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Chatter of the Squirrel – The Truffle Shuffle

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Wednesday, October 1st – This article would not help you win a single game of Magic if everyone played games exclusively via MTGO. Fortunately, those of us who don’t play World of Warcraft are still relatively familiar with the phenomenon known as “real life,” and thus we sometimes occasionally every once in a while maybe just maybe interface with living, breathing human beings. If this happens in a Magical context, we might even shuffle up a physical deck of brown-backed insignia-inscribed trading cards.

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Removed From Game – Rotation Retrospective 5: Future Sight

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Wednesday, October 1st – He’s done it! Rich Hagon mops his fevered brow and promises himself faithfully never to get into such a mighty undertaking as this five-part behemoth unawares ever again. But not before he completes the last lap of the farewell tour, with a ton of expensive goodies from Future Sight. Sanity will return next week.

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Unlocking Legacy – Seeking Stax

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Wednesday, October 1st – Tezzeret the Seeker received a lot of hype for being a Blue, Legacy-playable Mythic rare that powers up one of the most controversial Legacy decks. Kevin has a brand new decklist and a new take on some old gems.

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One Step Ahead – Thompson Tackles Extended, Part 2

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Tuesday, September 30th – Last week, Gerry Thompson brought us a peek into the New Extended format, sharing a plethora of strong lists that he believes will make up the metagame. Today he continues the series with a look at a collection of decks that are off the radar. Gifts, Tron, Storm, and even Dredge get the Thompson Treatment today… if you’re serious about Extended, you can’t miss this!

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Peebles Primers – Drafting With Ben and Nick: Shards of Alara

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Tuesday, September 30th – Shards of Alara is here, and it’s time to crack the fresh Limited format! Today, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy drafts along with Nick Eisel in a triple-Shards draft, notating and commenting on each pick and displaying the draft in the popular “Drafting With” format. If you’re looking for the heads-up before your first sanctioned Shards of Alara draft, look no further!

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Drafting With Rich – Shadowmoor / Eventide #25

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Tuesday, September 30th – Canadian draft maestro Rich Hoaen takes us for a stroll through an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide draft on Magic Online, from pick 1 to pick 45, and shares his special insights after the draft and in the forums.

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Drafting With Nick – Shadowmoor / Eventide #22

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Tuesday, September 30th – Nick Eisel goes head-to-head with Canada’s finest drafter in his very own Drafting With Nick series! Like Rich, Nick takes us through an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide Draft on Magic Online, and shares his thoughts in the article and the forums!

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Deconstructing Constructed – Storming Into New Extended

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Tuesday, September 30th – Welcome to the first new Extended article in preparation for the next relevant Constructed season. The main subject of the day: Storm combo in Extended. We’ll begin with the Swath Storm Desire take on the combo, as it’s a rather obvious cross-over between the formats.

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The Riki Rules – Failure to Launch

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Tuesday, September 30th – Okay, I tried it. Now can I say that I really hate it? Of course, I’m talking about the new Prerelease structure. You might suggest that I was predisposed to hate it, so obviously I self-fulfilled my prophecy and had a terrible time, but that doesn’t explain the fact that the literal everyone I talked to this past weekend was bummed for various reasons.

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Tribal Thriftiness #42 – Shards of Alara Adventures in Prereleasing

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Tuesday, September 30th – Shards of Alara makes its grand entrance into the Magic world, with Pre-Releases popping up in about a thousand times as many places as last year. Dave went, and came back not only with some prize packs, but with some real opinions about Shards of Alara.

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Insert Column Name Here – Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is

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Monday, September 29th – Contrary to popular belief, I have to stand in line with everyone else and purchase cards from StarCityGames.com. Which means that when the new cards go up, I’m frantically looking through the list just like you, trying to find the ones that Ben’s underpriced and get the best bargains. And since a lot of my multiplayer articles revolve around the idea of “What are the best cards in this set?” I figured I might as well show you what Shards of Alara cards I ordered, and talk about why I wanted them.

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Innovations – Shard to the Core

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Monday, September 29th – The prerelease is over, and we’ve all had a chance to play with the new cards. Today’s Innovations sees Patrick Chapin take us through a selection cards he finds particularly interesting in a number of formats. The new set looks great for Constructed Magic… Patrick unveils the probable role-players in the emerging metagame.

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So Many More Insane Plays – Shards of Alara Vintage and Type 4 Set Review

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Monday, September 29th – Shards of Alara is packed with Vintage possibilities. In fact, Stephen Menendian believes it’s the most impacting set for Vintage since Mirrodin. With such impressive shoes to fill, can Shards of Alara live up to the hype? Read on to find out!

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The Main Phase – Magic: Toy or Game?

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Monday, September 29th – What I want to do this week is a little different from my past few articles, so please bear with me. The players at my local store and I have been kicking this around, and what I really want out of this article is for more people to join our conversation. I look forward to seeing other players’ opinions on this topic in the forums…

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Drafting With Nick – Shadowmoor / Eventide #21

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Monday, September 29th – Nick Eisel goes head-to-head with Canada’s finest drafter in his very own Drafting With Nick series! Like Rich, Nick takes us through an 8-4 Shadowmoor / Eventide Draft on Magic Online, and shares his thoughts in the article and the forums!

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