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Innovations – X Marks the Spot, or Some Other Clever Tenth Edition Pun

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That’s right, folks… Tenth Edition is officially just around the corner. This coming weekend sees Magic Game Day, and everyone is going wild over the hot Core Set action! Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin takes us through the White and Blue cards that take his fancy, before he teases us with more Pro Tour tales HE rounds out with two presents: decklists for both Tenth Edition Standard and Time Spiral Block Constructed.

Feature Article – The Black Perspective: A Pro Tour and a Grand Prix

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Osyp “Joe Black” Lebedowicz is no stranger to high-level competition. However, he’s not attended many events of late, for a variety of reasons. Nevertheless, the two-week period that held Grand Prix: Montreal and Pro Tour: San Diego proved too much to resist, and today Osyp takes us through each event! He spins his usual tall tales, and brings us the latest build of his innovative G/W Tarmogoyf Block deck…

Levelling Up – Levelling Down at Pro Tour: San Diego

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Tiago traveled to San Diego hoping to banish some poor Two-Headed Giant performances from his troubled Magical mind. Sadly, it was not to be, and his personal two-headed bugbear tailed him at every turn. Today, he looks back at the tournament and the format as a whole, and sets out his personal Magic goals for the coming months…

Drafting With Rich – TPF #20

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You all know the drill by now… Rich Hoaen, Canada’s finest and grumpiest draft export, takes us by the hand and drags us through the rollercoaster ride of an 8-4 TPF Draft on Magic Online. From pick 1 to pick 45, Rich shares them all, and his final deck and draft performance are analyzed in the article, the forums, and beyond. Come join in the fun!

Flores Friday – X, (+), (-)

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Today’s Flores Friday sees Mike take a fine-tooth comb through the gains and losses coming in Tenth Edition. What cards will we miss, and what cards will we banish with a cheery wave? What are the cards that will make the biggest impact on U/S. Nationals Standard, and what cards are the dead ducks? Plus Mike’s take on a popular Time Spiral Block Constructed control strategy… what more could you possible want?

Deep Analysis – The Metagamer’s Dilemma: U/B or Not U/B

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Richard Feldman claims that if you’re not playing U/B Teachings in Time Spiral Block Constructed, you’re not playing to win. In fact, by his logic, Celso Zampere Jr made a bad decision in playing G/W at Grand Prix: Montreal… and he won the whole thing! With Teachings into Tendrils being a truly dirty play, is the U/B deck really the One True Deck for Block, from which all others must flee? Let Richard light the way…

Drafting With Rich – TPF #19

Draft With Rich Hoaen every day... at StarCityGames.com!
You all know the drill by now… Rich Hoaen, Canada’s finest and grumpiest draft export, takes us by the hand and drags us through the rollercoaster ride of an 8-4 TPF Draft on Magic Online. From pick 1 to pick 45, Rich shares them all, and his final deck and draft performance are analyzed in the article, the forums, and beyond. Come join in the fun!

Feature Article – Sullivan Library: Another Mono-Red Option in the Tendrils/Goyf Squeeze

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Mono-Red is getting the snot kicked out of it at tournaments across the globe… and every time a Tarmogoyf swings, Dan Paskins kills a kitten. What on earth can the Red deck do to contain the marauding Green/White menace? Earlier this week, we saw Dan Paskins’s take on things. Today, it’s the turn of Constructed master Adrian Sullivan. By presenting your opponent with a variety of interesting “shell-game” choices, can Sullivan Red catapult you to the top table at your next PTQ?

Drafting With Rich – TPF #18

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You all know the drill by now… Rich Hoaen, Canada’s finest and grumpiest draft export, takes us by the hand and drags us through the rollercoaster ride of an 8-4 TPF Draft on Magic Online. From pick 1 to pick 45, Rich shares them all, and his final deck and draft performance are analyzed in the article, the forums, and beyond. Come join in the fun!

Peebles Primers — Wild Pair Slivers

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Resident Genius Guillaume Wafo-Tapa knows a thing or two about the construction of Magical decks. His latest effort, the oft-ridiculed Wild Pair Slivers, recently rocked him up to 3rd place at Grand Prix: Montreal. Today, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy walks us through the tech, the tricks, and the plays behind Timmy’s Favorite Tribe, the perfect preparation for this weekend’s round of PTQ action.

So Many Insane Plays – GroAtog Versus the World

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Last week, Stephen took us through the GroAtog versus Fish matchup, sharing a number of intricate and interesting games and plays, This week, it’s the turn of Tendrils, Ichorid, and Flash. Each step into the Vintage ring to battle against the four-Gush behemoth… if you’re looking for in-depth play-by-play analysis of the resultant battles, Stephen does not disappoint!

Drafting With Rich – TPF #17

Draft With Rich Hoaen every day... at StarCityGames.com!
You all know the drill by now… Rich Hoaen, Canada’s finest and grumpiest draft export, takes us by the hand and drags us through the rollercoaster ride of an 8-4 TPF Draft on Magic Online. From pick 1 to pick 45, Rich shares them all, and his final deck and draft performance are analyzed in the article, the forums, and beyond. Come join in the fun!

Limited Lessons — A TPF Draft Walkthrough

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After sunning it up in San Diego this past weekend, Nick Eisel returns to bring us a full Time Spiral / Planar Chaos / Future Sight draft walkthrough, from the 8-4 queue on Magic Online. The early picks in particular bear close examination, as Nick himself had doubts while selecting the cards. Was he right? Read on to find out!

From The Lab — Bits and Pieces and Severed Body Parts

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Craig “The Professor” Jones turned up for battle at Grand Prix: Montreal armed with the latest in Paskins-infused Red technology. Sadly, as we all know, it wasn’t quite enough to bring home the bacon. Today’s From The Lab sees Prof look at Billy Moreno’s take on Red, the deck he admits he should’ve played. He also runs us through some ID and concession math, and shares some fun times had on the GP circuit…

Drafting With Rich – TPF #16

Draft With Rich Hoaen every day... at StarCityGames.com!
You all know the drill by now… Rich Hoaen, Canada’s finest and grumpiest draft export, takes us by the hand and drags us through the rollercoaster ride of an 8-4 TPF Draft on Magic Online. From pick 1 to pick 45, Rich shares them all, and his final deck and draft performance are analyzed in the article, the forums, and beyond. Come join in the fun!