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Reflecting Ruel – Discussing Draft Reloaded #4: Five-Color Control and Two-Color Decks

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Friday, July 10th – Olivier Ruel and Manuel Bucher round out their excellent Discussing Draft Reloaded series with a serious look at Five-Color Control and Two-Color archetypes in Shards of Alara block draft. As usual, they share their Top 15 pick-lists for each archetype, and discuss their differences with intelligence and wit. Enjoy!

Insider Information – Kithkin With M10

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Thursday, July 9th – Cedric Phillips, the voice of White Weenie, brings us an in-depth examination of Kithkin post-M10 rotation. While there are a host of possible inclusions, Cedric doesn’t believe that there’s a great deal to improve the current deck. It seems that Kithkin are likely to be one of the more potent strategies come U.S. Nationals… What does this mean for those planning to run with Wizened Cenn?

PV’s Playhouse – Last Minute Sideboards

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Thursday, July 9th – Sideboarding, Magic’s forgotten art. It seems that a lot of people leave finalizing their substitute fifteen until the very last minute before registration closes. We’ve all been there, sleeving up our sixty-card decks and pondering the sideboard options. Today, Paulo shares the secret of perfecting your sideboard mere minutes before the first round starts. This is unmissable for any folk with high-level tournament aspirations…

Drafting With Olivier – Shards/Conflux/Reborn #18

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Wednesday, July 8th – 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 – New Standard Trends

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Wednesday, July 8th – M10 is almost upon us, and Kyle Sanchez is looking at Standard options for the upcoming U.S. Nationals. Today’s Down And Dirty sees Kyle packing a selection of interesting lists, largely informed by those decks seeing powerful play and success in the present metagame.

Positive EV – Discussing Shards Reloaded #3: Three-Color Archetypes

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Wednesday, July 8th – Manuel Bucher and Olivier Ruel continue their excellent examination of Shards of Alara draft. Today’s conversations revolve around the classic Shards three-color archetypes: Esper, Grixis, Naya, and Jund. And Bant, although the archetype receives little love…

Sullivan Library – M10’s Losses and Standard

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Tuesday, July 7th – With the Standard metagame due to shift under the weight of M10, Adrian Sullivan examines exactly what the current strong contenders are set to lose. He also suggests how some of the more impacted decks are likely to adapt… Invaluable advice as the Nationals season continues apace.

Black Magic – One Game With Cedric Phillips

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Tuesday, July 7th – In a recent Magic Online Constructed match, Sam Black and his Faeries pitted their wits against Cedric Phillips and his Little White Men. Today’s Black Magic sees Sam examine their first game from multiple angles, hoping to discover why it is that Ced is so strong against the Fae menace while other Kithkin players appear to struggle…

Drafting With Olivier – Shards/Conflux/Reborn #17

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Monday, July 6th – 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!

So Many Insane Plays – Magic 2010: A Vintage Set Review

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Monday, July 6th – With the Magic 2010 prerelease only days away, Stephen Menendian brings us his anticipated M10 Vintage Set Review. He examines a selection of cards, and highlights those he believes can make a splash in Magic’s most powerful format. Do you agree with his assessments?

Innovations – Post M10 Decks and Bus Stop Encounters

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Monday, July 6th – Today’s Innovations sees Patrick Chapin share a collection of decklists that utilize the strong cards available in M10. He updates some old favorites, and brings us an interesting work-in-progress deck too. All that, plus inspiring tales of bus stop encounters…

Insider Trading – The Financial Value of Magic: 2010 (Part 1 of 2)

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Friday, July 3rd – It is time for a brave new Core set! In Part 1 of Ben’s look at the Financial value of Magic: 2010 (M10), find out which cards Ben thinks are underpriced, which cards Ben thinks are overhyped, and which cards are the true sleepers of the set! Is this set the pound-for-pound the highest-valued set printed in the past decade? The only way to find out is to read within!

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!

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…

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…