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MTGCast #130 – States, Worlds, and Ward of Bones!

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Wednesday, November 19th – Play in two FNM’s between 11/14 and 12/12 to earn a free foil promo DCI Hypnotic Specter. If you haven’t seen it before (like Tom), check out the very cool Magic Online Draft Converter. Tom LaPille discusses WoTC’s current plans regarding the Elves deck in Extended in his latest article with respect to possible bannings.

Feature Article – Preparing For Pro Tour: Berlin

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Tuesday, November 18th – While Elves was silently destroying the unprepared masses at Pro Tour: Berlin, a number of the perceived powerhouses of the format failed to perform. Certain strategies, however, can now be tweaked to combat the pointy-eared menace. Today, Marijn Lybaert looks at the non-elf decks that sprang from his team’s intensive testing, and investigates ways they could topple the lean Green machine…

Peebles Primers – Two Eye-Catching Standard Strategies

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Tuesday, November 18thThe StarCityGames.com $5000 Standard Open comes to Philadelphia in a few weeks. In preparation, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy looks at a pair of the more unsung strategies blossoming from the recent State Championship tournaments: Bloom Tender Aggro and Planeswalker Control/Combo. If you’re looking for a deck with the element of surprise, look no further!

Drafting With Rich – Shards of Alara #7

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Tuesday, November 18th – Canadian Draft maestro Rich Hoaen returns to the pages of StarCityGames.com. Each day, he brings us a triple Shards of Alara draft from Magic Online, from pick 1 to pick 45, sharing his insight on the more difficult picks along the way. For more in-depth analysis, visit the forums!

Drafting With Nick – Shards of Alara #16

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Tuesday, November 18th – Nick continues his Drafting With series, bringing us a triple Shards of Alara draft from the 8-4 queue on Magic Online. Along with Rich, he shares his pick process and draft thoughts with each one, and supplies more detailed analysis in the forums.

Deconstructing Constructed – Looking at Elves

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Tuesday, November 18th – A number of pro players who were at Pro Tour: Berlin have expressed feelings that the Elves deck is simply too powerful for current Extended. Others have rallied around the turn 2 kill percentage, which ranges from roughly a quarter to a third depending on whom you ask, citing this is a turn too quick for a ‘healthy’ format.

The Riki Rules – You Can’t Spell Elves Without a Missed Trigger

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Tuesday, November 18th – Elves! with a capital exclamation point was the story of the tournament from a player perspective. The supposedly secret tech only surprised people with the fact that everyone seemed to have it. As I mentioned previously, the Judging staff got the first hint that something was up when we heard about the dealers selling out of Glimpse of Nature the night before.

Tribal Thriftiness #48 – Rares, Who Needs ‘Em

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Tuesday, November 18th – Dave used up every penny of his Author Rare Budget Account in last week’s article, so this week, he’s presenting decks without any rares at all – and all with potential to actually do well at your local Friday Night Magic.

Insert Column Name Here – The Casual Player’s Bargain-Hunting Guide, Part 1

Read The Ferrett every Monday... at StarCityGames.com!Monday, November 17th – There are quite a few cards there that every casual player not only should own, but can own for a low investment. These older, no-longer-in-print cards will make your casual decks much more powerful, generally for under a $12 investment. So let’s take a look!

Innovations – My 100th Article: Looking Back

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Monday, November 17th – For his 100th article, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin looks back at the first half of his prolific output here on StarCityGames.com. He brings us the highs and lows, the great decks and failed experiments. Congratulations, Patrick… here’s to the next 100!

So Many Insane Plays – About Those TPS Reports… Did You Get The Memo?

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Monday, November 17th – Today’s So Many Insane Plays sees Vintage Master Stephen Menendian in fine form. He takes his TPS deck to a local tournament in the quest to pick up some jewelry… his report is typically intense, intricate, and illuminating.

Drafting With Rich – Shards of Alara #6

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Monday, November 17th – Canadian Draft maestro Rich Hoaen returns to the pages of StarCityGames.com. Each day, he brings us a triple Shards of Alara draft from Magic Online, from pick 1 to pick 45, sharing his insight on the more difficult picks along the way. For more in-depth analysis, visit the forums!

Drafting With Nick – Shards of Alara #15

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Monday, November 17th – Nick continues his Drafting With series, bringing us a triple Shards of Alara draft from the 8-4 queue on Magic Online. Along with Rich, he shares his pick process and draft thoughts with each one, and supplies more detailed analysis in the forums.

The Magic Sock Episode 144: Sideboarding

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Monday, November 17th – On this week’s episode of the Magic Sock, there’s discussion on the importance of sideboarding, with special referrence to some of the sideboards from Pro Tour: Berlin, and much much more!

Feature Article – Paulo in Berlin

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Friday, November 14th – Going into Pro Tour: Berlin, most folk believed that Zoo would be the deck to beat. Things didn’t quite pan out for the multicolor menagerie, but Paulo played it anyway. In today’s exhaustive tournament report, Paulo delivers the details behind his strong finish, and explains why Zoo isn’t quite dead yet…