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Legacy’s Allure – Exploring Tempo Bant

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Tuesday, November 3rd – This week, Doug takes a look at a UWG tempo deck with the help of a guest. Inside, you’ll find a discussion of the deck with sample play-by-play matches, showcasing new twists on the classic Threshold model with a deck that packs recent hits like Noble Hierarch, Vendilion Clique, and Qasali Pridemage. See how this tempo deck stacks up against format-tested ones and see what new Zendikar spell makes an appearance! Don’t miss this exploration of the next level in Threshold in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!

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Removed From Game – Zendikar Sealed: Am I Dead On Turn 2?

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Tuesday, November 3rd, – ‘Is there a God?’, ‘Why did you hide it there?’, and ‘What is molecular cuisine?’ may all be situationally-useful questions, but for Zendikar Sealed, nothing is more important than the eponymous query. Find out why, featuring a great big pile of Sealed Deck pools for you to test your skill and judgment.

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Tribal Thriftiness #89 – The 8 Unified Construction EDH Challenge

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Tuesday, November 3rd – Elder Dragon Highlander is a format that is both very popular, and very forgiving to players without large collections or large investment opportunities. But building one EDH deck is so passé… what about building eight?

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Innovations – Magic Online Interview with Worth Wollpert, and New Extremes in Standard

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Monday, November 2nd – Patrick Chapin interviews Worth Wollpert on the current state of Magic Online, before moving into an examination of Standard, and a slew of interesting archetypes. He touches on the need for intelligent playtesting, perfect for those preparing for this coming weekend’s StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open in Nashville!

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So Many Insane Plays – CounterTop Depths in Legacy

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Monday, November 2nd – In today’s So Many Insane Plays, Stephen Menendian presents an exciting new deck for Legacy: CounterTop Depths. He also touches on his intriguing debate on Collusion in Magic from a few weeks ago, answering a couple of interesting forum posts along the way…

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Constructed Criticism – Team America in Standard

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Monday, November 2nd – For the last two weeks, I’ve been trying to find a way to make UW Control into a real deck, as I believe that the combination of Baneslayer Angel, Wall of Denial, and Sphinx of Jwar Isle are just too much for an aggro player to handle, as long as these cards are backed up with a fair amount of support. I think the deck has potential, and could be just the thing for this weekend’s StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open.

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The Long & Winding Road – The Legacy Conundrum

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Monday, November 2nd – I often tell people that Legacy, as a format, is the intersection of fair and unfair. This is partially the result of scarring from my first Legacy tournament, a Grand Prix Trial for GP: Columbus in 2007. I’ve discussed this story before, but it is worth repeating as it relates to the rest of this article…

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Drafting With Olivier – Zendikar #3

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Monday, November 2nd – 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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The Dragonmaster’s Lair – A Pro Tour: Austin Report, Part 1 *Winner*

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Friday, October 30th – In the first part of his exciting report, Pro Tour: Austin winner Brian Kibler shares the highlights of his unstoppable run to 8-0 on Day 1. He shares his round-by-round analysis of the tournament, and shows us how it feels to attain the long-held goal…

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The Magic Show #163 – Pro Tour: Austin Part 2

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Friday, October 30th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re wrapping up Pro Tour: Austin in style, talking to the biggest names in Magic both under the lights and behind the scenes. Join me as we speak of absurd decks, with WotC R&D on recycling mechanics and expected power levels, how pros evaluate new cards, memorable topdecks, and all of the Pro Tour Sunday action. Let’s go!

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You Lika The Juice? – EDH Deck Doctor: Teneb the Harvester

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Friday, October 30th – A couple weeks back I decided to try something new – open up my email to those of you who’d like me to “deck doctor” your EDH deck. I got a pretty good response, enough for several deck doctors, so if you like how this goes let me know and I’ll do some more here and there on the slow weeks.

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The Secret Lair – Prof Drafts Zendikar… Badly

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Friday, October 30th – Now that Zendikar is out, we’re in what I like to call my card accumulation phase. This is where I draft the new set like crazy in order to build up enough of a collection to fuel the silly decks I’m fond of building. This is also where I hope to open nice juicy rares like Lotus Cobra and as many fetch lands as I can lay my hands on.

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Reflecting Ruel – Grand Prix: Tampa Bay, and Control in Zendikar Sealed

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Friday, October 30th – In today’s dual-action edition of Reflecting Ruel, Oli looks back at a mixed performance at Grand Prix: Tampa Bay. He then sets out the boundaries necessary for running a Control strategy in Zendikar sealed deck. Can it really be possible to do this in the most vicious aggro Limited format in years? Oli leads the way!

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Drafting With Olivier – Zendikar #2

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Friday, October 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!

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The Justice League – Justice, Texas-Style

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Friday, October 30th – As the majority of my involvement in Magic these days revolves around tournament organization rather than judging, it was surprisingly relaxing to focus solely on being a judge for four days. I missed getting my hands dirty in giving rulings and answering questions. Even deck checks were fun again.

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