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Legacy’s Allure – Composite Dredge

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Monday, April 26th – Want a killer Legacy deck for under a $150? This week, Doug crunches the numbers on Dredge to find out what the most common cards are in the deck. Find out the true differences between the lists that run Lion’s Eye Diamond and those that skip it. Get the consensus best number of Dredge enablers and learn how many Dread Returns to pack in your deck. Doug assembles this information into a composite Dredge list based on the successful lists he analyzed, presenting the format’s secret budget deck in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!

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Pro Perspective – Analyzing Limited Formats

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Friday, April 23rd – Hall of Fame stalwart Raphael Levy returns today with an intriguing examination of what makes an engaging Limited format. He analyzes a number of recent forty-card formats in regards to their fun factor, and has high hopes for Rise of the Eldrazi in the weeks and months to come!

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The Long & Winding Road – Eldrazi Limited: First Impressions

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Friday, April 23rd – I didn’t realize how long it’d been since I played Limited until I sat down with my packs last Saturday morning at the Rise of the Eldrazi Prerelease. Prereleases are always a good time, and I love me some giant monsters, so I was extra-pumped for this one. After cracking my packs and sorting out the colors, I took a look at the rares and the Eldrazi. Here’s what I had to work with…

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At The Gathering – Our New Eldrazi Overlords

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Friday, April 23rd – Rise of the Eldrazi has had its prerelease, and many players are now preparing for Launch parties this weekend, whether they be 6 packs of RoE for sealed, or Triple Rise of the Eldrazi drafts, Eldrazi Standard, and more.

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The Magic Show #186 – Rise of the Eldrazi Limited & Overextended!

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Friday, April 23rd – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re going to be taking a look at the all-stars in Rise of the Eldrazi Limited, what our new Standard environment may look like, address some concerns about the future of the ‘Show, and how a new rumored format may change everything about Extended and Legacy. Let’s go!

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Tribal Thriftiness #110 – Rise of the Eldrazi Top Uncommons

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Friday, April 23rd – Dave picks up where he left off last week, and takes us through the top uncommons to come out in Rise of the Eldrazi.

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Insider Information – Overrated and Underrated in Rise of the Eldrazi Part 2

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Friday, April 23rd – Last week, Cedric Phillips waded into the debate on the Constructed applications of Rise of the Eldrazi. Today, he continues in a similar vein, highlighting his personal picks for the most underrated and overrated cards in the new set. Find out Ced’s view of Consuming Vapors, Vengevine, Sarkhan the Mad, and more!

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You Lika The Juice?- Eldrazi Dragon Highlander

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Friday, April 23rd-I started my Saturday at the Richmond Convention Center ready to earn some Rise of the Eldrazi packs by helping administer the prerelease. I ended the day at a hotel bar playing EDH with Magic Historian Brian David-Marshall and WotC R&D and Magic Hall of Famer Mike Turian. Yeah, it was a pretty awesome day!

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Duel With Ruel – Standard Mythic versus Jund: The Mythic Perspective

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Friday, April 23rd – In this week’s edition of Duel With Ruel, Antoine and Oli thrash Jund against Mythic in a replay of the final of Grand Prix: Brussels. With Antoine piloting Zvi’s creature-packed Bant deck, does he finally get the upper hand over the format’s elephant in the room? Read on to find out!

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Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #322 – Semi-big Stuff

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Thursday, April 22nd – Last weekend, the Eldrazi finally rose. I managed to play in one prerelease and run another – and I went “undefeated” in both. Good times. I’ll look at my deck and notable cards I faced. I’ll also talk about the cards that confused players, and the common rules issues at the prerelease. It will be relevant when you play at your local launch party.

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One Step Ahead – Standard Musings: Open The Vaults

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Thursday, April 22nd – Gerry Thompson returns with a detailed examination of Open The Vaults in Standard. Rise of the Eldrazi doesn’t offer much to this under-the-radar archetype, but its power is evident nonetheless. Building on the views of Kyle Boggemes earlier this week, and expanding in fresh directions, Gerry does not disappoint!

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Feature Article – Keep Your Eyes On The Rise, Oh Lord

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Thursday, April 22nd – Former Japan reporter Eli Kaplan sends a missive from Philly scoping out the new format, sharing his Sealed card evaluations, and letting us in on a vicious draft strategy for the next few months you won’t want to miss.

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The Wescoe Connection – The Best New Cards in Rise of the Eldrazi (Part I of II)

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Thursday, April 22nd – Rise of the Eldrazi is causing quite a stir, and everyone is looking for the next breakout Constructed card. Today, Craig Wescoe looks at the best of what White, Blue, and Colorless has to offer, hyping cards that have avoided examination, and busting the bubbles of a few that have been highly hyped…

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Best of the West – Shaping Standard With Simic Polymorph

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Thursday, April 22nd – The week before Grand Prix: Houston, I was scanning articles on The Starkington Post and saw one that intrigued me: “UK Nats Qualifier *1st* With Polymorph.” Even more interesting was another article immediately afterwards: “UK Nats Qualifier *3rd* With Polymorph.”

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Removed From Game – At The Games Club

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Wednesday, April 21st – There are few places better to play than The Games Club in central London, and few days better than the Prerelease. Join Rich for plenty of new set analysis, as the hype gives way to actual information about how Rise Limited is going to play out.

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