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One Step Ahead – Day In The Grind

Gerry Thompson hit Magic Online in preparation for the SCG Open in Boston last weekend; he tried Caw-Blade, Illusions, Mono-Green with Dungrove Elder. Here are his thoughts on all of them.

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I <3 Savannahs

Three-time GP Top 8er Ari Lax never thought he’d say it, but he loves Savannahs! That’s right, green-white decks in Legacy and Modern might be the exact thing these formats are missing.

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Rise of Aintrazi – Modern Modern Modern

Ali definitely takes brews to a different plane; look at the decklists under consideration by the reigning National Champion, including his signature Turboland archetype.

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Board Games! And How They Can Help You In Magic

Adam Prosak reviews some popular, strategic board games that Magic players everywhere love. How does looking at other resource-based board games teach you important lessons in Magic?

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Cube Holistic Wisdom – Non-Rare Cubes And Why You Should Have One

Usman Jamil discusses the values of how managing and building a non-rare cube can help you develop and improve upon the fun and strength of your regularly managed cube.

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Innovations – A Healthy Standard, An Unhealthy Love For Skin

Standard is alive and kicking! Patrick Chapin breaks down the recent results from the big Standard tournaments that have taken place and finds the recent evolutions on old decks along with a couple of interesting rogue options.

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Gen Con

Ken Bearl had a rough finish at US Nationals, but he still enjoyed the trip to Gen Con with his friends. Today, he shares his stories from the event, complete with game reviews and jokes about people being older than himself.

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Going Infinite – Legacy vs. Modern

Is Legacy in danger? What is the future of Legacy with Modern now an official Pro Tour format? Jonathan Medina analyzes this battle between nonrotating formats.

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Everything You Need To Know About Modern, Part II

With tons more Modern decklists, what are you waiting for? Click and read Gavin’s latest article on all the archetypes he didn’t cover last time.

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Yo! MTG Taps! Episode 76 – Young Modern

Joey and Bigheadjoe cover the results of the weekend’s tournaments, rant a bit about From The Vaults: Legends, and share their initial thoughts of the Modern format!

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Behind The Curtain – Spherical Zoo In A Vacuum

Modern, like any format, is full of questions and answers. Valeriy starts with the questions: Zoo variants, Doran, and Hatebears. Don’t use spherical cows to solve your metagame problems!

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Taking It To The (Cloud)Post

Sam Stoddard puts out a comprehensive article on the Twelve Post archetype and engine in Modern. Casting Eldrazi has never been to easy and fun!

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Valakut With A Side Of Zoo, 1st And 6th At The Richmond Open

“You cannot keep playing Valakut. You never win with it.” Pat Cox’s friend kept telling him, but Pat proved otherwise after winning the Richmond Standard Open. Today, Pat talks about his success in both the Standard and Legacy events.

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Flores Friday – SWOT: The Mind Of The Assassin

Mike broke out a UG Infect deck last weekend, going 6-3. Read about the fastest deck in Standard and how to get those turn-2 kills and the smirk off your opponent’s face.

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Legacy Champs Top 8 With NO RUG

Mark Sun earned himself a Top 8 finish with NO R/U/G at the Legacy Championship that took place at Gen Con. Today, he goes over his matches in detail, analyzing what he did right and what he could have improved on.

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