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Legacy’s Allure – Exploring Zoo Variations


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Monday, February 15th – Zoo is one of the most statistically common decks in Legacy, but it takes on many forms. In this week’s column, Doug looks at five different variations and suggests that Zoo is most powerful when it is focused on one of these builds. He considers the core of the deck alongside different interchangeable additions with an eye toward crafting Zoo to beat a certain metagame. Find out the standard and experimental types of Zoo in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!

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Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #313 – Reprinting Phyrexian Negator


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Friday, February 12th – MTGSalvation’s rumor mill is talking about the new Phyrexia vs. the Coalition duel decks. They have found a photo of the product, and the foils visible through the packaging seem to be Urza’s Rage and Phyrexian Negator. Reprinting Negator seems to violate the Official Reprint Policy. Must mean Magic is dying, right? That’s what I’ve always said, right?

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Reflecting Ruel – Drafting Worldwake With Olivier


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Friday, February 12th – Worldwake is here, and the pros are drafting with a passion in preparation for Pro Tour: San Diego! Olivier Ruel is one such pro, and today he shares a Zendikar / Zendikar / Worldwake draft in all its glory. Enjoy!

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Tribal Thriftiness #102 – Worldwake Staples


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Friday, February 12th – Dave takes a look at the new set, and makes some recommendations for what’s necessary for those of us who want to play competitively but still watch our wallets.

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The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Extended Decks For Grand Prix: Oakland


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Friday, February 12th – With both Grand Prix and Pro Tour tournaments looming large, testing time has been split across multiple formats. Even so, Brian Kibler is doing his best to bring down strong results at both events. Today, he shares his thoughts on the Extended metagame going into the Grand Prix, and suggests some powerful builds of established archetypes.

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You Lika The Juice? – Fun with Basilisk Collar & Worldwake


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Friday, February 12th – Despite the ridiculous winter weather she’s been dishing out against the Mid-Atlantic States, Mother Nature can’t keep a Magic man down. Even as the chance of me making the 30 minute drive to Richmond Comix for FNM and EDH dwindled to an icy and snowy zero last week, I still received my boxes of Worldwake shipped from StarCityGames.com, and eagerly started cracking the packs…

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Insider Trading – The Cost of Cards: The Rise of Magic’s Popularity (Part 1 of 3)


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Friday, February 12th – Magic has been undergoing an unprecedented growth over the past couple of years. This has caused the price of several staples to hit record levels: Tarmogoyf is at $90. Jace, the Mind Sculptor is at $60. Force of Will is at $50! In this first part of the three-part series, Ben takes an in-depth look at the growth of Magic over the past two years, and explains why card prices have reached these levels!

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PV’s Playhouse – Drafting With Worldwake


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Thursday, February 11th – Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa, in preparation for the approaching Pro Tour, has been drafting Zendikar / Zendikar / Worldwake with a passion. Understandably, he has reached a few conclusions about the format, and he shares his initial thoughts today!

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MTGCast #193 – Holy Phyrexian Negator Batman


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Thursday, February 11th – On this week’s editon of MTGCast, the guys discuss the rumors regarding the reserved list, the Mgaic Cruise, Pro Tour: San Diego, and much more!

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The Justice League – The Magic Family


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Thursday, February 11th – Talk to any judge that’s been in the game long enough, and he will probably tell you that the experience of wearing the stripes has changed him. In every instance I’ve heard of, this change has been for the better, but what exact effect the experience has on the person will always vary.

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The Long & Winding Road – Introducing Two Card Monte: A Vintage Primer


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Thursday, February 11th – It is extremely hard to innovate new strategies in Vintage. Although Vintage is the most inclusive of the Magic formats in terms of raw card pool, in reality it has a relatively small pool of playable cards. Vintage is made up of only the best of Magic, resulting in a set of decks that have minor differences, but are built around the same core of cards.

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Positive EV – Thopter Depths Versus Domain Zoo: The Domain Zoo Perspective


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Thursday, February 11th – Yesterday, Antoine Ruel brought us the Thopter Depths perspective on the Extended battle with Domain Zoo. Today, it’s Manuel Bucher’s turn to set the record straight on behalf of the dedicated aggro menagerie. With Zoo a main player in the format, and Thopter Depths the deck to beat, this article is great preparation for GP: Oakland!

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Feature Article – Double Whammy: A Look at U/R Runeflare Trap


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Thursday, February 11th – Once upon a time, there was this curious little U/R deck, built around filling an opponent’s hand with cards and killing them with Ebony Owl Netsuke and Sudden Impact, not only throwing the traditional concept of card advantage out the window, but then rolling over the corpse with a steamroller and lighting it on fire. One could argue that it was truly taking the concept of a “tempo deck” to its most extreme.

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Drafting With Olivier – Zendikar #34


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Wednesday, February 10th – 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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Down And Dirty – Worldwake Shakes Standard


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Wednesday, February 10th – Worldwake is here, and mages around the world are tinkering with the new cards, looking for fresh Standard fare. Kyle looks at the pre-WWK metagame, and suggests how things will change with the arrival of the new set. Will Jund still be king of the castle? Read on to find out!

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