CategoryMagic The Gathering

You Lika The Juice? – M10 at 5000 Feet

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Friday, July 3rd – Given that there are always a few hiccups in the spoilers leading up to the prerelease, I thought it might be handy to look at M10 broadly – from a 5000-foot level, as it were – and read what the tea leaves tell us regarding what the good folk at Wizards have in mind for the game as they reboot the Core set.

Magical Hack – One Last Stab at Shards Limited

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Friday, July 3rd – With the release of Magic 2010 right around the corner, we will soon be leaving behind Shards of Alara / Conflux / Alara Reborn Limited for the unknown shores of what is shaping up to be the most interesting Core Sets in recent memory.

Drafting With Olivier – Shards/Conflux/Reborn #16

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Friday, July 3rd – 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!

The Magic Show #148 – Magic 2010 Incoming! (Part 1)

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Friday, July 3rd – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. In the first of a two-part episode, this week we’re going to be diving headfirst into Magic 2010: The set’s fully spoiled, some huge revelations have arrived, and our power curve has jumped significantly. Are you ready to see how Magic is going to change forever? Let’s go!

Insider Information – Kithwinz: Little White Men in Standard

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Friday, July 3rd – With Standard altering beyond measure in mere weeks, those of us with PTQs in the meantime are clamoring for tech, decks, and tips in order to pick up a Blue Envelope. Cedric Phillips, master of the White Weenie, delivers today with an excellent primer and matchup guide for players who enjoy swinging for two…

Insert Column Name Here – Duels of the Planeswalkers Review

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Friday, July 3rd – I missed my article last Monday. But that article was almost ghost-written by my boss, Pete – and it would have read like this:

The Ferrett, webmaster and long-time writer for this site, died on Tuesday evening due to complications arising from a burst appendix…

Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #282 – Expected Value of Draft Queues

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Thursday, July 2nd – Years ago, Wizards changed the prize payout for drafts. At one time, the drafts paid 5-3-2-2 packs. Later, that was cut to 4-3-2-2, and the 8-4 queues introduced. Some Magic players have never forgiven Wizards for this change, and continue to attack Wizards, and the payout, in the forums and elsewhere whenever possible.

The Justice League – Fun Times in Minneapolis

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Thursday, July 2nd – My official job title at Star City Games is Events Coordinator. This typically involves promoting our events, staffing them, and then traveling throughout the Southeast to run them. Although I’ve never actually counted, it’s a safe bet that I run some thirty to forty events every year, everything from Prereleases to PTQs.

Flow of Ideas – Reveillark: Now and in the Future

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Thursday, July 2nd – Everyone seems to know me as the Faeries guy, and, in all fairness, for good reason. Spellstutter Sprite has carried me to two Pro Tours and won me countless matches online. However, what’s far lesser known than my alignment with the winged menace is my affiliation with the Reveillark collective.

PV’s Playhouse – Faeries with M10

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Thursday, July 2nd – Faeries is dead… Long live Faeries! The introduction of a new set brings the Fae doomsayers out of the woodwork, but our fluttery friends aren’t quite in the grave yet. Paulo investigates the cards that will impact Fae from both sides of the table, and examines the rules changes with an eye on the Blue/Black menace…

Reflecting Ruel – Discussing Draft Reloaded #2: Five-Color and Two-Color Archetypes

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Thursday, July 2nd – Olivier Ruel and Manuel Bucher continue their popular Discussing Draft conversations. Today, the concentrate their efforts of Five-Color and Two-Color archetypes in the multicolor madness that is Shards of Alara Block Draft! They share their Up and Down lists, and provide pick orders for archetypes as-yet uncovered.

MTGCast #161 – M10 Mopery

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Wednesday, July 1st – Tom, Conley and Jack go through the slew of new cards on the M10 unofficial spoiler, and Conley gives a great breakdown on the new card ratio being potentially misleading and some missed design facets.

The Kitchen Table #292 – Silly Card Tricks II

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Wednesday, July 1st – A few times in the past, I’ve highlighted various cards with a detailed look at each. I have spent articles on cards like Portcullis, Cloudstone Curio and Mages’ Contest. Today I want to spend some time investigating just a small number of cards, and then discussing deck building strategies for my choices.

Tribal Thriftiness #73 – Magic 2010 Reprints

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Wednesday, July 1st – Dave knows we’re all looking forward to the first base set with new cards, but Magic 2010 is reprinting a lot of great commons and uncommons that you need to dig out of the depths of your collection.

Chatter of the Squirrel – What Matters

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Wednesday, July 1st – The best advice ever given to anyone about Magic is the statement, “Focus on what matters.” Of course, that’s cheating, though, because clearly if you know what matters already then you don’t really need to worry about figuring out what to focus on.