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Magic Online Musings: This Week on MTGO #35

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Fresh from his exertions at Grand Prix: Sydney, the incomparable blisterguy brings us news from the Magic Online metagame, fresh card pricing information for the electronic consumer, and a host of photos from the Grand Prix itself.

Out of Time

In his final article for StarCityGames, Kelly takes his customary look at the highs and lows of the new set. Time Spiral has got everybody talking… and Kelly will have everybody laughing.

SCG Daily – The Magic Show #7 – Building Dragonstorm #2

Evan continues his popular series of video articles. Today he outlines the tweaks and improvememtns made to his Standard Dragonstorm Combo deck…

The Beautiful Struggle: No Sleep ‘Til Brooklyn

Mark brings us the sights, sounds, and smells from the Neutral Ground prerelease, including a whopping five Sealed pools for us to build. Looking for some tips for your approaching PTQs? Look no further!

From Right Field: Return of the Mack

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Chris searches for an optimal White Weenie build for the coming Time Spiral Standard format. There’s no doubt that the ingredients are there… but in which direction does the perfect build lie?

SCG Daily – The Magic Show #6 – Building Dragonstorm #1

This week’s SCG Daily series is something a little different… five video articles from Evan Erwin! Today’s episode of The Magic Show looks at the discovery and first build of a Standard Dragonstorm deck, the development of which continues tomorrow…

We Pause and Reflect (A Flavor Review of Time Spiral Legends)

Today’s offering is going to plumb the depths of flavor concealed within the Legendary creatures of the Time Spiral set, all the while attempting to do something which most flavor reviews are either uninterested or incapable of providing – words directed to people who like to actually win a game once in awhile!

Sealed Dissected: Space and Time (Spiral), the First Pass

Over the next few weeks, I’ll do some Sealed deck builds. If they’ve been battle tested in tournaments or practice, I’ll trace over the pertinent stuff. I divvy up each card into four tiers, and review two cards from each tier. After four or so articles, you’ll have my thoughts on most of the set.

The Weekly Spiral File: The Stress-Medical Tournament Hitch

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StarCityGames.com!Strange events in The Ferrett’s life lead to a less-than-perfect tournament environment. Read on for a tale of ugly skin and heart-pounding plays!

SCG Daily – A Look At Time Spiral Slivers

Today’s edition of the SCG Daily will take a look at all the slivers available for Time Spiral Standard play, and throw out a first-pass aggro sliver build as a bonus to those hardy enough to wade through to the end.

As a bonus, there’s another installment of the SCG Daily coming later today! See inside for details.

The Great Champs Experiment: Part 6 – The Beatdown Decks

Today’s article deals with the beatdown decks of the format. Traditionally, new formats are defined by the beatdown decks, and if you cannot deal with some of these (Zoo, Gruul, Sand Burn) then your deck may not be the best bet to play for the tournament. Other decks are a little more left-of-center (Mono Green, Dark Boros), and you could be well suited being prepared for them, at the very least.

Magical Hack: The Road to States

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Having looked almost exclusively at Limited for the past month, Sean turns his analytical eye towards the Standard metagame. He posits an excellent, logical process for determining what cards will be strong in the new format, and presents a number of interesting decklists to test and tweak.

The Kitchen Table #151: Time Spiral and Five

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It seems appropriate that following my 150th regular article will be a review of the nostalgia set from a Five Color perspective. I established myself early as one of the few Five writers running around, and I’ve been around for a few years. This is my fourteenth Five-Color set review, and I’ve done every set from Onslaught until now.

Battle Royale Round 9 – Snow Business

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Jeroen brings his considerable talents to the Battle Royale arena, piloting a budget take on one of the more popular decks in the current Standard metagame. Will it be enough to take down the current champ…?

Battle Royale Round 9 – The Murray You Know

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Sean takes his Battle Royale Championship Belt into the ring once more, pitting his wits against Jeoren Remie. What savage tech does he bring to the Battle this week? Read on to find out!