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The Magic Show #243 – Magic Weekend Philadelphia

In this episode we travel to Philadelphia to talk Magic with the game’s biggest and brightest stars. Pros, Hall of Famers, and R&D! We discuss Modern, Innistrad, Liliana of the Veil, Dismember & Misstep and more! Let’s go!

The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Ding! Planeswalker Points

Brian Kibler explains his stance on the new Planeswalker Points system by Wizards of the Coast, and yes, how they help Magic more than they hurt it, and why this is what Wizards wants in a ratings system.

You Lika The Juice? To The Pain!

Bennie Smith makes movie references while creating Commander decks, namely one with Nin, the Pain Artist as the general.

Constructed Criticism – Staples Of Standard Post-Rotation

Looks like we’re saying goodbye to Zendikar and M11 soon. What’s left from Scars and M12 that will become the new staples of Standard? Todd Anderson gives you his top 20.

Preparing You For GP Montreal: M12 Limited

Reid Duke wants you to be ready for GP Montreal this weekend, featuring M12 Limited. If you need some quick tips for drafting or building sealed decks in this fast and furious format, take a look.

The Sukenik Special – Magic Online And You

Jonathan Sukenik talked about going infinite on Magic Online last week, but he wants to clarify some misconceptions about Magic Online and how it can help/hurt your game play.

One Step Ahead – Legacy BUG And Modern

As I posted on Twitter, the previous weekend was my last Caw-rah. I found little reason to play anything else. However, Legacy posed a real question—what deck do I play?

Eternal Europe – Hybrids: The Future, Today?

Carsten Kotter predicts that in a year or two, Legacy will not have any viable linear-strategy decks. It’s not just Mental Misstep’s fault either! Read why hybrid is the way of the future.

States And Innistrad Standard

States is coming up, and Brad Nelson couldn’t be more excited! With Innistrad’s release just weeks away, he dives into the deckbuilding process with the latest spoilers.

Embracing The Chaos – The Philadelphia Story

Sheldon shares food adventures from Philly and his stories of much gaming at the venue. Check out notable Plays of the Week and his ratings of his own EDH decks by both quality and fun.

Dark Fish Rising – SCG Atlanta Legacy 9/11/11 7th Place

A tournament report for 7th place at the SCG Legacy Open in Atlanta 2011.

It’s Shoaltime: Pro Tour Philadelphia

Tezzerator creator Kenny Oberg got together a powerful Pro Tour team to test for Philly, and they came up with a super-fast B/G Poison Shoal list that sported turn-2 kills 30% of the time! Read about the deck and Modern.

Compulsive Research – The Art of rk post

rk post is one of iconic artists of Magic, famous for works like Ichorid, Avatar of Woe, and Voice of All. Look at this comprehensive look into his Magical art history and get your cards signed at the Indianapolis Open!

Building A Legacy – Choose Your Weapon

Drew plays a “choose your weapon” game by presenting you with… well, Legacy weapons. Which one of these 60-card decks should you be taking to your next SCG Open?

Dear Azami – Vicious Carnage With Vish Kal

Sean McKeown helps a reader out by giving him some advice on what to do about that tricky Commander, Vish Kal from the new Commander decks. Check out this W/B beast!