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Drafting With Olivier – Zendikar #25


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Wednesday, December 30th – 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!

Thirst For Knowledge – Looking To Extended


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Wednesday, December 30th – Extended season is nearly upon us, as luck would have it, and as a result I must say that I’m getting pretty excited to jump back into the PTQ circuit. This year’s Extended format isn’t nearly as fun as last year’s was for me personally (Faeries player at heart, remember?), but nevertheless I’m glad the format has so many viable decks this year

The Kitchen Table #318 – My EDH Deck


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Wednesday, December 30th – I love EDH as much as the next casual guy. It’s a great casual format. I usually don’t write about it much because so many other writers do, so I generally stay out. But occasionally, I want to talk about it…

Removed From Game – The Twelve Decks of Christmas #3: Cruel Control


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Wednesday, December 30th – Put on your party hat, pull a cracker, and join Rich on a festive tour of a dozen decks in Standard. A great place for newer players to learn about the main components of Magic’s most popular Constructed format, with a deck a day for the next two weeks.

Black Magic – Looking Forward: Setting Priorities and Preparing for Extended


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Tuesday, December 29th – With the New Year looming large, and people focussing on their future development, Sam Black takes a look at the formats he intends to play and the tournaments he’s looking to enter. Such analysis and preparation is necessary for anyone looking to excel, and Sam is ready to go!

Down And Dirty – Meta-Brewed Bant & Opening Artifacts For Christmas


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Tuesday, December 29th – With the format focus turning to Constructed in the New Year, and Extended in particular, Kyle eschews convention and discusses strong Standard decks based around Bant and Artifacts. If you’re looking for an edge in your preparation for this weekend’s StarCityGames.com Open Series: Los Angeles, look no further!

Legacy’s Allure – An Incredible Hulk


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Tuesday, December 29th – Doug takes a swing at an updated Entomb-Protean Hulk deck for Legacy, adopting a rock-solid manabase and one of the format’s most annoying cards. He explains the deck’s card choices, as well as omitted cards and general strategy. Get a new Hulk list to play around with and inspire your own creations in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!

Tribal Thriftiness #96 – First Thoughts on Extended


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Tuesday, December 29th – With Extended PTQs on the horizon and thousand-dollar decks taking top honors at Worlds, Dave explores the possibilities of less-expensive decks in Extended.

Removed From Game – The Twelve Decks of Christmas #2: Mono-Red


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Tuesday, December 29th – Put on your party hat, pull a cracker, and join Rich on a festive tour of a dozen decks in Standard. A great place for newer players to learn about the main components of Magic’s most popular Constructed format, with a deck a day for the next two weeks.

Innovations – A Void but Nothing Missing: Looking Back on 2009


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Monday, December 28th – With many holidays coming to a finish, Patrick is taking a wild look back on Magic in 2009, looking at both highs and lows, and showing that what is missing can count just as much as what shows up, all in an unusual fashion that is both astonishing and captivating…

So Many Insane Plays – Lots of Legacy


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Monday, December 28th – With the new year promising a plethora of high-profile Legacy events, including the SCG $5,000 Legacy Open series, Stephen Menendian investigates the format from a variety of angles, tweaking the statistics to produce a clear view of current success and failure in the metagame.

Drafting With Oli – Zendikar #24


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Monday, December 28th – 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 & Winding Road – My Favorite Decks 2009


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Monday, December 28th – As I mentioned briefly a few weeks back, I wanted to include a list of my favorite decks from 2009 along with my favorite cards from this year, but the list is lengthier than I first realized and quickly grew into the article you’re about to read.

Removed From Game – The Twelve Decks of Christmas #1


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Monday, December 28th – Put on your party hat, pull a cracker, and join Rich on a festive tour of a dozen decks in Standard. A great place for newer players to learn about the main components of Magic’s most popular Constructed format, with a deck a day for the next two weeks.

The Justice League – When Buildings Collapse


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Monday, December 28th – When Judges talk about deviating from any of the rules, or policy documents, there is one phrase we always use: “Significant and exceptional circumstances.” One of the examples given in the Infraction Procedure Guide, and the one that most often comes up in conversation, is “a table falling down.”