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Levelling Up – A Daytona Beach Sealed Deck Tale

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Tiago Chan, without a clear goal to hit in the Pro Player’s Club, was a little reluctant to attend Grand Prix: Daytona Beach. However, a Magical holiday is hard to turn down. Today’s Levelling Up sees Portugal’s Level 6 mage take us through three possible builds of his Sealed Deck cardpool, before walking us through his tournament round by round. His match with Shuhei for Day 2 play was particulalry spicy, and is detailed at length… as is his bizarre hotel experience!

Flores Friday – Top-down Gold in Extended

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A Standard Pro Tour looms in the New Year, and who wouldn’t want a trip to Hollywood? In order to qualify, one must triumph at an Extended PTQ. The season kicks off in January… but Mike likes to be prepared. Today’s Flores Friday sees Mike share an interesting multi-colored deck based around powerful Lorwyn cards and overlooked mana-fixing. If you’re serious about qualifying for PT: Showbiz, you can’t miss this!

Drafting With Tiago – LLL #3

That’s right, folks: The “Drafting With…” series is back! Taking up where both Rich Hoaen and Kenji Tsumura left off, we have Level 6 Mage Tiago Chan. As before, Tiago takes us through a triple Lorwyn draft from pick 1 to pick 45, before sharing his insight on the draft and the games that followed. For more detailed draft debate, come to the forums!

Down And Dirty – The Daytona 10

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We’ve had the Krakow 10, and the Kitakyuushuu 10… Today, Kyle follows it up with the Daytona 10! As usual, he packs his articles with fun, frolics, and mayhem. Alongside his personal Top 5 commons by color list for Lorwyn Draft, he brings us a glowing description of Gabe Walls, a debate on Grand Prix versus Pro Tour Top 8s, and some tales of debauchery that frankly boggle the mind. Kyle Sanchez – discretion advised.

Deep Analysis – Izzet Deck Wins in Standard

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Grand Prix: Krakow brought a resurgence of Islands to the Standard metagame. Indeed, if the Top 8 is any indication, times are good for the water-loving spellslinger. This week’s Deep Analysis sees Richard Feldman attempt to deflate the control mages, attacking them aggressively in a way that currently has no defense. Intrigued? Then read on!

Drafting With Tiago – LLL #2

That’s right, folks: The “Drafting With…” series is back! Taking up where both Rich Hoaen and Kenji Tsumura left off, we have Level 6 Mage Tiago Chan. As before, Tiago takes us through a triple Lorwyn draft from pick 1 to pick 45, before sharing his insight on the draft and the games that followed. For more detailed draft debate, come to the forums!

Peebles Primers – A Triple Lorwyn Draft Walkthrough

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Today’s Peebles Primers sees Benjamin Peebles-Mundy peering over the shoulder of a drafter on Magic Online. He takes us through each pick made, and offers his own picks and opinions on the draft as a whole. If you’re struggling to make waves in the online Draft queues, let BPM show you the way!

So Many Insane Plays – Tarmogoyf Beats Vintage!

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The recent Vintage Mega-Weekend in Chicago shook the metagame like a Polaroid picture. The Little Lhurgoyf That Could, scourge of many a tournament, finally made its presence felt in the most broken format. Stephen brings us an exhaustive play-by-play of his own tournament performance, and ruminates on the Vintage metagame as it currently stands. Are we entering a Golden Age?

Drafting With Tiago – LLL #1

That’s right, folks: The “Drafting With…” series is back! Taking up where both Rich Hoaen and Kenji Tsumura left off, we have Level 6 Mage Tiago Chan. As before, Tiago takes us through a triple Lorwyn draft from pick 1 to pick 45, before sharing his insight on the draft and the games that followed. For more detailed draft debate, come to the forums!

Limited Lessons – Kithkin in Lorwyn

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The tribal primers are coming thick and fast… we’ve brought you Faeries, Elementals, Elves, Giants, and more. Today is the turn of one of the more underappreciated tribes in triple Lorwyn draft – the White-heavy Kithkin. White Weenie is a popular strategy in Constructed, and has been so for many years. Can the little White menace make a splash in Lorwyn Draft? Nick reveals all…

Sullivan Library – Math, Chance, and Winning

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Today’s Sullivan Library looks to quantify that most elusive of commodities – Luck. In fact, Adrian is here to help us understand the true role of luck, and math, in our glorious game. We all know what it means to roll the die and take our chances… but do we understand the true nature of such things? How can we grant ourselves the best chances of success?

Innovations – Fast Times in Daytona Beach

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Today’s Innovations comes fresh from the trenches of Grand Prix: Daytona Beach. Patrick shares his Sealed pool, and hands out a few tips on how to make the best use out of a substandard cardpool. He also regales us with tales of his spectacular week, and teaches us that valuable lessons for both Magic and life can spring from the most surprising of places…

Feature Article – Sadin’s Grab Bag

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Steve Sadin, battling away at Grand Prix: Daytona Beach, has a mixed bag of topics for us today. First, he brings us his personal rules for creating the perfect Limited manabase. Next, he takes us through his Grand Prix Sealed Deck cardpool and final build, before sharing his Day 1 results at the time of writing. Finally, he hands his article over to Andre Coimbra, who brings us his Top 5 Commons lists for each color in triple Lorwyn Draft!

Levelling Up – Lorwyn Standard in Krakow

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Standard is Tiago’s favorite Constructed format. Of course, with so many formats to test, something had to fall behind, and Tiago went into Grand Prix: Krakow without a firm deck choice. He settled on a Green/Black build of his own design, which served him well. The deck seems powerful in the post-Krakow metagame, and Tiago takes us through the tournament highs and lows, and shares his updated list. Looking for a deck that packs a real punch? Then this is the article for you!

Flores Friday – The Top 8 Things I Get Out Of Testing

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Today’s Flores Friday sees Mike sharing his intimate playtesting procedures. However, instead of focusing on the minutiae the process, he deals in specific ways in which he gains insight into his deck, the metagame, and his own personal growth as a player. By breaking down the Top 8 ways in which he improves through testing, he shows us the ways in which we too can learn from playing our wonderful game…