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Feature Article – Combo in the New Standard

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Friday, October 16th – Nick Eisel returns to the pages of StarCityGames.com with a spicy Combo deck for Zendikar Standard! If you’re tired of beating down with Vampires, or you can’t make your Control deck shine without Reflecting Pool, Nick has the fresh tech for you!

Insider Information – The StarCityGames.com $10000 Open Weekend

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Thursday, October 15th – Cedric Phillips rocked up to the StarCityGames.com $10000 Open weekend in Philadelphia, hoping to bring home the bacon in both Standard and Legacy. He shares his Standard list, which posted a solid result, before recapping his excellent Top 8 Legacy performance with Two-Land Belcher!

The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Investigating the Philly $5K

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Thursday, October 15th – Brian Kibler is currently living large in Austin, preparing for the upcoming Pro Tour. While Extended is understandably off the article menu, today bmk discusses the results from the Standard $5000 Open. He examines the metagame as it now stands, and shares his idea of a mostly Mono White Control strategy.

Sullivan Library – Getting the Most Out of the Philly $5K

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Thursday, October 15th – With the StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open in Philadelphia now in the books, Adrian Sullivan examines the results and decklists in order to gain an advantage for Standard play. He investigates the Jund phenomenon, and updates a successful fringe deck with Zendikar cards.

Drafting With Olivier – ME3 #6

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Wednesday, October 14th – 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!

Down And Dirty – Test Decks With Zendi Cards, Part 3

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Wednesday, October 14th – Kyle Sanchez rounds out his Test Decks With Zendi Cards series with a look at the Standard decks he plans to run at the Pro Tour: Austin Last Chance Qualifier this coming weekend. Red/White Aggro, Bant, Control, and Mono Black Control… which will he choose for the tournament?

Positive EV – Austin Extended

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Wednesday, October 14th – Pro Tour: Austin begins later this week, and Manuel Bucher is ready for action! Today, he walks us through a selection of decks that he believes will make a splash on the Extended Metagame Radar. Zoo, Hypergenesis, Blue decks, even Elves… What will take the crown when the dust settles?

Drafting With Olivier – M10 #16

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Tuesday, October 13th – 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!

Black Magic – The First Days of Zendikar Standard

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Tuesday, October 13th – The Standard metagame is currently forming thanks to tournaments like the StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open. Sam Black looks at the current state of Standard, with reference to last Saturday’s Open in Philadelphia. He suggests that the demise of Blue is greatly overstated, and believes that lifegain is a much maligned resource…

PV’s Playhouse – Analyzing the Philadelphia $5000 Standard Open Top Decks

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Tuesday, October 13th – Last weekend, the StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open brought us the first foray into the new Standard metagame. Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa takes a look at the Top 8 decks from the tournament, and shares his thoughts on how the metagame will develop…

So Many Insane Plays – Mission: Counterbalance!

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Monday, October 12th – At a recent Legacy tournament, Stephen Menendian did very badly. Today, he’s attempting to redress the balance. He takes his Counterbalance Top deck and thrashes it out against the major players in the metagame, sharing his match and play data along the way. Can he redress the balance?

Innovations – Zendikar Limited and an Analysis of Gavin’s Grixis Deck

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Monday, October 12th – Patrick Chapin, currently winging his way to Pro Tour: Austin, weighs in with a split article covering both Zendikar Draft and Standard Control! He shares his thoughts on the forty-card format before turning his eye to Gavin Verhey’s Grixis Sphinx Control deck…

Insider Information – The Standard Gauntlet

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Friday, October 9th – The StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open in Philadelphia is tomorrow, and Cedric has the perfect article for everyone playing! He shares his idea of the current Standard metagame, with decklists aplenty, and includes a cool rogue deck he feels may have a shot. If you’ve not yet chosen your weapon of choice, let Cedric lead the way.

PV’s Playhouse – How to Avoid Bad Ideas

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Friday, October 9th – We’ve all had bad deck ideas. We’ve all had good deck ideas. Today, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa shows us how to avoid the former and embrace the latter. With Zendikar adding a fresh batch of goodness to the Constructed mix, can PV lead us towards breaking the format?

Reflecting Ruel – Mistakes to Avoid

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Friday, October 9th – Olivier Ruel, currently travelling the world for a myriad of Magic tournaments, brings us an interesting article that outlines a selection of common mistakes that hinder our Magic development. If you feel you’re stuck in a rut and finding it difficult to improve, Oli has the answers…