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Ideas Unbound – Max on Mythics

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Thursday, May 27th – It seems as though every few weeks someone goes on a brief rant about mythic rarity, and how the high prices of chase mythics is killing Magic. I wish to address that claim. In this article, I briefly summarize the literature that has been published concerning literature up to now. Then I address the primary complaints about mythics: that some cards are printed at mythic without “feeling” mythic, and that the secondary market value of some mythics is too high.

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Positive EV – Control, and Sarkhan the Mad

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Thursday, May 27th – Control Mages appear to be on top of the heap in Standard, but Manuel Bucher believes that the New Control ain’t like the Old Control. He discusses the archetype today, and shares his thoughts on the under-appreciated Sarkhan the Mad, a card he feels is screaming to be built around.

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One Step Ahead – A Standard Naya Primer

StarCityGames.com Open Series: Philadelphia June 5th - 6th
Thursday, May 27th – After defining the Extended format with Thopter Depth, Gerry Thompson set his sights on Standard. He took the successful Naya strategy, and tooled it to wreck the metagame for the Nationals Qualifiers, and then rocked a 10th place finish with the deck at Grand Prix: Washington! Today, he reveals the design process behind the deck, and suggests strategies and sideboarding against the major matchups.

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The Wescoe Connection – Tales From Grand Prix: D.C.

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Thursday, May 27th – Craig Wescoe piloted the popular Polymorph deck into Day 2 of Grand Prix: Washington, but further results were less than kind. Today, he recaps his tournament experience, talks about the strength of the deck going forward, and shares the fun times he had on the trip!

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Thirst for Knowledge – Grand Prix: D.C. Report *Day 2*

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Thursday, May 27th – I registered a Jund list for the first grinder that was much like my Regionals list but featured more Sarkhans and more removal in the sideboard (Mythic was everywhere in the grinders). My first round mirror match went to a third game, but his deck had Lotus Cobra and by the time I was able to play my first spell he already had four creatures in play. Not surprisingly, I lost that one and packed it up.

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Constructed Criticism – Grand Prix: Washington D.C. Part 1 *45th*

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Wednesday, May 26th – This week we’ll be diving right back into Standard with a Grand Prix: Washington D.C. tournament report, where I was ever-so-close to making Top 16 and qualifying for Amsterdam. The weeks leading up to the tournament were full of me testing both Standard and Block, cementing myself in Blue-White as long as I could get the cards for it.

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Black Magic – Grand Prix: Washington D.C.

StarCityGames.com Open Series: Philadelphia June 5th - 6th
Wednesday, May 26th – Instead of focusing on Standard, Sam Black has been knee-deep in Block Constructed in preparation for Pro Tour: San Juan. Nevertheless, he shares his insight on the current post-GP Standard metagame today, with a look at his weapon of choice in D.C. and an examination of the Top 8 decks!

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Innovations – A Grand Prix: Washington D.C. Tournament Report

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Wednesday, May 26th – Patrick Chapin decries the demise of the tournament report as a Magic art form. Today, he rectifies things with a deliciously Old School report from the trenches and benches of Grand Prix: Washington, complete with hijinks, decklists, and massive amounts of chicken.

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Drafting With Olivier – Rise of the Eldrazi #1

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Wednesday, May 26th – 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!

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MTGCast #208 – Archenemy is the Arch Deluxe of Multiplayer Magic

StarCityGames.com Open Series: Philadelphia June 5th - 6th
Wednesday, May 26th – On this week’s edition of MTGCast, Tom talks about Archenemy, the StarCityGames.com Gazette, Grand Prix: Washington D.C. and much more!

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The Long & Winding Road – As Legacy Turns

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Wednesday, May 26th – If you’re preparing for this summer’s StarCityGames.com Legacy Open series (including the upcoming Philadelphia stop), Grand Prix: Columbus, and Legacy Champs 2010, it is absolutely essential that you frame your understanding of the format within the new order, as the format exists today. Let’s take a look at some of these decks, frame the new players in our understanding of the unfair decks in the format, and review some options the fair decks have available in their struggle to fight back.

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At the Gathering – Tuesdays With Jund

StarCityGames.com Open Series: Philadelphia June 5th - 6th
Wednesday, May 26th – I’m a somewhat recent convert to the Church of Jund. I haven’t been on the bandwagon as long as some players. In fact, after last year’s StarCityGames.com Philadelphia Open, more than one local player shot- gunned onto Jund, one of which was Christian, my testing partner. He acquired a full boat of Maelstrom Pulses, and that was it. He was riding the Jund train until it derailed on him.

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Embracing The Chaos – Chthulu Chicken Dinner

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Tuesday, May 25th – As you’re reading this, I’m on a flight to San Juan for the Pro Tour, after having finished the final week of v.4 of the Armada Games EDH League, in which Emrakul makes a turn 4 appearance at Table 1. Read on…

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The Nose Knows – Mr. Boggemes Goes To Washington *Top 4*

Tuesday, May 25th – Going into Grand Prix: Washington, Kyle was looking for a strong performance to cement him into Level 6 Pro Player status for next year. On the back of a powerful Blue/White Control list, he achieved his desired goal, and more! Today he shares his list, his tournament, and his sideboarding plans. Congratulations Kyle!

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Duel With Ruel – Vintage and Legacy Tournament Reports

Tuesday, May 25th – In a break from our advertized scheduling, Antoine Ruel avoids Standard to play a few Magic formats in which the spells are more powerful than the creatures: Legacy and Vintage! Antoine shares his decks, matches, and stories from the recent Bazaar of Moxen weekend in France, packed with broken turns and massive prizes!

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