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The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Modern And Breaking Blades

What’s it like to have every Caw-Blade player fear getting paired against you? Brian Kibler gives you a taste, as well as his opinion on the new Modern format for the Pro Tour.

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You Lika The Juice? Unpacking The Political Puppets Commander Deck

Bennie tweaks the Political Puppets Commander Deck product by Wizards. This one’s a little tricky, since it involves wanting to give away your own permanents! Check out his upgrades and comment.

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Constructed Criticism – 20,000 Reasons To Play Caw-Blade

“Which side would you rather be on?” The answer to this question would change Todd’s life. 20,000 dollars is not chump change! Read about the deck and the player to take down the prize.

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Getting Poisoned For Fun And Profit – SCG Richmond Legacy Open *2nd*

Tim Pskowski battled his way to 2nd place in the Legacy Open last weekend. His decks for both Standard and Legacy lie within, and he recommends both of them for Boston this weekend.

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The Sukenik Special – NO Trophy With RUG *4th*

Jon ‘Watchwolf92’ Sukenik was a Legacy hater before the StarCityGames.com Open Series and before his friends convinced him to play, each in their unique way. It all paid off at Richmond!

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Wizards: Bring Back Team Constructed!

Modern was a brilliant move by Wizards to hype up the Pro Tour, but what is missing here? What about those PTQ grinders who are getting bored of stale formats? Bring back Team Constructed!

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Compulsive Research – The One-Hit Wonders Of Magic Illustration

There are a huge number of one-hit illustrations in Magic. Where did these one-time artists go? John Dale Beety gives you a fun look at these unique art pieces.

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One Step Ahead – It’s All An Illusion

Phantasmal Image is becoming a major player in Caw-Blade. Nick Spagnolo ran Gerry’s list to a Top 8 last weekend, and Gerry provides a helpful sideboarding guide, so check out the deck and consider it for SCG Open: Boston this weekend.

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Eternal Europe: Fair New World

Carsten Kotter examines the role of Modern in today’s Magic formats. What gap is it filling? Also, check out some neat control/combo decks to get you started.

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Technology From Richmond

Brad Nelson had a blast commentating the Richmond Open last weekend and was pleasantly surprised by all the new innovation coming out from the players. He notes the best new tech here, so be sure to adapt for Boston.

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Next Level Spec #5 – The Big Spec

Ted makes the leap—into what is likely one of the biggest, most epic speculation purchases Magic Online has ever seen. Using his expertise in finance and Magic, Ted created a Legacy portfolio, revealed in this special edition of NLS.

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Embracing The Chaos – Some Top Tens

Sheldon’s 100th article contains seven Top Ten lists (not quite 100 items, but… close enough?). Fun tidbits include cards he’d consider banning, awesome people on the Pro Tour, and notable moments in the format’s early years.

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Past, Present, And Modern

Reid Duke writes an enjoyable overview of the Modern format. Which decks will be major players? What decks should receive consideration despite getting little press? This format is wide open! Time to explore…

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Innovations – Modern And RUG-Pod Updates

So Wizards dropped a bomb last week when they changed the Pro Tour format to Modern. What does Patrick Chapin have to say about it? Also, look here for more meat on the RUG Pod deck, a major player in Standard.

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Pro Tour Philadelphia And Detrimental Reliance

Noah Weil responds to the 11th-hour change of the Pro Tour format to Modern. Is this setting a bad precedent? Should WotC apologize? Noah opens the debate!

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