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Luck Skill Victory – Blue/White Dreadstill in Legacy

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Wednesday, February 18th – Grand Prix: Chicago is quietly looming into view, and Legacy fans around the world are honing their decks in anticipation. In today’s Luck Skill Victory, Luis Scott-Vargas shares his powerful Blue/White Dreadstill build, explaining the strategy and card choices in detail before examining some of the key role-players for the sideboard.

Deconstructing Constructed – The New Standard

Richmond, Virginia hosts the first StarCityGames.com $5,000 Standard Open of 2009!
Wednesday, February 18th – With the StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open mere days away, Josh Silvestri looks at the strong contenders in the post-Conflux metagame, starting with the pundit’s beatdown choice: Blightning Aggro.

Legacy’s Allure – Common Cards, Uncommon Tactics

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Wednesday, February 18th – With Grand Prix: Chicago coming up so soon, we’ve only got a few weeks to cook our decks into tournament winners. Part of the preparation work is understanding what our decks are capable of, but a good deal of it is also understanding what we’re up against. In light of this, today we’ll be discussing three common Legacy cards and how to play with and against them.

The Kitchen Table #273 – Analyzing My Old Cards

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Wednesday, February 18th – Yesterday, I was cleaning out one of my boxes from home that I brought back after a trip. I found a blue notebook and opened it up with much interest. The first few pages were notes from my Masters degree classes. Then I turned a page and found the first of many pages of cards I had created while bored in class. I have several pages of cards that I created nine years ago.

MTGCast #142 – Conflux Cooldown

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Wednesday, February 18th – In today’s edition of MTGCast, there’s talk on Duels of the Planeswalkers, the Wizards Play Network, upcoming premier events, and much more!

For the Love of the Game

Richmond, Virginia hosts the first StarCityGames.com $5,000 Standard Open of 2009!
Wednesday, February 18th – If you haven’t heard, StarCityGames.com is running ten – that’s right, ten – $5,000 Standard Open tournaments in the coming year! Between this tournament series and the Grand Prix series, players of all shapes and sizes will be able to compete in an abundance of high level tournaments. I have to say I am very excited for the first tournament this weekend, in Richmond Virginia.

Positive EV – Faeries in Conflux Standard

Richmond, Virginia hosts the first StarCityGames.com $5,000 Standard Open of 2009!
Tuesday, February 17th – This weekend sees the next installment of the StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard open series! In the first of a new weekly column, Manuel Bucher talks us through the true effect of Conflux on the most powerful archetype in the format: Faeries. He shares his latest list, alongside extensive sideboarding tips for all the metagame contenders…

Sullivan Library – Sullivan Red and the State of the (Extended) Union

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Tuesday, February 17th – The Extended metagame continues to mutate as PTQs are held across the globe. In today’s edition of the Sullivan Library, Adrian examines the impact of Conflux on the format, and brings us the most recent version (and sideboarding plans) of Sullivan Red…

Chatter of the Squirrel – What Makes a Gamer?

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Tuesday, February 17th – I hope this article might expand our conception of the existing definition of a ‘gamer,’ might incorporate elements that appeal to a more expansive array of competitive pursuits. Magic may never become properly mainstream – though that’s another argument, I suppose – but I do think the imagined ‘market’ that most people try to target is fundamentally flawed.

Removed From Game – The Five Color Conundrum

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Tuesday, February 17th – Last week, Rich looked into the nuts and bolts of mana fixing available for Shards-Conflux Limited play. With Grand Prix: Rotterdam kicking off the European Grand Prix season this weekend, and with Shards-Conflux Draft in the spotlight for Pro Tour: Kyoto just a week later, how much value does the full rainbow strategy represent? Click here to find out.

Tribal Thriftiness #56 – The Endless March

Richmond, Virginia hosts the first StarCityGames.com $5,000 Standard Open of 2009!
Tuesday, February 17th – Continuing a look at forgotten gems from Tenth Edition, Dave presses on and digs up a forgotten less-than-a-dollar rare that’s a perfect match for some of Esper’s artifacts – March of the Machines.

Innovations – The Magic Cruise

Richmond, Virginia hosts the first StarCityGames.com $5,000 Standard Open of 2009!
Monday, February 16th – Last week, Patrick Chapin boarded the much-anticipated Magic Cruise for a trip that promised fun, adventure, and unlimited Magic. Today, he shares the stories from the trip, and brings us some Extended and Standard lists for Constructed with Conflux…

So Many Insane Plays – A Bird’s Eye View of Legacy: The Tribes of Legacy

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Monday, February 16th – In the first of a promising series, Stephen Menendian and Matthieu Durand examine Legacy from the ground up. Today, they concentrate on the tribes that make up a slew of powerful creature-fueled options in the format.

The Riki Rules – Welcome to Your First Pro Tour

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Monday, February 16th – Once in a while, I get a message that catches my attention. This one was from Lucas Siow, a local PTQ winner and first time PT competitor. Going into his first PT, Lucas wanted to know about the differences between a PTQ and a PT. What are the differences in playing Magic at a Professional REL event?

The Long and Winding Road – The Extended Quest

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Monday, February 16th – In his first article for StarCityGames.com, PTQ regular Matt Elias shares a tale or two in his quest for Pro Tour greatness, that elusive spark of competitive fire. He also examines Extended with an open mind, gaining an overview on the format with an eye towards qualification.