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The Kitchen Table #332 – Why Red Sucks, and What Needs to be Done About It

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Wednesday, April 7th – For years, this has been an issue, and although I’ve mentioned in many of my articles that Red is underdeveloped, I’ve never taken it to the article level. I keep hoping that it will change, and it doesn’t.

Thirst For Knowledge – Congregation Zoo and a Look at Rise of the Eldrazi

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Wednesday, April 7th – At the time of writing, the Extended season is officially over for me. There is still another PTQ in the Midwest next weekend, but I don’t really have the means to make it to Chicago. I’m actually a little bummed about it too, since I finally found a deck that I felt good about: Congregation Zoo.

Ideas Unbound – Legacy: Attacking is Miserable

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Wednesday, April 7th – Fundamentally, the problem with most of Legacy’s aggressive decks is that it is nearly impossible to use creatures with generally combat-oriented abilities to generate favorable interactions against most of Legacy’s combo decks. This reduces the set of interactions those creatures can perform to “reduce target player’s life total by this creature’s power every turn.”

MTGCast #201 – Sarkhan the Mad says “KALI MA”

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Wednesday, April 7th – On this week’s edition of MTGCast, the guys discuss Rise of the Eldrazi, Regionals / Nationals Qualifiers, Standard Polymorph, and more!

Fishing Lessons – Enlightening in Legacy

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Tuesday, April 6th – I wasn’t planning on going to the StarCityGames.com Orlando Open. Zach Efland told me I had a free place to stay that was very close to both the airport and the tournament site. Then I found out about the crew that was going, and it included some of my favorite people in the world…

Legacy’s Allure – Deck Tech: Blue Lands, Part 1

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Tuesday, April 6th – This week, Doug kicks off the first half of a two-part look at Blue Lands, a recent variant of the 43 Lands archetype that’s been demonstrating excellent performance lately. In this article, see how different lands complement each other and learn whether Mindslavering an opponent is a playable strategy in Legacy. Get the lowdown on getting the most out of your tutors and how to craft an effective sideboard in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!

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Embracing The Chaos – EDH League v.4

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Tuesday, April 6th – We started Armada Games’ EDH League, version 4, this past week, and as per usual, much chaos was embraced. First of all, owners Aaron and Michael Fortino changed the awards a little…

Flow of Ideas – Magic And Your Social Life

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Monday, April 5th – This article doesn’t cover a new Extended deck. It doesn’t have any Jund mirror match strategies. It doesn’t contain a tournament report, or even cover some fundamental strategy for mastering Magic. Yet this might be one of the most important articles you’ll ever read.

The Long & Winding Road – Night of the Living Dead: The Ultimate Dredge Primer (Part 2)

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Monday, April 5th – Last week, I reviewed the cards that make up Vintage Dredge and some of the ways in which the deck functions. Today, we’ll move on to looking at specific decks, sideboarding, and how to design a Dredge deck that’s right for your metagame.

Removed From Game – Making Grand Prix Tournaments Even Better

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Monday, April 5th – After a huge response, Rich brings you the thoughts of players around the world who chipped in with their views on how to make Grand Prix tournaments better. From the intensely practical to the borderline insane, it’s time to check out the collective community wisdom.

You Lika The Juice? – The Case Against Seedborn Muse

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Friday, April 2nd – Recently, Ken Nagle asked on his Twitter account “what card would you like to see banned in what format?” I pondered what card banned could finally knock Jund off its obnoxious pedestal, and eventually arrived at Bloodbraid Elf. Then I turned to other formats, and wondered what card banned would make EDH more enjoyable? My choice surprised some folks…

Tribal Thriftiness #107 – Rise of the Previews

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Friday, April 2nd – Rise of the Eldrazi previews have started in earnest, and while Wizards has started by showcasing their flashy mythics, there are still a few common and uncommon preview cards that deserve some attention – namely, the Eldrazi spawn.

The Magic Show #183 – Rise & Shine Eldrazi Spoilers!

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Friday, April 2nd – Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re barreling towards the release of Rise of the Eldrazi and I’ll just tell you, I’m getting all kinds of excited. We’ve got the biggest, fiercest creatures ever printed, we’ve got some incredibly wacky and fun enchantments, and we’ve got two incredible new Planeswalkers. Are you ready to see the latest and greatest? Let’s go!

Too Much Information – StarCityGames.com Legacy Open: Orlando

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Friday, April 2nd – After the massive numbers in Richmond and Indianapolis, a smaller event in Orlando still gives us plenty to chew on. Merfolk and Zoo remain the most popular decks in the format, but just because they are both aggro doesn€™t mean that they have similar match-ups. Also, vote in the first ever Too Much Information poll to decide which archetype gets the TMI microscope leading into the StarCityGames.com Open Weekend in Atlanta!