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The Magic Show Audio Podcast Episode #1 – Chapin Chats on Eventide

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Friday, July 11th – In this episode we speak about Eventide with Patrick Chapin, and I assure you this is some must-listen stuff. Inside we speak on the Top 5 most impacting Eventide cards, the sleeper hits and the near-misses, as well as digging in to his possible upcoming television ventures, plans for Nationals and more. Let’s go!

Magical Hack – Watching The Tides Roll Away

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Friday, July 11th – With the Eventide prerelease this weekend, the time is ripe to have a good look at the set so far and try to figure out how Shadowmoor-Eventide Sealed Deck is going to work. Having played through the release of Apocalypse to complicate the otherwise allied-color Invasion/Planeshift Limited format, I think that is much more relevant example than the more recent Ravnica-Guildpact-Dissension. Warning: Contains Spoilers.

The Financial Value of Eventide

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Friday, July 11th – Want to be prepared for trading going into the Eventide prerelease? Want to know which cards will be financial hits and misses? Then you cannot afford to miss The Financial Value of Eventide, brought to you by the very guy who sets the prices here at StarCityGames.com, Ben Bleiweiss!

Also: Don’t skip the end of the article or you’ll miss a very important announcement from Ben!

Sullivan Library – Episode Four: (Some) New Hope(s)

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Thursday, July 10th – As the new set approaches, everyone is looking for the cards that’ll make a splash in Constructed formats. The biggest question being asked is this: is there anything in Eventide that can bring down the Block Constructed Faerie behemoth? Adrian takes a look at the spoiled cards thus far in search of anti-Fae technology… Warning: Contains Spoilers.

Down And Dirty – You Don’t Mess With The Zuran

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Thursday, July 10th – While most of the premier Constructed minds in the game are concentrating on Block Constructed, Kyle Sanchez is sticking to his Standard guns. Today’s Down And Dirty sees Kyle build upon the interesting Zur The Enchanter decks that put up decent numbers at recent Regionals events…

Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #234 – The Eventide Prerelease

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Thursday, July 10th – The Prerelease is coming. It should be less than two days away as you read this. Go. Prereleases are a blast, and the set looks like fun. Here’s some random advice on what to do, and how to win…

Tribal Thriftiness #31 – The Last Great Prerelease

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Thursday, July 10th – My love of pre-releases comes from the Invasion block. (In fact, most of my love of Magic comes from Invasion block.) I had become involved in Magic in a bunch of ways by the time Invasion came around, had played in some PTQs, gone to a Pro Tour (albeit as a coverage person), and had started writing for Star City. But up until Planeshift, I hadn’t attended a pre-release…

The Kitchen Table #241 – The Compendium of Alternate Formats, Entry #10: Chameleon Magic

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Thursday, July 10th – The Compendium of Alternate Formats is designed to be a collection of interesting formats for you to share and to which you might introduce your playgroup. In today’s article, I am going to introduce the format, then talk about some of the details. Once that is out of the way, I intend to build some decks to demonstrate the format. Simple, eh?

Feature Article – Reveillark in Standard

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Wednesday, July 9th – Reveillark… the Standard deck to play if you don’t fear the Fae. This entertaining combo deck is fantastic against the rest of the metagame, but Faeries is a tricky proposition. At Grand Prix: Buenos Aires, Gerry Thompson rocked out with his own personal build of the ‘Lark. While he didn’t quite make the Day 2 grade, he has some interesting ideas on the archetype and its place in the current metagame.

Deep Analysis – Play-By-Play Against Faeries

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Wednesday, July 9th – Eventide is coming, and those of us sick to the back teeth of the Faerie menace in Block Constructed await the new cards with ill-concealed glee. However, before the set arrives, there are PTQs to be won. Today, Richard Feldman brings us a detailed matchup run-through between the mighty Fae and his Triple Tribe deck…

Chatter of the Squirrel – So Ya Wanna Beat Faeries?

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Wednesday, July 9th – As long as Faeries is reacting to you, you’re winning. If they don’t get an opportunity to use their Blossom as more than Forcefield, or deploy a Scion, or stick a Mistbind, they are going to be backpedaling. Cryptic Command is insane, but it’s only going to stabilize them if they’ve already got a relevant board presence.

You Lika The Juice? – Rockin’ Richie’s Tournament with Aggro Zur, Part 2

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Wednesday, July 9th – In Part 1 last week, I talked about settling on the deck I wanted to play for Richie Proffitt’s Memorial Tournament on June 29th, and I was incredibly happy with my choice both leading up to the tournament, during the tournament, and afterwards. My choice? Aggro Zur…

Peebles Primers – Beating the Top Three Block Decks: Eventide Edition

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Tuesday, July 8th – With the Lorwyn / Shadowmoor Block Constructed format descending into a triangle of despair, and Faeries, Kithkin, and Five-Color Control dominating all, do the spoiled cards from Eventide offer up a modicum of hope? Benjamin Peebles-Mundy believes they do. BPM examines some of the more potent weapons available… Warning: Contains Spoilers.

Feature Article – Block Constructed: Swans on Toast and Toasted Trees

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Tuesday, July 8th – With Faeries, Kithkin, and Five-Color Control ruling the roost in Lorwyn / Shadowmoor Block Constructed, it takes an uncommon mind to come up with something new. Today, with the help of a few friends, Marijn Lybaert brings us two fresh decks based on the Quick n’ Toast framework: Swans on Toast and Toasted Trees! He also presents what he believes to be the definitive White Weenie deck…

Deconstructing Constructed – Introducing Kirukin

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Tuesday, July 8th – No other deck is even close to Faeries in terms or performance or numbers making Top 8s every week. I know, you’ve been hearing this for the last few weeks, but it really needs to be understood. If you aren’t playing Faeries, you need a damn good reason why.