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Flores Friday – Problems and Solutions in Extended

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Today’s Flores Friday sees Mike dissect the pertinent problems in the modern Extended environment, and offer some proactive thinking in order to combat them. It’s safe to say that, at the beginning of this fresh and exciting metagame, the more successful players will be those that’ve identified a hole in the format and attempted to drive a Buick through it. Let Mike show you how!

Drafting With Tiago – LLL #27

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Tiago Chan, Portugal’s Level 6 Magic dynamo, takes us by the hand and leads us through the choppy waters of a triple-Lorwyn draft on Magic Online. He shares each and every pick, from one to forty-five, and supplies expert commentary on the draft and the games. For more detailed information, visit the forums!

Down And Dirty – Innovating Extended (Chapin Sold Separately)

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It seems that the world has gone Extended crazy, and Kyle Sanchez is no exception. Today’s Down And Dirty brings Kyle’s take on the metagame after three weeks of intensive testing with a variety of partners. For aggro fans there’s a fresh look at Gruul, and for more long-term strategists there’s a Tooth, Nail, and Mindslaver deck. Wrapping up, we have Kyle’s latest version of King in the Castle. Fun for everyone!

Deep Analysis – A Two-Headed Christmas Story For Extended

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Yup, you read the title right – it’s a Two-Headed article on Extended. However, this is not a foray into Two-Headed Giant Constructed… it’s an article on Extended delivered in a unique fashion by the legendary Two-Headed Giant of Foriys. Of course, this doesn’t mean that it’s here for humor alone. There’s a rundown of the Domain Zoo archetype too!

Drafting With Tiago – LLL #26

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Tiago Chan, Portugal’s Level 6 Magic dynamo, takes us by the hand and leads us through the choppy waters of a triple-Lorwyn draft on Magic Online. He shares each and every pick, from one to forty-five, and supplies expert commentary on the draft and the games. For more detailed information, visit the forums!

How I Won $20,000 and a Trip to Kuala Lumpur

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Sam Black rocked up to Worlds with the side events set firmly in his sights… and he never wavered from his task all weekend. When the dust settled, he walked out with a PTQ win, an iPhone, and a $20,000 car… a nice day at the office by anyone’s standards. Today he takes us through the ups and, well, more ups of his tournament experience. Enjoy!

Peebles Primers – Primed for the Extended Fight

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Extended is coming, and we all must be prepared. I for one have settled on my deck of choice… have you? If you’re still floundering in the mire of powerful options, today’s Peebles Primers may help. BPM is also PTQing this season, and he’s sharing his processes at every step. In this article he sets out the truths he knows about the exciting format as the season begins…

Drafting With Tiago – LLL #25

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Tiago Chan, Portugal’s Level 6 Magic dynamo, takes us by the hand and leads us through the choppy waters of a triple-Lorwyn draft on Magic Online. He shares each and every pick, from one to forty-five, and supplies expert commentary on the draft and the games. For more detailed information, visit the forums!

Feature Article – Steve’s Worlds, Part 1

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For Worlds 2007, Steve Sadin got to work closely with the one and only Zvi Mowshowitz. I’m sure every single one of us would give our right arms for such an opportunity, and Steve was determined to make the most of it. Today, in the first part of his report, he looks at both Standard and Draft. Enjoy!

Innovations – Introducing Next Level Blue

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Fresh from his sterling performance at Worlds 2007, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin has decided to give us our Christmas gift a little early this year! Today’s Innovations sees the Constructed master turn his eye towards Extended, bringing us the “Next Level in Blue Deck Technology.” Intrigued? Then read on!

Drafting With Tiago – LLL #24

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Tiago Chan, Portugal’s Level 6 Magic dynamo, takes us by the hand and leads us through the choppy waters of a triple-Lorwyn draft on Magic Online. He shares each and every pick, from one to forty-five, and supplies expert commentary on the draft and the games. For more detailed information, visit the forums!

Levelling Up – My First Legacy Article (Worlds Day 2)

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With Day 2 of Worlds concentrating on the Legacy format, it was a chance for the pro community to flex their Eternal muscles. While Tiago Chan was out of contention for Top 8 glory by the time Legacy rolled around, his deck decision process and testing is worthy of our attention. Today he talks us through his Legacy preparation before moving onto the tournament proper. Enjoy!

Flores Friday – Ours is the Fury

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Today’s Flores Friday follows hot on the heels of Michaelj Monday’s “The Breakdown of Theory” article. Mike fleshes out his fresh and exciting Phases of Magic concept, looking back at various dominant strategies in an attempt to contextualize their success. What exactly where these meta-warping behemoths doing right? And can we recreate their success on the battlefield today?

Drafting With Tiago – LLL #23

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Tiago Chan, Portugal’s Level 6 Magic dynamo, takes us by the hand and leads us through the choppy waters of a triple-Lorwyn draft on Magic Online. He shares each and every pick, from one to forty-five, and supplies expert commentary on the draft and the games. For more detailed information, visit the forums!

Down And Dirty – The Sanchez Awards

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That’s right folks, it’s the end of another year… and that means it’s time for awards! Today, we have Kyle Sanchez handing out his own personal plaudits and brickbats, for those professional mages that have either excelled or underwhelmed in 2007. Good-natured ribbing is, of course, the order of the day, and Kyle pulls it off with his usual aplomb. Enjoy!