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Legacy’s Allure – Cleaning The Legacy Banned List

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Tuesday, June 9th – The Legacy Banned list includes over sixty cards, the longest banned list of any format in Magic. Doug proposes nearly a dozen cards that could and should come off of the Legacy Banned list. Read why Doug considers unbanning cards that few people will play is a worthwhile endeavor and why some cards that used to have a lot of bite are tame by today’s standards. Get the evaluations before the June Banning announcements and weigh in with your opinion as well!

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The Starkington Post – Weekly Digest

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Tuesday, June 9th – In the past seven days, The Starkington Post (Bill Stark’s daily Magic blog) has brought us extensive coverage from the Mustache Invitational, a look at the Magic Online Championship Series Block Constructed decks, and more!

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Tribal Thriftiness #71 – Lots of Magic, Lots of Thoughts

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Tuesday, June 9th – The last two weeks were Magic-ful for Dave, who played in a Grand Prix, watched some Magic on TV (sorta), and had some 10th Edition thoughts thanks to Friday Night Magic. And so he presents another column filled with distractions, dissertations, and desserts. That’s right, there’s dessert in there.

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Insert Column Name Here – Politics and the Stages of Multiplayer

Read The Ferrett every Monday... at StarCityGames.com!Monday, June 8th – Last week, I discussed Patrick Chapin’s Three Stages of Game Development and how they apply to multiplayer Magic. And today, we’ll discuss how those stages apply to everyone’s favorite topic in multiplayer Magic: politics.

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Innovations – Pro Tour: Honolulu Tournament Report, Part 1

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Monday, June 8th – At Pro Tour: Honolulu, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin helped design and perfect the powerful Five-Color Cascade deck that powered Zac Hill to the Top 8. Today, he shares some fun from Day 1 of the PT, and talks about the Block Constructed metagame in general.

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So Many Insane Plays – Magical Mixed Bag

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Monday, June 8th – In today’s article, Stephen takes a look at a fun Rotisserie draft format that is of interest to Eternal players, speculates on the implications of a potential major rules change, tries to break a Hidden Gem, and shares personal insights into what it means to play Magic…

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Constructed Criticism – A Standard Understanding: Prepping for the $5000 Standard Open

Saturday, June 13th - SCG 5K Atlanta!
Monday, June 8th – The StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open is coming to Atlanta on June 13th (as well as a PTQ on the 14th), and I am here to provide you with some of my thoughts about the current format. I’ve been battling on Magic Online for plenty of hours, bashed a few PTQs, read coverage of the recent Grand Prix tournaments, and feel like the format is shaping up to be awesome

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The Long & Winding Road – Lotus Notes

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Monday, June 8th – Last week, I discussed the potential advantages you can gain by playing a deck that, despite being a solid performer, is off the “radar” of the majority of players. This advantage can be magnified when you take the core of an existing deck and move it in a different direction, or create a new deck that other players haven’t seen before.

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PV’s Playhouse – Swans in Barcelona, Part 2

Saturday, June 13th - SCG 5K Atlanta!
Friday, June 5th – Last week, Paulo took us through his triumphant Day 1 performance at Grand Prix: Barcelona. Today he continues his story, piloting his innovative Swans deck, through many a turn 4 win, onto the final table. PV is certainly on a hot streak right now, with back-to-back Grand Prix Top 8s… Can he translate this mastery to a high finish in Hawaii?

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Feature Article – Standard (Windborn) Musings

Saturday, June 13th - SCG 5K Atlanta!
Friday, June 5th – The Standard metagame is teeming with decks dwelling on the fringe of Tier 1. One such strategy is Blue/White Reveillark. Today, Brian Kibler discusses his personal build of the deck, which he played in Grand Prix: Seattle. He updates it with the developing metagame in mind, and shares his sideboarding strategies against the format’s major players.

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Drafting With Olivier – Shards/Conflux/Reborn #6

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Friday, June 5th – 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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Magical Hack – Hacking Seattle

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Friday, June 5th – Watching the metagame change around Grand Prix: Barcelona, it seemed to me that the biggest shifts were perception rather than reality. We stopped kidding ourselves that Faeries wasn€™t good, for example, now that the metagame had grown more mature and we could prove that the things we were being afraid of just weren€™t as terrifying as we thought.

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You Lika The Juice? – My Magic Origin

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Friday, June 5th – The Origins theme week over at MagictheGathering.com has had me waxing nostalgic of late. I’ve been playing Magic a really long time – since Unlimited and Arabian Nights packs were available for purchase – but I often forget just how disconnected that time is for many of those who play the game now.

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Reflecting Ruel – Sleepless in Tacoma

Saturday, June 13th - SCG 5K Atlanta!
Friday, June 5th – Those of us that read Wednesday’s Drafting With Olivier will have picked up that Olivier didn’t have much fun in Seattle. Today, he tells us exactly what went wrong… and what, at the end of the weekend, went right.

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Black Magic – Understanding Grand Prix: Seattle

Saturday, June 13th - SCG 5K Atlanta!
Thursday, June 4th – Sam Black followed up a strong Faerie performance at Grand Prix: Barcelona with another Faerie performance at Grand Prix: Seattle. While he didn’t ascend as high as he did in Spain, he’s in the perfect position to comment on the New Fae Metagame. With more Standard tournaments on the horizon, Mr. Black examines the metagame going forward…

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