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Removed From Game – Removed From Extended

Tuesday, June 22nd – With an ear close to the ground, you might have known this was coming. As far back as the closing months of 2009, there were rumors surfacing around various forums that Extended was not in a particularly healthy place, and that Wizards were contemplating a shakeup in the format that sits in an odd place in the structure of the game as a whole.
The Nose Knows – The State of the Game (and Introducing ExStandard)

Tuesday, June 22nd – Magic has undergone some galactic shifts these past few days. The trimming of Standard, the Banned and Restricted List announcements for Legacy, the growth of the M11 spoiler list… we certainly live in interesting times. Today, Kyle Boggemes shares his thoughts on the latest news, and makes some Legacy and Standard suggestions for this weekend’s StarCityGames.com Open Series in St. Louis!
Legacy’s Allure – No More Mystical Tutor?

Tuesday, June 22nd – Legacy and Extended saw a big shakeup with the lastest Banned List announcement, and already players are alternately decrying the death of two formats and innovating up new lists to succeed. In this week’s article, Doug lends a grounded perspective on what all this realistically means for Legacy players and analyzes each banning and unbanning in depth. See why the Extended change is good for Legacy players and understand what decks are winners and losers in the wake of Mystical Tutor’s banning. Find out what to substitute for your Mystical Tutors and how to get the most out of your Grim Monoliths in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!
Insider Information – Sleepless in Seattle

Tuesday, July 22nd – Cedric Phillips rocked up to the StarCityGames.com Open Series weekend in Seattle with two powerful decks and high hopes. In today’s entertaining report, he shares the highs and lows from what sounds like an excellent weekend of fun and frolics. With the StarCityGames.com Open Series hitting St. Louis this weekend, let Ced show you how to party!
Fishing Lessons – PTQ Video Walkthrough: Turboland

Tuesday, June 22nd – I decided to do something a little different this week. Instead of writing a normal article, I recorded my Magic Online PTQ matches and commented over them. There are a lot of tricky plays to the deck and I felt like there were a ton of lessons to be learned from each match I played, so I felt it was a good idea to share it with the public.
So Many Insane Plays – The New Legacy Banned List, And What It Means For You

Monday, June 21st – Legacy has undergone a subtle change this past weekend, with the bannings and unrestrictions from the Powers That Be. Just how will the removal of Mystical Tutor affect the metagame? Even though it doesn’t kick in until July, will the news impact on this weekend’s StarCityGames.com Legacy Open in St. Louis? Stephen shares his initial thoughts…
Innovations – Double Your Standard, Double Your Fun

Monday, June 21st – On Friday, Wizards of the Coast dropped an Extended bombshell. From now on, the format contains four years of cards, rather than seven. Patrick Chapin examines the new format and suggests a few decks that could form a new gauntlet. He also offers his thoughts on the latest Legacy bannings…
Drafting With Olivier – Rise of the Eldrazi #3

Monday, June 21st – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft queue on Magic Online. He shares some comprehensive thoughts about both the picks and the games, and talks us through each step of the way! If you’re looking to improve your Limited game, this is the article series for you!
The Long and Winding Road – Reanimator, Thopters, and a Requiem for Mystical

Monday, June 21st – As much fun as it is to play with Reanimator, you don’t want to put all your eggs in one basket when it comes to Legacy, especially if the DCI is going to annihilate archetypes willy-nilly. If you watched the GGS Live coverage from Philly through to the end, you heard me say that my back-up deck for Philly was an Enlightened Tutor / Counterbalance deck similar to the one AJ Sacher used to make Top 8 earlier this year…
Feature Article – A StarCityGames.com Legacy Open: Seattle Winner’s Report

Monday, June 21st – At the last StarCityGames.com Legacy Open, Kyle Boddy picked up a deck a few minutes before the tournament, and cleaved the field like a hot knife through butter. Today, he shares his thoughts on the tournament, the deck, and the format, in perfect time for the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open in St. Louis this weekend!
Flow of Ideas – Sideboarding on the Fly

Monday, June 21st – Magic is a game of adaptation. They juke left, so you need to move left. They set up a screen, and you need to slide by the pick. They bring Kor Firewalkers to their side of the table, and so you need to bring Doom Blades to yours. But what happens when things don’t go as planned?
The Chump Block – Two PTQs: When 9-0 Isn’t Enough

Friday, June 18th – I had the pleasure of playing in two PTQs these past couple of days. One was held at Misty Mountain in the Madison area on Sunday, while the other was held in the vast reaches of Cyberspace that is MTGO this Tuesday. I ended up doing reasonably well in both, ending up in 11th and 3rd place respectively.
