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Legacy’s Allure – Rediscovering Goblins

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Monday, May 17th – One of the format’s oldest decks has been quietly putting up great results recently. In this week’s article, Doug looks at why Goblins is doing well and how to effectively play the deck against the top decks of the format. Find out why Goblins isn’t really an aggro deck and how it can compete with decks like Zoo in a fast, furious format. See why Goblins can contend with Reanimator, the big dog in the room, thanks to good mana denial and an incredible pile of Edict effects. Get the scoop on one of the iconic and still affordable decks in Legacy!

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You Lika The Juice? – Rating the Generals

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Monday, May 17th – By the time this column goes up, you all will probably be saturated with metagame articles and decks from this weekend’s Nationals Qualifiers. Since none of my deck ideas seem to break the hammerlock Jund, U/W Control, Mythic and Planeswalkers seem to have on the format, I figured I’d focus on Elder Dragon Highlander instead.

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The Golden Giveaway

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Ideas Unbound – A Standard Blue/White Primer

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Friday, May 14th – I actively enjoy the playtesting process. I view matchups as puzzles to be solved, and am happy to sit down for an afternoon and just iterate games, keeping exhaustive notes and wondering what could have caused games to go differently until I figure out optimal strategies and important tactical plays.

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Positive EV – A Look at Legacy: Two Matchups Redux

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Friday, May 14th – Legacy is a format with a fan-base that’s expanding fast. Today, Manuel Bucher plays two Legacy matchups against playtest partner Antoine Ruel, throwing Survival Bant against Reanimator and Zoo against ANT. We’ve heard Antoine’s side of the story… now Manu has his say!

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At the Gathering – The Standard Case For…

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Friday, May 14th – Today, we’re going to be looking at a couple of cards, and making a case for why these cards may be a good choice for your main deck and/or sideboard in Standard right now. Now, each of these cards may or may not be right for your deck, but hopefully, we’ll see a strong enough case for each.

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Too Much Information – StarCityGames.com Legacy Open: Atlanta

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Friday, May 14th – Legacy continues to be a diverse metagame with many viable decks. While Reanimator and Ad Nauseam made the finals, neither deck put up very good numbers on the day. The format continues to be a game of Rock €“ Paper €“ Scissors – Lizard €“ Spock with many match-ups where one deck has a sizeable advantage. With a busy June coming up, get the information and get ready!

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The Magic Show #188 – Deckbuilder’s Toolkit Examined

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Friday, May 14th – UPDATED with THREE NEW VIDEOS! – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re doing things a little differently – I’ve got two copies of the incredibly cool new product, the Deckbuilder’s Toolkit direct from Wizards, and I wanted to do something cool with them – like build decks! So that’s exactly what I’ve done.

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Tribal Thriftiness #112 – That’s A Spicy Meatball

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Friday, May 14th – Still looking for a deck option for National Qualifiers that won’t make you feel like you helped fund an oil spill cleanup? Dave offers a couple of options, including a new take on a spicy local concoction.

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Insider Information – Blue/White Control For The Nationals Qualifier Metagame

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Friday, May 14th – The Nationals Qualifiers are held this weekend, and Cedric Phillips is ready with his personal take on the hardy perennial Blue/White Control. Today, he shares his personal decklist, one that eschews such staples as Baneslayer Angel, and he presents a selection of matchup and sideboarding guides!

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The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Rise of the Eldrazi Limited

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Friday, May 14th – Rise of the Eldrazi has finally hit Magic Online, and drafting the format is proving to be insanely fun! Brian Kibler is a definite fan of this forty-card format, and today he shares his views on a selection of cards and strategies that he believes are either stronger or weaker than they seem…

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The Pro Perspective – Sharpening Your Skills

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Thursday, May 13th – Today’s edition of Pro Perspective sees Raphael Levy offer a selection of playtips for sharpening your skills. He suggests that while practice is important, imperfect practice merely reinforces imperfect play, and he presents a number of ideas to help us break from such a downward spiral.

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Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #335 – Fifty Prereleases

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Thursday, May 13th – Last weekend, I played in the online Rise of the Eldrazi Prerelease. Between rounds, I skritched the dogs, made lunch and otherwise killed time. I thought about past prereleases and release events. After some quick math, I realized that this was probably my fiftieth set release event. That’s a decent excuse to get nostalgic, so come with me while I wander through history.

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One Step Ahead – Reanimating Monsters in Atlanta: An Open Weekend Report (Part 2)

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Thursday, May 13th – Last week, Gerry Thompson regaled us with tales from the Standard portion of the StarCityGames.com Atlanta Open Weekend. Today, it’s the turn of the tournament story we’re all eager to hear: Gerry’s excellent Final finish in the Sunday Legacy event!

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The Wescoe Connection – A Standard Polymorph Primer

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Thursday, May 13th – While people are clamoring for Standard tech, and sleeving up UW Planeswalkers, Jund, and Mythic Conscription, it seems that the pre-Rise hype for Polymorph has died down. Today, Craig Wescoe rekindles the fire for this shape-shifting strategy… He presents a detailed Polymorph primer in time for Nationals Qualifiers this weekend!

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