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Black Magic – Preparing for Pro Tour: San Diego


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Tuesday, February 9th – In preparation for the approaching Pro Tour in San Diego, Sam Black is in an unusual position. He is currently unaffiliated with a team, and thus he’s able to share his decklists and thoughts on the Standard format so far! In this edition of Black Magic, he shares five popular strategies, updated with the new cards…

Innovations – Extended Evolution With Jace, The Mind Sculptor


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Monday, January 8th – With Grand Prix: Oakland this coming weekend, Patrick Chapin investigates a some interesting approaches to the format, powered by the planeswalker of the moment: Jace, the Mind Sculptor! With New Jace set to kick Standard into the stratosphere, will he do the same to Extended? Read on to find out!

So Many Insane Plays – Worldwake: A Legacy Set Review


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Monday, February 8th – Worldwake is here, and its impact on Constructed is beginning to filter through. Today, Stephen Menendian looks at the Worldwake cards he believes with impact the increasingly popular Legacy format. He also updates his excellent Complete Legacy Checklist!

The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Worldwake Prerelease Thoughts


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Friday, February 5th – The Worldwake prerelease finally delivered the fresh new cardboard into our eager hands. In today’s edition of The Dragonmaster’s Lair, Brian Kibler shares his thoughts on a number of strong Worldwake uncommon and rares for Limited play. The set hits the shelves today… get a leg up on the drafting opposition!

Feature Article – Extended Death Cloud


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Friday, February 5th – Extended is proving to be a format in which any deck can flourish… at least, that was the case before Thopter Depths became dominant. Nevertheless, knowledge of any deck can take the pilot over the top. Today, Gerard Fabiano brings us his intriguing Death Cloud deck, alongside a funky PTQ-winning offering from Ken Adams!

Positive EV – Extended Bant in the Online Queues


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Friday, February 5th – Manuel Bucher takes up his 6-0 Extended deck from Worlds, makes a few changes, and throws it against all comers in the MTGO Constructed queues! Does it still prove to be a contender in this combo-heavy metagame? Read on to find out!

Reflecting Ruel – Scapeshift Versus Thopter Depths: The Thopter Depths Perspective


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Friday, February 5th – Earlier this week, the Ruel brothers played out fifty Extended games that pitched Thopter Depths against Scapeshift. Antoine shared the events from the Shapeshift perspective on Wednesday; Oli does the same for the Thopter Depths fans today!

Insider Trading – In the Wake of Worldwake


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Thursday, February 4th – In today’s edition of Insider Trading, Ben revisits some of his predictions from last week, and sees which non-Worldwake cards are being directly affected in value by Worldwake! What is Ben’s pick for the sleeper card in Worldwake? Read on to find out!

Insider Information – More Overrated and Underrated Cards in Worldwake


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Thursday, February 4th – Cedric Phillips is never one to hold back his opinions. Last week, he shared his thoughts on a number of popular Worldwake cards, labelling them over or underrated along the way. Today, he completes this task, doling out both praise and vitriol with his customary wit.

PV’s Playhouse – Making Decisions in Magic


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Thursday, February 4th – There are many factors that separate the weak player from the strong in our glorious game. One particular factor is the strength of our decision-making process. Today, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa takes a look at this process, and highlights some interesting examples that should help improve our base levels of play.

Duel With Ruel – Scapeshift Versus Thopter Depths: The Scapeshift Perspective


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Thursday, February 3rd – In this week’s edition of Duel With Ruel, we actually get double our Ruel quota as Antoine battles his brother Oli! Today sees Antoine take us through the Extended Scapeshift versus Thopter Depths matchup from the Scapeshift perspective. Join in on Friday for Oli’s take on Thopter Depths.

Down And Dirty – Waltzing Around Worldwake


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Wednesday, February 3rd – With the Worldwake prerelease behind us, it’s time to examine the cards that made an impression last weekend. Kyle Sanchez takes a look at a selection of cool new spells that caught his eye, suggesting that the best card in the set may not be a certain planeswalker at all…

Drafting With Olivier – Zendikar #33


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Wednesday, February 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!

Sullivan Library – How To Beat A Firewalker With Flame


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Tuesday, February 2nd – Aggressive Red decks have existed in a multitude of forms for many Magical years… but does a certain Worldwake uncommon creature spell doom for the fans of the flame? Adrian Sullivan, a long-time proponent of Red strategies, investigates a selection of ways to combat the Firewalking menace.

Black Magic – Drafting Zendikar with Worldwake


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Tuesday, February 2nd – With the world of Drafting turning its focus towards the Zendikar / Zendikar / Worldwake format, players are clamoring for the inside scoop on the top playable commons and uncommon in the new set. Today, Sam Black goes beyond such mere card rankings, and investigates precisely how the third pack from Worldwake informs your drafting of Zendikar for packs one and two…