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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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You Lika The Juice? – Standard Milkshake

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Friday, April 3rd – Soon the collective attention of Magic columnists will turn to Standard, and likely stay there for quite a while since there is going to be a crush of Standard events in the next several months. Regionals is fast approaching, about a month and a half away, and we’ve also got the Qualifier season for Pro Tour: Austin starting in May, and that’s Standard too.

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The Starkington Post – Weekly Digest

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Thursday, April 2nd – In the past seven days, The Starkington Post (Bill Stark’s daily Magic blog) has brought us some handy tips on how to learn from loss (by Justin Googs), a look at Naya Zoo in Extended, a Top 8 PTQ report, updates on the ongoing Grand Prix: Chicago theft story, and much more!

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PV’s Playhouse – Five Weeks of Magic: Faeries in Standard

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Thursday, April 2nd – In the first of a new weekly column, Brazil’s finest Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa takes us through a hectic five weeks of Magic played in many exotic locations across the world. He also gives us a definitive examination of his current favorite deck, Standard Faeries. Welcome aboard, PV!

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Deep Analysis – The Value of the Fearless Magical Inventory

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Thursday, April 2nd – A while back, Sam Stoddard provided us with a grand design on how to drive ourselves toward success: The Fearless Magical Inventory. Today, Richard Feldman examines his own list of Magical failings in an attempt to demonstrate how such things can be eliminated. Do you recognize yourself in Richard’s list?

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Flow of Ideas – The Plot Twist Principle, and the 23 Spell Rule

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Thursday, April 2nd – I believe having a good spell is often worth the tradeoff of having a worse creature. Spells are hidden information that strong players can use to obtain card advantage and outplay opponents. I’m okay with casting a Dreg Reaver instead of a Mosstodon on turn 5 if it means I get a Resounding Roar in my deck.

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The Justice League – Drafting, SCG 5K Indianapolis, and More Crime Fighting

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Thursday, April 2nd – This weekend was the big one: StarCityGames.com’s $5000 Standard Open in Indianapolis. I think it’s clear from the GPs in the Midwest over the last few years that we have a hotspot right here for Magic attendance (GP: Chicago, Indianapolis, and Columbus). Trying not to get carried away with things, I thought a conservative estimate would be 400+ as I was getting ready to leave on Friday afternoon…

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Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #269 – SCG 5K Indianapolis

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Thursday, April 2nd – For the first time in a long time, I know enough about a format to be able to write a serious, tech-laden article. However, by the time you read this, the Nix Tix queues will be gone, and the sealed Swiss probably as well. In other words, I’m going to concentrate on the StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open.

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Positive EV – Sideboarding, Extended, and Alara Reborn

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Wednesday, April 1st – In today’s Positive EV, Manuel Bucher touches on three topics of particular importance. The first section discusses sideboarding against a deck and player rather than an archetype; the second sees Manuel share two off-the-radar Extended lists for those still gunning for Hawaii. Finally, there’s talk on how Alara Reborn could reshape Quick n’ Toast… in theory.

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Down And Dirty – Magic And Life

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Wednesday, April 1st – For Kyle’s 100th Magic article, he continues his intriguing musings concerning the place of Magic in the development of people across the world. He suggests a plethora of important lessons that can be learned via slinging cardboard, and places them in a structure that shows their relevance to our continued growth as people. Congratulations on the milestone, Kyle!

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Drafting With Olivier – Shards/Shards/Conflux #13

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Wednesday, April 1st – 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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At the Gathering – Standard of Living

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Wednesday, April 1st – I love playing Standard, it’s easily my favorite format. It is the easiest to pick up as a new player, because the cards are typically still available as retail packs. It’s also easy to grasp, because you only have about 1500 cards to keep track of. Most importantly, the power level is pretty much exactly where I like it.

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The Kitchen Table #279 – Red Shandalar Decks

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Wednesday, April 1st – Hello again, and welcome. This is the column with articles dedicated to the casual player every time. Today, I continue the series that began with the article from last week. I have begun taking the opposing decks from Shandalar, showing them to you, and then modifying them. Then I update the deck for today’s audience…

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MTGCast #148 – Zendikar and Hybrid Hijinks!

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Wednesday, April 1st – Alara Reborn news is here, and we have some doozies. First, we have some scans of the Alara Reborn booster packs and starts the rumor of a potential return of Coiling Oracle. We also have 10 cards in the unofficial spoiler…

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