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Limited Lessons – Shadowmoor Drafting: Where To Begin

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Tuesday, June 10th – While Shadowmoor has been the draft delicacy of choice for some months now, it appears it’s only just being brought to the sumptuous Magic Online table. With a menu of options so mouth-watering, how does a discerning mage judge the first fifteen cards in any given draft? Today, Nick Eisel takes us through three Pack 1 Pick 1 dilemmas, and highlights the analysis and the flexibility required for success in this tempestuous format.

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Arcane Teachings- Wizards School

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Tuesday, June 10th – On July 23rd, Tom LaPille begins a six month internship at Wizards of the Coast, in Research and Development. A lot of folk would give their shuffling hand for such an opportunity. Tom shares his journey from Pro Tour wannabe to newest Magic employee, and does his best to Teach Us How To Get A Job At Wizards.

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Deconstructing Constructed – Block Control With a Side of Rants

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Tuesday, June 10th – Today will be a bit of a mixed bag. I’ll be going over some rants on Regionals, the so-called announcement of new restricted list in Vintage, and then Lorwyn Block Constructed control decks. Let’s get started!

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Removed From Game – Disappointment

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Tuesday, June 10th – Once again it’s time to dip into the travel itinerary of the bouncing Brit, as Rich takes us from 371st all the way up to the lofty heights of 200th at Pro Tour: Hollywood. Readers should be aware that this article contains jokes that may contravene their Human Rights.

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The Main Phase – Almost: A Regionals Story

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Tuesday, June 10th – Like so many of you, I participated in a Regional Championship this past weekend. My personal story takes place in Columbus, Ohio this past Saturday morning…

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Innovations – Quick n’ Toast and Burnt Toast in Block

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Monday, June 9th – After spending the last few weeks on a sugar high, Patrick Chapin crashes gloriously back to earth with a touch of Block Constructed innovation. Riffing off Manuel Bucher’s Quick n’ Toast deck in Standard (and its Block equivalent), The Innovator takes a look at the Block Constructed strategy he’s proclaiming as the next Teachings…

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So Many Insane Plays – The Vintage Apocalypse: The New Metagame Uncovered

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Monday, June 9th – Last week saw the DCI blow the scorching Winds of Change through the Vintage metagame with a sweeping cascade of disputed restrictions. Predictably, for some the sky is falling. However, Stephen Menendian is made of sterner stuff, and today’s So Many Insane Plays breaks down the decks and strategies likely to inform the Vintage metagame for the coming months. He makes some startling predictions… do you agree with his assessments?

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The Riki Rules – Don’t Lie To Me

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Monday, June 9th – In my first hour on duty with Public Events (formerly Side Events), I saw a bunch of wacky things happen. One of them resulted in a DQ for Cheating-Fraud. Since I was busy with one of the other odd happenings, I only caught bits and pieces of this one from separate judges and players, but it basically amounted to this…

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Unlocking Legacy – VoroshStill and the Philosophy of the Ban List

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Monday, June 9th – The new banned and restricted list announcement shook up Vintage but left Legacy unscathed. Kevin looks at the philosophy of the banning arguments, and asks readers to take another look at a Legacy deck.

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Flores Friday – A Matchup and a Mashup for Regionals

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Friday, June 6th – In this two-part Regionals article, Mike throws the Merfolk deck at Charles Gindy’s Pro Tour Winning Elves build, piloted by Josh Ravitz. He then moves onto an interesting Blue deck that draws on the power inherent in a number of strategies and attempts to thrash them together for fun and profit. Is this the deck with the strength to carry you through Regionals unscathed? Read on to find out!

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Sullivan Library: Birmingham Brainstorm

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Friday, June 6th – With the eyes of the world setting on Standard for the Regionals competition this weekend, Adrian Sullivan bucks the trend and investigates Lorwyn Block Constructed. Grand Prix: Birmingham was a happy hunting ground for both Fae and Kithkin alike. By examining the successful decklists, what can be learnt about the metagame as a whole?

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The Magic Show #99 – Pro Tour: Hollywood Part 2

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Friday, June 6th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. As we head into the home stretch regarding Hollywood content, we discuss the importance of testing, R&D’s thoughts on the design and development of Bitterblossom, check out the Chapin Cam, and talk with the Pro Tour: Hollywood champion, Charles Gindy.

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Magical Hack – Hacking Regionals: Perception Versus Reality

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Friday, June 6th – With Regionals knocking on our doorstep here in the United States, ours will be the opportunity to take the Standard format as it played out in Hollywood and put it through its next iteration of the metagame. Decks come and decks go, but the song remains the same… last weekend’s tournament results are this weekend’s Decks to Beat, and the Deck to Beat is not always the Deck to Play.

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Deep Analysis – Stapling Two Staples to Two Staples: Elves and Beyond in Standard

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Thursday, June 5th – With Charles Gindy’s Green/Black Elves deck taking home the prize at Pro Tour: Hollywood, it seems the Elven menace are poised to conquer Regionals this coming weekend. Today, Richard Feldman looks at the archetype and attempts to evolve them for the post-Hollywood metagame…

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Down And Dirty – Mixed Bag

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Thursday, June 5th – Today’s Down And Dirty sees Kyle Sanchez in a playful mood. He kicks things off in style with an entertaining story, and then lets us into the minds of the DCI come restriction time. The bulk of the article, however, sees Mr Sanchez poring over an intriguing Shadowmoor Sealed cardpool in preparation for Grand Prix: Indianapolis, before he rounds out the day with his own take on the Dragonstorm archetype for Regionals!

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