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Constructed Criticism – What I Learned in Columbus: A Legacy Report

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Thursday, August 5th – Merfolk won Grand Prix: Columbus. Let that sit for just a second. Bask in the comfortable, warm feeling surrounding your body. If you care about Legacy at all, then this should be good news for you. Merfolk has been fairly popular lately, and now that should increase with the results from Columbus, allowing you to adequately prepare for it, as well as giving you a great sideboard plan when playing it. So, what does that mean for us regular Joes?

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Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #336 – UST and Time Management

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Thursday, August 5th – This article contains more reports on the Ultimate Standard Tournament, as I could fit them in around preparation for GenCon and wrapping up stuff at work. This week, Astral Slide tries to slip by Napster, Doran tries to extinguish My Fires, and Psychatog tries to out-broken Tinker.

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The Justice League – Standard Rules

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Thursday, August 5th – It is advisable you know how your cards work. It is difficult to know how every single card works in Magic, but it will be to your advantage if you learn what your own cards do. To help you with that, let’s take a look to some common card interactions and rulings in Standard.

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An Open Letter to Drew Levin and to the Magic Community

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Thursday, August 5th – This past weekend at Grand Prix Columbus in the final round of Swiss I was paired against Drew Levin and we were playing for Top 8. He won the match, and then afterwards made a comment…

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The Wescoe Connection – Legacy Counter Top

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Thursday, August 5th – It’s fair to say that Craig Wescoe has had an eventful week. Today, he shares his thoughts on the powerful Counter Top strategy, and on Legacy in general. He provides a sideboarding guide to a number of pertinent matchups, and explores the ethos that underpins the format as a whole.

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Sullivan Library – The Baron in Columbus

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Thursday, August 5th – With a plethora of important tournaments occurring, coupled with a vast array of different formats to master, Adrian Sullivan turned to a strategy he knows intimately for Grand Prix: Columbus… The Baron. He shares his preparation for the GP, his current Baron list, and his thoughts on Legacy in general.

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MTGCast #218 – Casual Casual Casual Fun

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Wednesday, August 4th – In this week’s edition of MTGCast, the guys discuss National Championships, the Drew Levin DQ incident, pies in the face, and much more!

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Ideas Unbound – The Case For Creatures

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Wednesday, August 4th – When you play a creature, you are making the considerable investment of a card and mana. In return, you get an animal, mostly to attack and block. There is considerably more to Magic than attacking and blocking, so if you’re playing a card that is basically only good at generating combat-related interactions, you’re making a significant sacrifice for which you should be rewarded.

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One Step Ahead – Aluren at Grand Prix: Columbus

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Wednesday, August 4th – With Legacy being GerryT’s favorite format, and with a fine deckbuilding pedigree behind him, Grand Prix: Columbus was primed to be Gerry’s playground. Armed with a fine Aluren build, he rocked the two-drop monster combo to a sterling Top 64 finish. He shares his highs, lows, and pie blows from the tournament floor.

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Feature Article – Getting Better At Magic

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Wednesday, August 4th – In this excellent article, pro favorite Gerard Fabiano outlines a number of interesting tips for anyone looking to improve at Magic. He outlines five failings he has perceived in a number of players, and highlights them in the hope we can all avoid them in future. He also updates his Blue/Black Control deck!

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Thirst for Knowledge – A Force To Be Reckoned With

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Wednesday, August 4th – I’d like to talk a bit about the most powerful spell in Standard: Destructive Force. At first, many were skeptical. Destructive Force is an awkward spell to evaluate because it costs seven and has to be viewed in context in order to truly appreciate it. Well, M11 has been out for weeks now, and the Top 8 lists don’t lie: this card is the real deal.

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The Kitchen Table #349 – The WALD Theory

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Wednesday, August 4th – Hello folks, and welcome to my latest article. Today I want to talk about a theory of mine I’ve discussed from time to time in my articles, but usually for never more than a paragraph or so. It seemed like a good time to expand on that theory, and dedicate a whole article to it. This theory looks at game-changing cards, when and why they work, and how to best utilize them.

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Embracing the Chaos – EDH League Final Week

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Tuesday, August 3rd – The last week of the current iteration of the Armada Games EDH League came, and I left with a whimper. In my ongoing quest to do something different in the League, I played Phelddagrif for the first time in a long time.

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Positive EV – Red Deck Wins versus Turboland: The Turboland Perspective

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Tuesday, August 3rd – Hall of Famer Antoine Ruel packed the powerful Mono Red strategy in today’s Duel With Ruel. On the opposite side of the table sat Manuel Bucher, pitching the popular Turboland strategy into the fray. While the match is no cake-walk, there are percentage points to be gained by correct deck choice and sterling play. Manu leads the way…

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The Nose Knows – My Grand Prix: Columbus

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Tuesday, August 3rd – Kyle Boggemes rocked up to Grand Prix: Columbus with a spicy Legacy list, but committed one of the cardinal sins of tournament play: he audibled into a different deck at the last minute. Today, he licks his wounds and counts his losses, sharing a few match stories and some takeaways he picked up from the tournament floor.

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