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Removed From Game – Pro Tour: Honolulu Report Card

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Tuesday, July 7th – Rich brings you the rundown on the latest Big Show, the Pro Tour in Paradise that saw Kazuya Mitamura crowned champion as one of the fastest to cross the 100 Pro Point threshold. Thoughts on individuals aplenty, plus an unsparing look at why The Best Deck is mostly a hideous choice if you want to actually win.

Tribal Thriftiness #74 – Magic 2010 And The New Uncommons and Commons

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Tuesday, July 7th – Since Magic 2010 is printing new cards, that means it comes with a brand new set of commons and uncommons to evaluate for those of us with budgetary limitations. Dave checks out another ten cards that you should be striving to add to your collection.

Innovations – Post M10 Decks and Bus Stop Encounters

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Monday, July 6th – Today’s Innovations sees Patrick Chapin share a collection of decklists that utilize the strong cards available in M10. He updates some old favorites, and brings us an interesting work-in-progress deck too. All that, plus inspiring tales of bus stop encounters…

So Many Insane Plays – Magic 2010: A Vintage Set Review

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Monday, July 6th – With the Magic 2010 prerelease only days away, Stephen Menendian brings us his anticipated M10 Vintage Set Review. He examines a selection of cards, and highlights those he believes can make a splash in Magic’s most powerful format. Do you agree with his assessments?

Drafting With Olivier – Shards/Conflux/Reborn #17

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Monday, July 6th – 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!

Constructed Criticism – A Look at Standard for Nationals

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Monday, July 6th – I was planning on writing an article about Limited today, but I feel as if Standard post-M10 needs a little bit more attention. It is the Constructed format for Nationals, and thus the most important to me. There are so many cards are leaving the format, destroying “established” decks but spawning very few new ideas.

The Long & Winding Road – Tournament Checklist

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Monday, July 6th – Olivier Ruel recently provided some good advice for self-improvement – ways to make you a better and more successful, Magic player. I thought it might be useful to focus and expand on this idea by looking at what actions you can take before, during, and after a tournament with the specific goal of realizing self-improvement.

Insert Column Name Here – Duels of the Planeswalkers Review

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Friday, July 3rd – I missed my article last Monday. But that article was almost ghost-written by my boss, Pete – and it would have read like this:

The Ferrett, webmaster and long-time writer for this site, died on Tuesday evening due to complications arising from a burst appendix…

Insider Information – Kithwinz: Little White Men in Standard

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Friday, July 3rd – With Standard altering beyond measure in mere weeks, those of us with PTQs in the meantime are clamoring for tech, decks, and tips in order to pick up a Blue Envelope. Cedric Phillips, master of the White Weenie, delivers today with an excellent primer and matchup guide for players who enjoy swinging for two…

The Magic Show #148 – Magic 2010 Incoming! (Part 1)

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Friday, July 3rd – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. In the first of a two-part episode, this week we’re going to be diving headfirst into Magic 2010: The set’s fully spoiled, some huge revelations have arrived, and our power curve has jumped significantly. Are you ready to see how Magic is going to change forever? Let’s go!

Drafting With Olivier – Shards/Conflux/Reborn #16

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Friday, July 3rd – 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!

Magical Hack – One Last Stab at Shards Limited

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Friday, July 3rd – With the release of Magic 2010 right around the corner, we will soon be leaving behind Shards of Alara / Conflux / Alara Reborn Limited for the unknown shores of what is shaping up to be the most interesting Core Sets in recent memory.

You Lika The Juice? – M10 at 5000 Feet

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Friday, July 3rd – Given that there are always a few hiccups in the spoilers leading up to the prerelease, I thought it might be handy to look at M10 broadly – from a 5000-foot level, as it were – and read what the tea leaves tell us regarding what the good folk at Wizards have in mind for the game as they reboot the Core set.

At the Gathering – Magic M10 Semi-Exclusive Preview Card Time!

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Friday, July 3rd – This week was supposed to be a preview card for you fine readers, but it appears as if our friends over at MTGSalvation.com have managed to spoil the party (pun intended). But, since the card image itself hasn’t been leaked, let me at least give you a card image…

Insider Trading – The Financial Value of Magic: 2010 (Part 1 of 2)

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Friday, July 3rd – It is time for a brave new Core set! In Part 1 of Ben’s look at the Financial value of Magic: 2010 (M10), find out which cards Ben thinks are underpriced, which cards Ben thinks are overhyped, and which cards are the true sleepers of the set! Is this set the pound-for-pound the highest-valued set printed in the past decade? The only way to find out is to read within!