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Embracing The Chaos – The Decks I Love

Grand Prix GP Columbus July 30-August 1, 2010
Tuesday, July 20th – It’s been quite a while since I’ve listed the decks I play, so I thought it might be time (and a few voices in the forums have asked). They’ve morphed a little over the last six months or so, both due to new cards coming out and me liking to play with different things occasionally. While Rise of the Eldrazi hasn’t warped the format as Ken Nagle thought it might, it has certainly provided some material (and I’m sure an Emrakul discussion will ensue).

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Innovations – Easy, Difficult, Impossible

Grand Prix GP Columbus July 30-August 1, 2010
Tuesday, July 20th – In this introspective piece, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin theorizes on impossibility in Magic, and discusses the role of deck designer and netdecker in fine detail. As with all things in life, balance appears to be the key, and keeping an open mind on card evaluations is critical.

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Reflecting Ruel – Jund versus Turboland: The Turboland Perspective

Grand Prix GP Columbus July 30-August 1, 2010
Tuesday, July 20th – Yesterday, Antoine Ruel piloted Jund against Oli’s Turboland, to a fine result. However, it wasn’t all one-sided, and Oli has a few tricks for the Turboland player today. With both sides of the match-up explored by the Hall of Famer brothers, anyone with a Standard tournament on the horizon should take note!

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The Nose Knows – The Best Deck Dilemma and Our Perception of Reality

Grand Prix GP Columbus July 30-August 1, 2010
Tuesday, July 20th – In today’s edition of The Nose Knows, Kyle Boggemes is in an unusually reflective mood. He discusses the dilemma behind those of us that choose to run the best deck in any given format, and suggests that the path to success may be tied to the way we view our experiences in general…

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Legacy’s Allure – Evaluating Sideboarding Options

Grand Prix GP Columbus July 30-August 1, 2010
Tuesday, July 20th – This week, Doug looks at several of the most powerful strategies that you will encounter at the Grand Prix and GenCon, with an eye on how to bust through them. Get tips this week on making sure Life from the Loam stays down, preventing Thopter token armies, and not dying ingloriously to Merfolk when you thought you had the game locked up. Get the tip on what two-mana artifact everyone should be playing, and find some silly options along the way in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!

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The Kitchen Table #347 – M11 Decks

Grand Prix GP Columbus July 30-August 1, 2010
Tuesday, July 20th – Today, I want to talk about decks. Recently, everybody has been all a quiver over the newest set to come out of the woodwork. As a follow-up to my set review, I like to write an article wherein I build some cool decks with the latest cards. Let’s give these things a chance to see some actual play!

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So Many Insane Plays – Tribal Warfare! Goblins versus Merfolk in Legacy

Grand Prix GP Columbus July 30-August 1, 2010
Monday, July 19th – Grand Prix: Columbus is fast approaching, and Legacy fans across the world are deep into their preparation. Today, Stephen Menendian tests a pair of Tribal decks that are sure to appear in force at the upcoming event: Goblins and Merfolk!

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Removed From Game – Thinking, In The Box

Grand Prix GP Columbus July 30-August 1, 2010
Monday, July 19th – It’s time to start counting the dollars, pounds, or yen, stuffed under the mattress at home. Can you afford a box of M11 now it’s hit the shelves? It might seem like a big investment, but Rich explains how to get every drop of value out of thirty six boosters, and why buying a box is one of the best entertainment deals ever.

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The Long & Winding Road – Rantings on Chapin and the Hive Mind

Grand Prix GP Columbus July 30-August 1, 2010
Monday, July 19th – I’ve had one crazy week, and I need to let off some steam. I doubt any of you want to hear about my trials and tribulations as a mid-level manager at a national facilities maintenance company, so instead, let’s talk Magical cards. More specifically, let’s talk about Patrick Chapin.

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The Combat Phase – The Shifting Online Metagame

Grand Prix GP Columbus July 30-August 1, 2010
Monday, July 19th – Continuing his quest to smash the metagame with Mono Green, King of the Fatties Jamie Wakefield thinks of turning to the Dark Side and sleeving up the Jund cards. Does he submit? Read on to find out!

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Flow of Ideas – Evolving Jund for an M11 World

Grand Prix GP Columbus July 30-August 1, 2010
Monday, July 19th – M11 is a marvelously designed set and has a lot of new, exciting cards to play. Ever since the full spoiler was released, I’ve been busy having a tea party and getting to know good new friends I suspect will end up in a lot of my decks. Conundrum Sphinx, Destructive Force, and Mass Polymorph are all cards I have already built strategies around, each more promising than the last.

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Duel With Ruel – Jund versus Turboland: The Jund Perspective

Grand Prix GP Columbus July 30-August 1, 2010
Monday, July 19th – Jund is a proven deck, and its strength will be present in the new M11 metagame. Turboland has its strengths, but its longevity has been brought into question. Today, Antoine pits the Old Warhorse against the New Kid, in a battle to see which deck has the most to offer going forward.

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The Chump Block – Red/Black Sac

Grand Prix GP Columbus July 30-August 1, 2010
Friday, July 16th – I reckon I am in the vast minority here, but I actually like Frost Titan. One of the things that I think turns people away from the card (and from a lot of cards) is that it wasn’t printed how they had imagined / wanted. “It would be so much better if it had shroud,” I’ve heard people lament. Yes. It would.

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Positive EV – Mythic Bant versus Turboland: The Mythic Bant Perspective

Grand Prix GP Columbus July 30-August 1, 2010
Friday, July 16th – Earlier this week, Antoine Ruel picked up the Turboland deck, and challenged Manuel Bucher and his Mythic Bant deck to a Standard face-off. Antoine shared the matchup from the land-heavy perspective… Now it’s the turn for Mythic to spread its considerable wings.

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Feature Article – Blue/Black Jace Control in Standard

Grand Prix GP Columbus July 30-August 1, 2010
Friday, July 16th – Just when you think the pre-M11 Standard format is dying, Gerard Fabiano brings us an exciting Blue/Black Control deck that packs a powerful punch in the current metagame! He breaks down the build and the match-ups today, and suggests that the deck is a candidate for glory in the evolving M11 Standard metagame!

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