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Legacy’s Allure – Matchup Analysis – BG Suicide versus Merfolk

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Tuesday, August 4th – This week, Doug pits two crowd favorite decks against each other to see which one comes out on top! BG Suicide, packing the strongest black disruption cards in the game and giant monsters, faces down with Merfolk, the sneaky blue team with counters and draw spells. Will the black monsters overwhelm the fish? With an eye towards GenCon, Doug analyzes these two inexpensive Legacy decks when they sit down across from each other at the table.

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The M10 Academy – Blue, Two

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Tuesday, August 4th – The remaining Blue cards fall under the Academy’s firm but fair gaze, in an article that features Card Quality, Why Instants Are Better Than Sorceries, and what may be the first reference to used car salesmen ever to appear on a Magic strategy website. Teaching tools are funny things, really.

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Tribal Thriftiness #78 – Warp World Amalgamation

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Tuesday, August 4th – Looking for a good starting point to further develop the only true “budget” deck in the format, Dave applies Adrian Sullivan’s amalgamation technique to Chris Boomer’s Warp World Revolution deck.

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Innovations – Doing The Right Thing

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Monday, August 3rd – After missing out on Day 2 at Grand Prix: Boston, Patrick Chapin is in uncommonly reflective mood. Today’s “Innovations” is not about new tech or strategy… it’s about holding yourself accountable for your attitude to the game. Playing correctly is something more than technical, and Patrick leads the way.

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So Many Insane Plays – 5c Stax in Action

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Monday, August 3rd – In today’s edition of So Many Insane Plays, Vintage maestro Stephen Menendian takes the format’s true control option – Stax – for a spin in a seven-round Vintage tournament. While he didn’t quite make the final table, he learnt a lot about the strategy behind the deck, and he shares that knowledge today.

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Constructed Criticism – Scoreboard! A U.S. Nationals Report, Part 2 *3rd*

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Monday, August 3rd – In the first round of the second draft, I see I am paired against Sam Stein. I’ve never actually played against him, but I hear he is a pretty good player. However, I am very happy with my deck and don’t think I should lose unless my opponent has some sick bomb like Martial Coup or Lavalanche.

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At The Gathering – Reflecting on Five Colors

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Monday, August 3rd – “I think I’ll just play some old school Five-Color Control this week,” Christian texted me on Wednesday, anticipating our return to Standard after getting our draft on with M10. “Yeah, pretty safe bet,” I replied, planning to shuffle up my Cruel Ultimatums as well. “Top 3 spots in U.S. Nationals… Guess it could be okay for FNM!” he sent back. Talk about an understatement.

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Drafting With Olivier – Shards/Conflux/Reborn #28

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Monday, August 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!

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Positive EV – The Many Faces of Five-Color Control

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Friday, July 31st – Five-Color Control, the all new elephant in the room, has so many iterations that it’s difficult to keep up. Today’s Positive EV sees Manuel Bucher examine three powerful Five-Color lists, with a view to investigate the matchups in which each build shines. The metagame is shifting… which way will you lean?

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The Magic Show #151 – U.S. Nationals 2009

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Friday, July 31st – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week is another for the books, a show that will live in infamy, or at the very least be amongst the best I produce this year. Inside I talk to the biggest personalities in U.S. Magic, discuss a variety of topics and even debut a new financial value segment courtesy of Kelly Reid! Let’s go! Video Added!

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Magical Hack – Practicing for Grand Prix: Boston

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Friday, July 31st – With Grand Prix: Boston starting tomorrow, I have been putting in as much effort as I can to get in Limited practice, be it real-life M10 experience or just MTGO tournament play to at least have a sharp Limited game (if not actually practice with the set we’re working with).

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Constructed Criticism – Scoreboard! A U.S. Nationals Report *3rd*

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Friday, July 31st – I almost took a bet to replace the singleton Liliana in the sideboard with a singleton Balefire Liege, just in case I made Top 8. I didn’t cast her a single time in the swiss, and I lost the only game where it was cast in the Top 8, so I missed out on $20 and a story. Luckily, I’m still in the middle of this other story…

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You Lika The Juice? – Kool Aid for the Dog Days of Summer

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Friday, July 31st – I’ve decided to power down my critique of the current Standard for the duration, even while some of the bigger names in Magic analysis seem to be coming ‘round to my way of thinking. Yes, I still think it sucks, but since I’m not going to be competing in any big tournaments with anything large on the line, why let it bother me?

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Thirst for Knowledge – Putting It All Together

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Friday, July 31st – In his first article for StarCityGames.com, Team RIW’s Chris Jobin examines the fallout from U.S. Nationals, and takes us through his own personal metagame predictions for the immediate future of Standard. Welcome aboard, Chris!

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Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #286 – The Harry Dresden Effect

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Friday, July 31st – Jim Butcher has written a series of books about Harry Dresden, a wizard operating in present-day Chicago. Highly recommended. In the books, wizards have problems with modern technologies, including computers and the Internet. It must be true, because I am having plenty of problems with computers and the Internet whenever I do anything involving Wizards of the Coast…

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