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Legacy’s Latest #3 – Building a Proper Manabase

Manabases in Legacy are awful. If you compare us to Vintage, we are all still in the phase where people are running City of Brass or Undiscovered Paradise in two- and three-colored decks. Even worse, the most popular deck (Vial Goblins) runs four Wasteland and four Rishadan Port. I find it ironic that I spent a large portion of my time campaigning for Goblins to run all eight colorless lands, and now those same lands get in my way when I try to build new decks…

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SCG Daily – Magic Theory: How Would Psychatog Affect Standard?

When I wrote my Top 50 Gold Cards article for Wizards, many newer players thought that Psychatog did not deserve the #1 slot. Historically, Psychatog absolutely deserves the title of Best Gold Card of All Time. However, the near-unanimous puzzlement amongst newer players over the placement of Tog got me thinking — how good would Psychatog be if it were Standard legal right now? I’d like to know, and I’m giving away four foil DCI Psychatogs to the person who can build the best Standard-legal Psychatog deck possible!

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Magic Online Musings: This Week on MTGO #19

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Blisterguy returns with Dissension Standard Premier Event statistics, and the usual price guide for our electronic hobby. There are a number of exciting Standard strategies cutting up the MTGO dancefloor… care to tango?

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Battle Royale, Round 1 – The Aftermath

Richard faced Chris in the first round of StarCityGames.com’s Battle Royale tournament, piloting a budget Firemane Angel Control deck. He was heavy favorite before the match began… but how did the best-of-five contest pan out? You’ve heard Chris’s take on the battle – now it’s Richard’s turn…

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From Right Field: Battle Royale, Round 1 — The View From Right Field

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Sunday saw the first round of StarCityGames.com’s Battle Royale. Chris took his Mono-Black deck and squared off against Richard Feldman and his budget Firemane Angel Control build. MTGO was buzzing, with the number of game spectators overloading the system… where you there? If not, here’s Chris’s take on what happened…

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The Beautiful Struggle: The Green Trap Revisited

Mark once wrote about the perils of falling into the Green Trap. Are the Green cards blinding prospective Sealed Deck spellslingers, luring them onto the rocks of a losing record? And how do the Green cards fare now Dissension is in the Sealed mix? Limited Champs are just around the corner, and Pro Tour Qualifiers for Kobe loom large… just how should we value Green in today’s Limited game?

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SCG Daily – (Dis)Organized Play Part 2: Where is My Block Constructed Season?

Are you excited about the post-Pro Tour Ravnica Block Constructed season? I would be… except there is none! How did Wizards of the Coast fail to capitalize to build on the back of the most popular and diverse block in years? I may not have all the answers, but I sure have a lot of questions about the failure to schedule a public Ravnica Block Constructed season.

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SCG Daily – (Dis)Organized Play Part 1: What Happened to Regionals Attendance?

Welcome to my latest series of daily articles on StarCityGames.com. The first two articles this week will focus on some problems that Wizards of the Coast have had with recent events scheduling (or lack thereof). Wednesday will address an interesting theoretical problem, Thursday will appeal to casual players, and Friday will blow your mind away.

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The Casual Writing Dilemma

Why read a casual article? I’ve been thinking about that one for a while. Mostly, I keep coming back to the core point that people want to be entertained. Amongst casual gamers, there’s the other angle: not everyone can have every good idea — so it’s nice to have someone talk about their ideas in a public forum, giving others a starting point. Being enjoyable to read is important, after all.

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The Weekly Guild Build: The Deck So Strong, It Almost Won

Read The Ferrett... every Monday at StarCityGames.com!This week, The Ferrett cracks open cards of such amazing power that he can mulligan down to four cards twice and almost pull out a win. Of course, that word “almost” is a bit tricky. Which also leads to the question of when you mulligan to four. But hey, that’s why we write articles, amiright?

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Selecting 10th Edition – Hurricane!

Ben, on the other hand, is voting for Hurricane. In his own words…

Blah Blah Blah Ted Knutson lies blah blah blah Hurricane blah blah blah Aaron Forsythe blah blah blah Selecting 10th Edition blah blah blah read this article or I’ll kneecap you.

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Selecting 10th Edition – Earthquake!

Yes folks, it’s that time again… 10th Edition looms large on the horizon, and it’s time to cast your votes for the marquee cards to be included in the Next Base Set! Today’s dilemma is a seemingly simple one… Earthquake or Hurricane? Teddy Card Game votes for the Old Red Standby…

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Magical Hack: Practicing Sealed Deck

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Sean builds on last week’s Grand Prix analysis article, and questions the “proof” that values power over consistency in RGD Sealed. He presents a tasty RGD cardpool crammed with multicolor goodness… though his final card choices may seem surprising.

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Pit Skulkin’ It — A Grand Prix and PTQ Report

Steve tells of his torrid time at Grand Prix Toronto, and his more profitable performance at a subsequent Pro Tour Qualifier. Plus, he shares an intriguing draft strategy that values Skarrgan Pit-Skulk above all else. Confused? Then read on…

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The Kitchen Table #136: Miscellany

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Today, I have several topics to explore. None are sufficient for an article of their very own, so I am combining them to create a miscellany; a nice tableau of article-ettes. Therefore, without further ado, let’s head into the bite-sized article nuggets.

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