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Black Magic – Sideboarding

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Tuesday, April 7th – Sideboarding… it’s fair to say that this is one of the forgotten arts of Magic. Nobody pays enough attention to playing and perfecting their sideboard plans, and the number of articles on the subject can be counted on one hand. Sam shares his thoughts on the role of sideboarding, and sets out some interesting specifics on how to best utilize your time. By using examples from his Standard Faeries sideboard plans, he sheds a little light on this mysterious process…

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Sullivan Library – Swimming with the Fishes: Standard Merfolk

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Tuesday, April 7th – Today’s Sullivan Library tackles the other Blue tribe from Lorwyn: Merfolk! While the Standard metagame doesn’t reveal their power at first glance, those in the know are aware that these fishes have teeth. Adrian contrasts a couple of successful lists, and suggests one of his own…

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Legacy’s Allure – Gifts Rock Revisited

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Tuesday, April 7th – Doug takes a look back at his GP: Chicago Gifts Rock deck and made major adjustments. Did his improvements help his matchups in a small tournament he played last weekend? Does the deck attack an opponent from all angles or suffer from inconsistency and terminal cuteness? How has Extended influenced the build? Find out more about the “other” deck running Sensei’s Divining Top and see how it accesses some of the format’s most powerful threats and answers in this week’s Legacy’s Allure!

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The Starkington Post – Weekly Digest 2

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Tuesday, April 7th – In the past seven days, The Starkington Post (Bill Stark’s daily Magic blog) has brought us a Top 8 PTQ report from Ben Rasmussen, a look at the Magical skills of judges, an editorial on spoilers, and much more!

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Removed From Game – The Race Begins

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Tuesday, April 7th – With the first pause in the hectic Player of the Year schedule now with us, it’s time to draw breath and start shifting through the data, looking for the trends that can help us towards better Magic. This week, Rich looks at some of the biggest issues heading into the season, and reflects on the ongoing storyline and success machine that is Luis Scott-Vargas.

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Innovations – Four Perspectives for Examining the Alara Reborn Spoiler

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Monday, April 6th – The Alara Reborn prerelease is mere weeks away, and the spoilers continue to roll in. Today, Patrick Chapin brings us an interesting look into four modes of thinking that can help us evaluate new cards and scenarios. By applying these modes of thinking to the cards already spoiled, will you be able to spot the next Tarmogoyf? Read on to find out!

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So Many Insane Plays – The Fastest Deck in Vintage: Waterbury Day 2

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Monday, April 6th – At the Day 2 competition at the Waterbury, Vintage maestro Stephen Menendian returned to a deck that is close to his heart… Grim Long. While he didn’t rock out to the top spot, he had fun playing the so-called Fastest Deck in Vintage. Today, he shares his play-by-play roundup, packed with the strategic gems for which Stephen in renowned…

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Drafting With Olivier – Shards/Shards/Conflux #14

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Monday, April 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!

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Constructed Criticism – The End of Extended (Part 1): Ranger Zoo

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Monday, April 6th – Recently, a friend of mine emailed me saying “I won my local PTQ with Ranger Zoo.” I was intrigued. I had seen Bill Stark’s Naya Zoo list with Ranger of Eos, and just brushed it off as a mediocre and slower version of Naya Burn. However, this friend of mine, whose opinion I greatly respect, basically just wrecked an entire PTQ without losing a single match.

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The Long And Winding Road – How Progenitus Got my Groove Back: Vintage Oath

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Monday, April 6th – Sorry, Extended, but it turns out that I’m just not that into you. No, it’s not you – it’s me. I know we started off on the right path back in January, but things cooled off from there. I just never got felt… comfortable around you. I felt like I couldn’t be myself…

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Tribal Thriftiness #63 – Blightning Strikes Twice

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Monday, April 6th – With previews starting to sneak in, it looks an old aggro deck is set to pick up a few interesting weapons. Will Alara Reborn bring Blightning up to Tier 1 status? And can a budget version produce results?

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Reflecting Ruel – Second-Tier Cards in Limited

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Friday, April 3rd – In this week’s Reflecting Ruel, Olivier takes a look at the forty-card game. Specifically, he describes the various collections of second-tier cards (basically everything other than creatures and removal). While there are benefits to running such spells, there are drawbacks too… Olivier reveals all!

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Feature Article – Back in the Game: A PTQ Report *1st*

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Friday, April 3rd – Brian Kibler, one of the game’s Elder Statesmen, had fallen from the lofty heights in recent years. However, as we know, that Magic fire forever burns bone-deep. With a Pro Tour in Hawaii, he picked up the cards once more. In our last look at Extended as the PTQ season dwindles, Brian shares his Loam deck from a successful attempt to pick up a Blue Envelope. If you’ve still got a PTQ left, maybe this is the deck for you…

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The Magic Show #137 – Standard Reborn

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Friday, April 3rd – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re taking a look at Standard via the results from the recent StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open in Indianapolis, where a whopping 432 players duked it out, and still Five-Color Control comes out on top there and in the Cruise Qualifier. We’ll also take a look at the latest Alara Reborn spoilers beginning to trickle out amongst us and what Wizards has in store for us in just a few weeks. Let’s go!

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Magical Hack – A First Look At Shards Block

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Friday, April 3rd – With the Extended season near to wrapping up, my love affair with the Faerie Wizards continues, as does the madcap plan of racing around from qualifier to qualifier. Rather than chase old information, I thought it would be more interesting if I were to take a look at Shards Block Constructed…

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