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Return of a Crappy Contest, or: The Art of the Crap Rare!

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Monday, April 7th – It’s been eight years since I held this first “crap rare” contest, and looking back I think it’s high time that I did it again! I think that you, my intelligent and cunning readers, can come up with a crap rare to beat all crap rares! And if you do it, I will send you not one, not two, but three crap rares of your choosing! And we have to do this, because frankly? Wizards has forgotten how to print bad cards.

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Innovations – Introducing Seismic Swan (The Future)

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Monday, April 7th – In the forums for last Week’s Innovations, a dissenter asked Patrick Chapin to return to his innovative roots. Let’s face it, Patrick hasn’t broken the format for a few weeks now… it’s time he stepped back up to the plate. Using extensive Shadowmoor spoilers, he may well have done exactly that…

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So Many Insane Plays – This Is Vintage, After All: Tyrant Oath versus Flash

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Monday, April 7th – Today’s So Many Insane Plays sees Stephen Menendian walk us through one of the most pertinent Vintage matchups in the modern metagame. Tyrant Oath is putting up excellent results worldwide, and the power of Flash is simply undeniable. Who’ll take the crown in this battle of the titans?

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Drafting With Rich – Lorwyn/Lorwyn/Morningtide #11

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Monday, April 7th – Rich Hoaen is back! The renowned Canadian Limited maestro returns to bring us a Lorwyn/Lorwyn/Morningtide draft each day from the 8-4 queues of Magic Online. He takes us through each pick, from 1 to 45, and shares his thoughts on the draft and the games in both the article and the forums.

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There And Back Again – Preparing for New Limited Formats

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Monday, April 7th – In just a few weeks time I’ll be headed across the Atlantic to join a legion of fellow Magic players competing for prizes at Grand Prix: Brussels. The format will be Shadowmoor sealed followed by booster drafts on Day 2, but studying how to prepare for a brand new Limited format can help all of us prepare to get the most bang for our buck at our upcoming Shadowmoor prerelease.

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Unlocking Legacy – Redesigning Threshold

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Monday, April 7th – Christopher Coppola looks at recent developments in Threshold design and discusses playing with multiple splashes.

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Flores Friday – Boom, Bust, Bitterblossom, Blowout

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Friday, April 4th – Standard is still proving a tricky nut to crack. Of course, that doesn’t stop Mike trying! Today he updates us on his exciting Mishra strategy, shares his thoughts on a powerful anti-aggro way to wield Bitterblossom, and throws his hat into the Constructed Warrior arena…

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Sullivan Library – The Big Lie of “Good” Cards

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Friday, April 4th – Earlier this week, Tom LaPille shared his thoughts on the old debate of Good Cards versus Good Synergy. He fell squarely in the “Good Cards” camp… and this caused Adrian Sullivan’s blood to boil! Today, he offers a strong rebuttal to Tom (and to Zac Hill by proxy) in an article that is sure to get the forums jumping…

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The Magic Show #90 – Shadowmoor or Less

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Friday, April 4th – Hello everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Magic Show. This week we’re going to be talking about Shadowmoor, the new mechanics, the cool new cards, and what we can expect to shake up Pro Tour Hollywood. We’ll also be discussing Shards of Alara, the follow-up block to Lorwyn coming this fall. Warning: Spoilers

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Magical Hack – Drafting With Morningtide

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Friday, April 4th – With Shadowmoor just a few weeks away, it seemed apropos to put together a final look at drafting Lorwyn before it disappeared from view entirely. Originally I had shied away from looking at Lorwyn-Lorwyn-Morningtide (LLM) draft too heavily, because I did an awful lot of losing early on by trying to force things I didn’t understand off the preconceived notion that the new cards worked a certain way.

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Drafting With Rich – Lorwyn/Lorwyn/Morningtide #10

Draft With Rich Hoaen every day... at StarCityGames.com!
Friday, April 4th – Rich Hoaen is back! The renowned Canadian Limited maestro returns to bring us a Lorwyn/Lorwyn/Morningtide draft each day from the 8-4 queues of Magic Online. He takes us through each pick, from 1 to 45, and shares his thoughts on the draft and the games in both the article and the forums.

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Deep Analysis – Rapid Prototyping

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Thursday, April 3rd – Tournaments come and tournaments go, but one thing always remains the same: we never have enough time to fully prepare. Today’s Deep Analysis sees Richard Feldman explore some of the techniques employed to help manage our time wisely. By using and developing his U/G strategy from last week, he shows us deck design in action.

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Down And Dirty – Innovate This! (Five More Decks for Standard)

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Thursday, April 3rd – Earlier this week, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin brought us a fresh set of five decks for Standard. Today it’s the turn of Kyle Sanchez, and he doesn’t disappoint. He trawls through five more innovative decks for Standard, including a Mono-Green combo deck that deserves further investigation. Intrigued? Then read on!

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Drafting With Rich – Lorwyn/Lorwyn/Morningtide #9

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Thursday, April 3rd – Rich Hoaen is back! The renowned Canadian Limited maestro returns to bring us a Lorwyn/Lorwyn/Morningtide draft each day from the 8-4 queues of Magic Online. He takes us through each pick, from 1 to 45, and shares his thoughts on the draft and the games in both the article and the forums.

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Tribal Thriftiness #17 – Shadowmoor Steals In

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Thursday, April 3rd – Hybrid mana? Untapping as a cost? Color-dependent creatures? Shadowmoor is kicking off its previews this week, and Dave can’t think of anything else but digging in and seeing what’s already been spoiled.

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