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Legacy’s Allure – The StarCityGames.com Philadelphia $5000 Legacy Open Examined

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Tuesday, October 13th – Doug pores over all sixteen top decks from this past weekend’s Legacy event in Philadelphia to highlight why strategies worked and the latest tech from recent sets. See how Bloodghast has changed how Dredge plays out and the new adoption in CounterTop decks that puts them back on the map. Doug considers decks packing lots of cards from Zendikar and M10, like an innovative Vampire Hexmage/Dark Depths combo deck. Check out how your favorite deck performed in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!

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Tribal Thriftiness #86 – Mono Black Control

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Tuesday, October 13th – Going in to this article, I knew I was going to have two choices. Two experiences from which to draw for this column. I knew I probably wouldn’t get a chance to look at the top decks from the StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open in Philadelphia so I was down to regaling you with one of my Magical experiences from this past weekend…

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Innovations – Zendikar Limited and an Analysis of Gavin’s Grixis Deck

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Monday, October 12th – Patrick Chapin, currently winging his way to Pro Tour: Austin, weighs in with a split article covering both Zendikar Draft and Standard Control! He shares his thoughts on the forty-card format before turning his eye to Gavin Verhey’s Grixis Sphinx Control deck…

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So Many Insane Plays – Mission: Counterbalance!

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Monday, October 12th – At a recent Legacy tournament, Stephen Menendian did very badly. Today, he’s attempting to redress the balance. He takes his Counterbalance Top deck and thrashes it out against the major players in the metagame, sharing his match and play data along the way. Can he redress the balance?

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The Long & Winding Road – Vintage Double-Shot

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Monday, October 12th – Matt Elias brings us 5,000 words of tournament Vintage action! He takes two decks to two separate tournaments, with mixed results…

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Removed From Game – Getting A Kick Out Of Kicker

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Monday, October 12th – If you’ve been around since the dawn of time, you know all about the power of Kicker. If you haven’t, now’s the time to take a look at some of the tough choices ahead that can make and break your next Limited game.

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Reflecting Ruel – Mistakes to Avoid

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Friday, October 9th – Olivier Ruel, currently travelling the world for a myriad of Magic tournaments, brings us an interesting article that outlines a selection of common mistakes that hinder our Magic development. If you feel you’re stuck in a rut and finding it difficult to improve, Oli has the answers…

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PV’s Playhouse – How to Avoid Bad Ideas

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Friday, October 9th – We’ve all had bad deck ideas. We’ve all had good deck ideas. Today, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa shows us how to avoid the former and embrace the latter. With Zendikar adding a fresh batch of goodness to the Constructed mix, can PV lead us towards breaking the format?

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Insider Information – The Standard Gauntlet

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Friday, October 9th – The StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open in Philadelphia is tomorrow, and Cedric has the perfect article for everyone playing! He shares his idea of the current Standard metagame, with decklists aplenty, and includes a cool rogue deck he feels may have a shot. If you’ve not yet chosen your weapon of choice, let Cedric lead the way.

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Embracing The Chaos – EDH League, Week 1

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Friday, October 9th – I decided to play Kresh for week one of the league. I’ll probably rotate each week to keep things fresh and hopefully avoid getting metagamed (although it’s difficult for me to avoid using creature recursion from the graveyard – it’s just one of my favorite things to do).

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The Secret Lair – Online Standard: The Other Jund Deck

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Friday, October 9th – Now that the Zendikar hype has died down a little, and it’s going to be some weeks before I actually get to see the cards online, I thought I’d go back to my workshop and dig out another casual concoction. This is another linear based off an Alara keyword mechanic.

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You Lika The Juice? – Zendikar’s Impact on EDH

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Friday, October 9th – I’m not sure whether it’s just part of the euphoria I’m feeling from finally getting to play with Zendikar (and all the various implications to Standard & Extended), but this set also brings some monumental shifts in my approach to Elder Dragon Highlander, in addition to the usual bumper crop of fun new cards I’m dying to try.

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Feature Article – Back to the Grind: Archive Trap In the New Standard

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Friday, October 9th – Those who know me know I’m a pretty nice guy. Need someone to help move furniture, got a favor to ask, I’m your man. And yet, my favorite Magic decks to play are resource denial decks; land destruction, hand denial and mill decks. Deep down, I suspect I’m a closet sadist. It would explain so very many things.

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Sullivan Library – Standard’s Brave New World

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Thursday, October 8th – With the StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open in Philadelphia this Saturday, Adrian Sullivan takes a look at the countermagic available to potential Blue spellslingers. With Cryptic Command gone to the big Extended table in the sky, what do we have as a replacement?

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The Dragonmaster’s Lair – Drafting Zendikar

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Thursday, October 8th – Pro Tour: Austin is fast approaching, and while Extended is on everyone’s mind, there’s also the little matter of six rounds of Zendikar Draft! Brian Kibler has been preparing long into the night, playing a multitude of drafts in order to gain insight on the format. He shares some important lessons today…

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