which goes far outside my normal article remit. want to do is discuss the role of the DCI in regards to sanctioning players, what the legal ramifications are to such things, and the role of an adjudicator in these sorts of proceedings.

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Duel With Ruel – Faeries Versus Zoo: The Faeries Perspective


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Thursday, January 28th – In the first article in an exciting column series, Hall of Famer Antoine Ruel plans to aide our playtesting process by running fifty games of a key matchup in the current Extended format: Faeries versus Zoo. He analyses the matchup and the testing results from the Fae perspective, and suggests key strategies and card choices to try. Welcome aboard, Antoine!

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Flow of Ideas – How Does Worldwake Change Zendikar Limited?


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Thursday, January 28th – While I try and avoid doing a card by card review when possible for that particular reason, I think looking at the impact of how a set will change the dynamic of a Limited format before the pre-release and subsequent night of drafting can be an interesting and informative exercise…

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Drafting With Olivier – Zendikar #32


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Thursday, January 28th – 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!

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PV’s Playhouse – Tempo


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Thursday, January 28th – The Tempo debate rages on, with Magic minds on both sides doing their level best to define or debunk the theories presented. Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa lends his considerable brain to the argument, suggesting that a definition of the concept isn’t of the utmost importance…

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Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #311 – Prepping for the Worldwake Prerelease


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Thursday, January 28th – When you read this, the prerelease will be – at most – a couple of days away. The spoilers are out. It is time to start thinking about what Worldwake will do to the Limited metagame. We will be playing sealed with half Worldwake, and drafting with less Zendikar, and a pack or two of the new set. That will change things.

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MTGCast #191


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Wednesday, January 27th – On this week’s entertaining edition of MTGCast, the guys discuss Worldwake, EDH, the possible return to Mirrodin, and much more!

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Tribal Thriftiness #100 – Worldwake Previews


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Wednesday, January 27th – With only one week left until the Worldwake Pre-Release, Dave takes a look at some commons and uncommons that have been spoiled, and have piqued his interest.

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