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Legacy’s Allure – A First Look At Zendikar

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Tuesday, September 8th – This week, Doug looks at the early Zendikar spoilers. With only forty or so cards spoiled already, the set looks amazing for Legacy! Zendikar is replete with several niche cards that might be very strong in Legacy. Doug presents a new favorite deck of his, an evolution of Landstill that’s on the up-and-up. Get the early scoop on the new set in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!

The Starkington Post – Weekly Digest

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Tuesday, September 8th – In the past seven days, The Starkington Post (Bill Stark’s daily Magic blog) has brought us talk from the Zendikar party, PAX coverage, Zendikar spoilers, and more!

The M10 Academy – Getting Green

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Tuesday, September 8th – Mana fixing, Elvish Foolishness (which isn’t a card, but might as well be), a mighty Planeswalker, and several cards that belong in your one-of-everything collection and nowhere else. These delights and more are just a click away, as the M10 Academy opens its doors once more.

Innovations – Zendikar: The Five Strongest Spoiled Cards

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Monday, September 7th – In today’s Innovations, Patrick Chapin looks at some of the stronger Zendikar offerings that have been revealed thus far. This set is shaping up to be incredible, and Patrick believes it will be the best selling Magic set ever printed. [Warning: Contains spoilers.]

So Many Insane Plays – The Perfect Storm Revisited

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Monday, September 7th – In Vintage, The Perfect Storm strategy has been popular for a number of years. Today, Stephen Menendian tests the strategy against a number of popular Tezzeret builds, both pre- and post-board. As usual, he notates each play and decision along the way…

Zendikar – Archmage Ascension Exclusive Preview!

Zendikar!Monday, September 7th – I am writing a special segment of Innovations today to unveil my first ever exclusive preview card, Archmage Ascension. I have been writing for years, but have been writing my reviews of upcoming new cards primarily based on reading information over at MTGSalvation. This time around, I am psyched to be trying something new, a preview card of my own.

Constructed Criticism – Drafting With Balefire Liege: M10 #5

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Monday, September 7th – This will probably be the last Limited article I write for a while, since Zendikar spoilers are starting to fall through the cracks. Hopefully next week I’ll have some sick idea for a deck based on Warren Instigator and Fire Whip, but that is a bit premature… On to the draft!

The Long & Winding Road – Tournaments, Dealers, and Karrthus

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Monday, September 7th – This week, I’m going to expand upon some comments I made last week regarding the health of tournament Magic, and look at the dealer / player dynamic. I’ll also discuss some updates on Oath and Ichorid in Vintage, leading into a full Vintage article next week.

Positive EV – The Magic Online Championship Season 5

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Friday, September 4th – Manuel Bucher entered the M10 Sealed Magic Online Championship Season 5 tournament with high hopes. While his cardpool was strong, and his playskill accomplished, he didn’t quite crack the final table. Today he shares his play-by-play account in preparation for Grand Prix: Prague…

Drafting With Olivier – M10 #8

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Friday, September 4th – 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 Magic Show #156 – Zendikar Maintenance

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Friday, September 4th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of

the Magic Show. This week we’ve got a ton of Zendikar spoilers to go over, including my

exclusive preview Electropotence, my jaw-dropping unveiling of Warren Instigator, and many more. We

will also take another look at Planechase as it’s going to be released this weekend. Let’s go!

The Secret Lair – Guess Who’s Back?

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Friday, September 4th – Craig “Lightning Helix” Jones, currently exiled on Knutson Island, returns to a weekly column with fun stories and casual decklists galore! Today he talks about the ups and downs of Magic change, and shares a fun-looking Green deck. Welcome back, Prof!

You Lika The Juice? – An EDH Primer, Part 3

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Friday, September 4th – Today, I wrap up the EDH primer and do a walk through in how I go about building an EDH deck. This three-part series was written with people new to the format in mind, but with the hope that even veteran players will find parts interesting and thought-provoking.

At the Gathering – EDH plus Zendikar Cards!

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Friday, September 4th – I’ve been addicted to EDH for about 7 weeks now. I used to be a pretty hard-core spike. I’d play the best deck, and spend an entire week contemplating one card in the deck versus other options. I enjoyed winning above all else. I spent hours upon hours at work trying to break what are supposed to be casual formats (Like Emperor Peasant Vintage) because there were prizes involved.

Feature Article – Austin Extended #2: Control

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Friday, September 4th – In the second article in his Austin Extended series, Quentin Martin examines the Control decks on offer in the pre-Zendikar Extended format. Such developing ideas are sure to form the basis of the metagame at the upcoming Pro Tour: Austin.