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So Many Insane Plays – Restrict Mana Drain? The November-December Metagame Report

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Monday, January 19th – The Vintage metagame, it seems, is forever in flux. However, if you take a closer look at the most successful decks of the past two months, there are interesting similarities to be found, and Mana Drain appears to be dominant. Should something be done about this powerful counterspell? With a breakdown of the relevant statistics, Stephen reveals all… [Editor’s Note – Patrick Chapin, fresh from Grand Prix: Los Angeles, will run later in the week!]

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Drafting With LSV – Shards of Alara #21

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Monday, January 19th – Luis Scott-Vargas continues his daily Draft series, sharing each pick from a draft in the Magic Online 8-4 queue. He talks us through the difficult decisions in the forums… do you agree with his choices?

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The Riki Rules – The Top Ten Things You Need to Know About Extended

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Monday, January 19th – Battlestar Galactica kicked off its final half season yesterday. Unfortunately, I missed it because I was in Los Angeles as the Magic Pro Tour kicked off its hopefully not-final season with an Extended Grand Prix. But before BSG started its historic final run, the Sci-Fi channel ran a half-hour special with the top ten things to get new viewers caught up on the show. Let’s see if we can do the same with Magic…

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The Magic Sock Episode 153 – MTGO and More Conflux Rumors

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Monday, January 19th – In today’s edition of the Magic Sock podcast, there’s talk on the latest round of Conflux rumors, a review of Magic Online III, and much more!

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Insider Trading – Are Proxies Hurting Vintage Tournament Attendance?

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Friday, January 16th – Are Proxies hurting Vintage tournament attendance? In today’s article, Ben states his argument about why he believes this is the case!

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Feature Article – Control versus Aggro: A Philosophy of Control

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Friday, January 16th – In this enlightening article, the 2008 UK National Champion Jonathan Randle presents a philosophy of control. Drawing heavily on a number of historical and philosophical sources, he suggests that, to truly excel at the game we love, we must step off the well-trodden path and become one with the qi…

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Drafting With LSV – Shards of Alara #20

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Friday, January 16th – Luis Scott-Vargas continues his daily Draft series, sharing each pick from a draft in the Magic Online 8-4 queue. He talks us through the difficult decisions in the forums… do you agree with his choices?

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The Magic Show #128 – Worlds 2008 Part 2

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Friday, January 16th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we talk to the creators of our favorite game, from Rosewater’s Mana Fixing design progression to Aaron Forsythe’s Lorwyn regrets. Hear from Hall of Famers, Richard Garfield, and Olivier Ruel when faced down with the ultimate question. Let’s go!

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Magical Hack – Pondering Ponder

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Friday, January 16th – You don’t have to twist my arm very hard at all to convince me to play the best Blue control deck of the format, especially when the best version of the best deck is still under debate and you can escape from Mirror Match Hell by facing competing archetypes against each other.

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You Lika The Juice? – Mirrors of the World

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Friday, January 16th – Last Friday was the first FNM I’ve been able to attend since around Thanksgiving; the chaos of holidays when you’ve got small children is not to be underestimated. I’ve also had very little time to practice Limited, probably somewhere around five drafts in total, so I decided: if I got crushed at FNM, I’d drop out and go see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and ogle Cate Blanchett.

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One Step Ahead – Green/Black Death Cloud in Extended

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Thursday, January 15th – Earlier this week, Marijn Lybaert took a look at the Green/Black Death Cloud archetype for the current Extended metagame. Today, Gerry Thompson brings us his version of the deck. While he agrees with Marijn on a number of points, there are clear differences between the two approaches. If you’re looking to rock our with midrange at Grand Prix: LA this weekend, this is the article for you!

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Drafting With LSV – Shards of Alara #19

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Thursday, January 15th – Luis Scott-Vargas continues his daily Draft series, sharing each pick from a draft in the Magic Online 8-4 queue. He talks us through the difficult decisions in the forums… do you agree with his choices?

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Deep Analysis – Drinking the Haterade

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Thursday, January 15th – Last week, Richard Feldman brought us his intriguing take on the problems posed by the Extended metagame. This musing led to the exciting Red/Green Haterade deck, packing hosers for all the major contenders in the format. Today he takes it for a spin against two of the top decks in the format, and lets fly with a blistering attack on a certain 3/2 regenerating untargetable troll…

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Unlocking Legacy – Scepter Landstill

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Thursday, January 15th – Over a year ago, I wrote about a Scepter-Chant deck I had built after following up a hot tip from fellow Legacy writer Doug Linn. Between the time I built the deck and the time I was sufficiently finished with it to publish my list, a little creature called Tarmogoyf came out. At the time, I did not fully appreciate how difficult Tarmogoyf made it for traditional Blue-based control decks to compete.

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Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #258 – Playing My Gauntlet

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Thursday, January 15th – I’m heading to Grand Prix: LA this week – and I am busy building my test gauntlet. It may be a bit different than yours. I’m going as a judge, and my decks are being built for a very different format. Still – decks are decks, so I’ll try playing them. As Ted Knutson once said – “anyone can win on Magic Online.” Let’s see.

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