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So Many Insane Plays – Preparing for the 2008 Vintage Championship

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Monday, July 28th – 2007 Vintage World Champion Stephen Menendian has a title to defend… and he’s not taking the task lightly. With the recent restrictions still causing shockwaves through the Vintage metagame, Stephen examines his options as the 2008 World Championship approaches. Where will he lay his hat this year? Read on to find out!

The Main Phase – Declaring Block Part IV: Second With Hobbits

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Monday, July 28th – The Kentucky Open was a week or so ago, and I decided to make a weekend of it. Originally, I was planning on going to ‘double dip’ on PTQs, since there was one on Saturday in Cleveland and then one on Sunday in Louisville, but I decided to save on gas and just spend the weekend in Kentucky.

Unlocking Legacy – Recent Tournament Analysis

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Monday, July 28th – Christopher Coppola analyzes the Top 8 results of fourteen large tournaments and discusses the current state of the format.

Feature Article – Five-Color Fae in Block Constructed

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Friday, July 25th – With Mike Flores taking a well-earned week off, today we have Constructed master Gerry Thompson, and a tale of a double-header PTQ weekend in which he came close, but not close enough. His weapon of choice for the two-day Magic extravaganza? Five-Color Fae. He brings us intricate match recaps and deck analysis, alongside an Eventide-friendly list he plans on playing at his next Block Constructed PTQ…

Sullivan Library – Some (Non) Standard Updates

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Friday, July 25th – U.S. Nationals is coming, and Magic’s great and good are beavering away in the search for super-crazy Standard tech. With Eventide firmly in the mix, Adrian takes a long look at the Red decks of the format, and offers a build he believes may have the strength to make a splash in the upcoming metagame…

The Magic Show #106 – Here Comes the Evantide

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Friday, July 25th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’ll take a closer look at Eventide and detail its impact on Standard and Block, cover my own Top 16 performance at last weekend’s Kentucky Open, and get ready for the upcoming PTQs, Nationals, and more. Let’s go!

Magical Hack – On A Pale Horse

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Friday, July 25th – With just one last Pro Tour Qualifier to go before Eventide rotated into the Block Constructed format, my mission (should I choose to accept it) was to drive myself and four compatriots to Boston for the weekend and play a deck with Bitterblossom for eight hours…

Deconstructing Constructed – Forcing Golgari In Shadowmoor / Eventide Draft

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Friday, July 25th – This week, let’s try talking about something a little different, away from the usual Faeries du jour, or even the Block Constructed format at all. I’m going to take a break and talk about something I’ve been enjoying lately: Shadowmoor-Shadowmoor-Eventide Draft, and forcing colors.

Deep Analysis – A Blue Eye on Eventide

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Thursday, July 24th – Richard is still dedicated to playing an interactive, tricky and (most likely) Blue deck in the post-Eventide Block Constructed environment. Today, he trawls through some of the more controlling sweetmeats on offer from the latest set, and shares a couple of possible Block decklists…

Down And Dirty – Qualifying With Kithkin

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Thursday, July 24th – Lorwyn / Shadowmoor Block Constructed PTQs continue apace, and the Faerie menace rumbles on. While the smart money is on the Fae, there are those players who refuse to run with the strongest deck in any particular format… and Kyle, with Kithkin, is one of them today. Kithkin took down the whole PTQ, and Kyle relives his tournament in typical Sanchez fashion. Of course, the day isn’t all plain sailing, and there’s the obligatory twist at the end…

Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #236 – Eventide Observations

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Thursday, July 24th – I ran a PTQ last weekend. The Top 8 happened – Faeries and Faeries and Merfolk and Faeries and some Elementals and – who cares? That format is dead already. It was pre-Eventide, so everything will change. I’ll talk a bit about it, then I’ll look at some Eventide cards. That’s more interesting.

Tribal Thriftiness #33 – Eventidings of Comfort and Joy

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Thursday, July 24th – Eventide’s nearing the shelves, so it’s time to look through the cards and find those “necessities” that the budget player should be focusing on finding.

The Kitchen Table #243 – How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

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Thursday, July 24th – Welcome to the Thursday column dedicated to bringing you topics pertinent to the largest chunk of Magic players out there, the casual world. This is your pilot, cruising with you to a nice altitude in search of new worlds for the column to explore. Today I want to write about a topic that weighs heavy on the hearts of casual players everywhere. I want to talk about land destruction.

Peebles Primers – Quillspike in Constructed

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Wednesday, July 23rd – Quillspike: a card that screams to be abused. Eventide, it seems, is throwing a few spanners into the cogged metagame machinery, and this unassuming 1/1 for three mana has the potential to be a big player. So, how best do we utilize this funky three-drop? Benjamin Peebles-Mundy investigates…

Feature Article – Constructed Ideas With Eventide

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Wednesday, July 23rd – In his debut article for StarCityGames, Level 4 pro David Irvine brings us not one, not two, but three interesting Standard decks for the Eventide metagame. He also showcases what he believes to be the cream of the current format, and provides concise and exacting sideboarding plans for the major players in the field.