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Drafting With Rich – Shadowmoor / Eventide Head to Head #1

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Thursday, October 2nd – In the first of two head to head drafts, Canadian draft maestro Rich Hoaen takes on Nick Eisel in an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide draft on Magic Online. Read on to discover Rich’s view on the table… Nick’s evaluation is below!

Deep Analysis – Two Junderful Standard Decks

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Thursday, October 2nd – The five distinct tri-color pairings in Shards of Alara promise great things for the Standard metagame. Creative deckbuilders across the globe are looking for the perfect way to harness the power and synergy of Jund, Bant, and the rest. Today’s Deep Analysis sees Richard Feldman bring us a pair of interesting Standard decks using the Red, Green, and Black cards of Jund…

Feature Article – Sealed With Shards

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Thursday, October 2nd – The coming Pro Tour Qualifier season plunges us into the murky depths of Shards of Alara Sealed. The tricolor torment promises to be powerful and fun… Billy Moreno, fresh off his prerelease experience, brings us some excellent advice to help improve our Sealed deckbuilding and Limited play.

Drafting With Nick – Shadowmoor / Eventide #23

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Wednesday, October 1st – Nick Eisel goes head-to-head with Canada’s finest drafter in his very own Drafting With Nick series! Like Rich, Nick takes us through an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide Draft on Magic Online, and shares his thoughts in the article and the forums!

Drafting With Rich – Shadowmoor / Eventide #26

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Wednesday, October 1st – Canadian draft maestro Rich Hoaen takes us for a stroll through an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide draft on Magic Online, from pick 1 to pick 45, and shares his special insights after the draft and in the forums.

Down And Dirty – Testing New Standard FlameKin Online

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Wednesday, October 1st – With Shards of Alara set to shatter the Standard metagame, and Magic Online not set to bring us the electronic cards for a fair few weeks, Kyle Sanchez turns to alternate online Magical offerings in order to test his confusingly-named White-Red Kithkin deck. Today’s Down And Dirty sees Kyle sharing his varied test results, warts and all…

Insider Trading – Foreign Cards (Part 1 of 2)

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Wednesday, October 1st – Magic is truly a global game! Cards are printed in multiple languages each set release, from English to Russian to Japanese. Ever wondered what your non-English card are worth? Do non-Americans value certain language cards over others? In today’s edition of Insider Trading, Ben takes a look at the history of the foreign card, and gives some advice about their values!

Drafting With Nick – Shadowmoor / Eventide #22

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Tuesday, September 30th – Nick Eisel goes head-to-head with Canada’s finest drafter in his very own Drafting With Nick series! Like Rich, Nick takes us through an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide Draft on Magic Online, and shares his thoughts in the article and the forums!

Drafting With Rich – Shadowmoor / Eventide #25

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Tuesday, September 30th – Canadian draft maestro Rich Hoaen takes us for a stroll through an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide draft on Magic Online, from pick 1 to pick 45, and shares his special insights after the draft and in the forums.

Peebles Primers – Drafting With Ben and Nick: Shards of Alara

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Tuesday, September 30th – Shards of Alara is here, and it’s time to crack the fresh Limited format! Today, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy drafts along with Nick Eisel in a triple-Shards draft, notating and commenting on each pick and displaying the draft in the popular “Drafting With” format. If you’re looking for the heads-up before your first sanctioned Shards of Alara draft, look no further!

One Step Ahead – Thompson Tackles Extended, Part 2

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Tuesday, September 30th – Last week, Gerry Thompson brought us a peek into the New Extended format, sharing a plethora of strong lists that he believes will make up the metagame. Today he continues the series with a look at a collection of decks that are off the radar. Gifts, Tron, Storm, and even Dredge get the Thompson Treatment today… if you’re serious about Extended, you can’t miss this!

Drafting With Rich – Shadowmoor / Eventide #24

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Monday, September 29th – Canadian draft maestro Rich Hoaen takes us for a stroll through an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide draft on Magic Online, from pick 1 to pick 45, and shares his special insights after the draft and in the forums.

Drafting With Nick – Shadowmoor / Eventide #21

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Monday, September 29th – Nick Eisel goes head-to-head with Canada’s finest drafter in his very own Drafting With Nick series! Like Rich, Nick takes us through an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide Draft on Magic Online, and shares his thoughts in the article and the forums!

So Many More Insane Plays – Shards of Alara Vintage and Type 4 Set Review

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Monday, September 29th – Shards of Alara is packed with Vintage possibilities. In fact, Stephen Menendian believes it’s the most impacting set for Vintage since Mirrodin. With such impressive shoes to fill, can Shards of Alara live up to the hype? Read on to find out!

Innovations – Shard to the Core

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Monday, September 29th – The prerelease is over, and we’ve all had a chance to play with the new cards. Today’s Innovations sees Patrick Chapin take us through a selection cards he finds particularly interesting in a number of formats. The new set looks great for Constructed Magic… Patrick unveils the probable role-players in the emerging metagame.