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

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Thursday, April 29th – Last week, Craig Wescoe walked us through the hits and misses in the White, Blue, and Colorless cards in Rise of the Eldrazi. Today, he continues his mission to hunt out the gems in the new set, discussing the Red Green, and Black cards. He also gives his top 10 cards in the entire set!

Insider Information – Standard Questions

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Thursday, April 29th – Rise of the Eldrazi is here, and Standard is undergoing a metagame shift. With the StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Atlanta this weekend, Cedric Phillips brings us a host of questions that no success-seeking mage can afford to ignore…

Practical Legacy – A New Horizon

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Thursday, April 29th – Change is often difficult to perceive. A day can often feel just like the one before, and the one after. When situations change dramatically, it is sometimes hard to focus on anything else. However, more often than not, change comes in much smaller increments. But with enough smaller changes, the result is something than can be recognized as being different from what came before it.

Black Magic – Drafting Rise of the Eldrazi

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Wednesday, April 28th – Rise of the Eldrazi has been on the shelves for less than a week, and drafting the set has begun in earnest. After posting a creditable record in his recent RoE drafts, Same Black shares a selection of tips and tricks for the new format, and lists a color-specific selection of the commons and uncommon he picks highly…

MTGCast #204 – Tom’s Man Crush

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Wednesday, April 28th – On today’s edition of MTGCast, the guys discuss Rise of the Eldrazi Limited, Archenemy, Jamie Wakefield, and more!

Too Much Information – Spotlight on Counter-Top

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Wednesday, April 28th – Too Much Information readers have spoken and the first TMI Spotlight shines on Counter-Top Legacy decks. Check out all of the staples as well as the rogue strategies that utilize this powerful combo. Find all 48 deck list inside along with every Counter-Top result from Indianapolis and Orlando. A must read while prepping for the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open in Atlanta!

One Step Ahead – The State of Standard

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Wednesday, April 28th – Gerry Thompson is planning to play his current pet deck at the upcoming StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Atlanta this weekend. In preparation for the event, he’s examined a number of archetypes in the current metagame, and today’s edition of One Step Ahead sees him share the lessons he’s learned thus far.

Best of the West – Polymorphing With Rise of the Eldrazi

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Wednesday, April 28th – I asked Patrick the question, “Would it be greedy to play only one copy of your win condition?” His respose, “I don’t think it would be greedy, I think it would be foolish.” We went on to discuss that See Beyond, the card which enables you to eject your win condition from your hand back into your deck, makes it less bad to draw a copy of your win condition.

Fishing Lessons – The Value of a Life Point

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Wednesday, April 28th – Dealing 3 damage is worth more than gaining 3 life. You want to wait to chump block as long as possible. Once you’re at an arbitrarily large life total, it no longer matters how much it is exactly. These are all accepted truths about Magic…

The Kitchen Table #335 – Rise of the Eldrazi Decks

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Wednesday, April 28th – Hello folks, and welcome to the column dedicated to the casual side of life. And Magic. Rise of the Eldrazi looks like a great set, and to celebrate, let’s build decks around some new cards! Today’s article is simple enough. I aim to find cards I want to build around, and then I build around them. Yay decks!

Feature Article – Rise of the Eldrazi: The Colorless Cards

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Tuesday, April 27th – Last time out, Pro Tour Hall of Famer Zvi Mowshowitz examined Rise of the Eldrazi with the mana in mind. Today, he turns his gimlet gaze toward the wobbliest of the cards the set has to offer: the mammoth Eldrazi themselves!

Constructed Criticism – Preparing For The StarCityGames.com Atlanta Standard Open

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Tuesday, April 27th – UW Control has been the deck over the last week, sweeping all of the online PTQ. Last week, I wrote an article on my take for UW Control without Baneslayer Angel. Apparently, all three versions that won PTQ’s played Baneslayer Angel, and made me eat my words. But what can we discern from the fact that all three winners were playing Baneslayer Angel?

Embracing The Chaos – Through the Kindness of Strangers

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Tuesday, April 27th – After taking a week off of EDH League for visiting family, I was once again ready to dive into slinging the 100 card decks. Although I’ll play Kenny’s contest-winning deck a few more times in the league, it felt like it had been such a long time since I had played Kresh, I was itching to trot it out.

The Nose Knows – The Ten Card Commandments, Part 1

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Tuesday, April 27th – There are many ways to gain an edge in competitive Magic. In today’s illuminating edition of The Nose Knows, Kyle Boggemes counts down the first five of his Ten Card Commandments, each one a surefire tip that’ll improve your game and help propel you to the next level. Do you have what it takes to be the best? Read on to find out!

Thirst For Knowledge – Jund: Taking On All Comers

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Tuesday, April 27th – Yes, I know what you’re thinking: “not another article about Jund!” Unfortunately, Jund has warped Standard so much that with every new set release literally the only thing most of us care about is whether or not Jund will be knocked off its throne. That being said, has Rise of the Eldrazi finally done it? I’m not sure yet, but I will say that Jund itself will need to work much harder for its wins now more than ever.