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Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #184 — Pro Tour: San Diego

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The first Revised booster I ever opened had a Birds of Paradise. So did one of the first boosters I ever opened online. I have always loved that card, so I really wanted to see a real, live bird of paradise. San Diego Zoo has a lot of birds, including one line of cages with exotics of that genus. The eighth cage had BoPs, but they had rotated behind the foliage and I couldn’t see any. The ninth cages had a sign saying “Animals Temporarily Removed from this Exhibit.” The tenth cage, however, had Birds of Paradise set off against a lovely black wall.

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From The Lab — Bits and Pieces and Severed Body Parts

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Craig “The Professor” Jones turned up for battle at Grand Prix: Montreal armed with the latest in Paskins-infused Red technology. Sadly, as we all know, it wasn’t quite enough to bring home the bacon. Today’s From The Lab sees Prof look at Billy Moreno’s take on Red, the deck he admits he should’ve played. He also runs us through some ID and concession math, and shares some fun times had on the GP circuit…

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Limited Lessons — A TPF Draft Walkthrough

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After sunning it up in San Diego this past weekend, Nick Eisel returns to bring us a full Time Spiral / Planar Chaos / Future Sight draft walkthrough, from the 8-4 queue on Magic Online. The early picks in particular bear close examination, as Nick himself had doubts while selecting the cards. Was he right? Read on to find out!

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Drafting With Rich – TPF #17

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You all know the drill by now… Rich Hoaen, Canada’s finest and grumpiest draft export, takes us by the hand and drags us through the rollercoaster ride of an 8-4 TPF Draft on Magic Online. From pick 1 to pick 45, Rich shares them all, and his final deck and draft performance are analyzed in the article, the forums, and beyond. Come join in the fun!

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Deconstructing Constructed – Beating Teachings

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Now that we’ve had more time to digest the Grand Prix: Montreal results, seeing more of the decks that weren’t in the Top 16, we’re beginning to hear about a few of the PTQ results. This means we can start testing with more refined versions of the decks we’ve been playing, or seen on MTGO, and personal gauntlets. My group’s initial testing has slowly shown, just like many others, that a B/U base with splashes is pretty much the way to go in this format.

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Tact or Friction — On Bad Rares

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Today, we’re talking about rares, more significantly “bad rares.” And that discussion has two sides; the side of the corporate shills who have no higher or grander goal than saving you the undue burden of money, and the whining ninnies of the casual crowd who have no idea how the world works. Breaking it down, it runs something like this…

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Insert Column Name Here – Fireworks On The Fourth Of July

Read The Ferrett every Monday... at StarCityGames.com!Tomorrow is The Ferrett’s birthday – and as per past Birthday specials, he feels the urge to do something strange, crazy, and unmistakably lazy with his column in order to celebrate! But what, if anything, can he do this year to top the “Unedited article” fiestas of birthdays past? Tune in to see all that, and a Sealed deck that turns out to be a theme deck!

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Feature Article — Paskins on Red in Time Spiral Block Constructed

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Block Constructed is upon us, and the Red Deck is proving popular. However, there’s a spanner in the works, in the shape of the Little Lhurgoyf That Could. Tarmogoyf Green/White decks kick seven bells out of Mono-Red builds… but never fear, Dan is here to help. By urging us to question each and every card in our builds, Dan leads us towards a Better Red Tomorrow…

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Innovations – Don’t Call it a Comeback

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This past weekend, Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin teamed up with Mark Herberholz for some Two-Headed Giant action at Pro Tour: San Diego. This article touches on some of the good times in the lead up to Patrick’s PT return… but more importantly, it brings us a slew of new Constructed decklists across a number of formats! Vintage, Extended, Block Constructed, they’re all here!

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Drafting With Rich – TPF #16

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You all know the drill by now… Rich Hoaen, Canada’s finest and grumpiest draft export, takes us by the hand and drags us through the rollercoaster ride of an 8-4 TPF Draft on Magic Online. From pick 1 to pick 45, Rich shares them all, and his final deck and draft performance are analyzed in the article, the forums, and beyond. Come join in the fun!

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Down and Dirty – Montreal Massacre: 29 Hours of Pain

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Kyle journeyed to Grand Prix: Montreal via a most unusual route… and today’s Down and Dirty chronicles each step of the way in painful and extravagant detail. Aside from the journey shenanegans, Mr Sanchez brings us his U/W Pickles list and walks us through some of the more salient matchups, before rounding out with more of the Sanchez lunacy. If you’re looking for something a little different for your next PTQ, maybe U/W Pickles is the deck for you…

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The Online Outlook #15 — The Time Spiral Block Constructed Metagame

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Grand Prix: Montreal is now behind us… and the decks that did well have insinuated themselves into the Magic Online metagame. Tarmogoyf, Korlash, Epochrasite, and the rest… who are the true winners from Future Sight, and who is failing to make the cut? All is revealed within… but first, a rant about poker.

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Flores Friday – Work in Progress: Vorosh.dec

Read Mike Flores every Friday... at StarCityGames.com!Another Flores Friday, another kick-ass deck… this time, a spicy looking G/U/B build for Block Constructed (As you’ve probably guessed by the deck name above). Harnessing the power of a number of strong synergies, does this deck have what it takes to propel its pilot to the Pro Tour? And does the deck actually include the rubbish dragon from Planar Chaos? Read on to find out!

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Levelling Up – Blue/Black Teachings, Version 2… Grand Prix: Montreal

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Tiago Chan, Portugal’s Level 6 Pro Player, went into Day 1 of Grand Prix: Montreal packing an updated version of the Blue/Black Teachings deck that served him well in Strasbourg. Unfortunately, things didn’t quite go according to plan this time, but today’s article includes his thoughts on the deck, a match-by-match rundown, and an intriguing moral conundrum in the final match of the day…

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Drafting With Rich – TPF #15

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You all know the drill by now… Rich Hoaen, Canada’s finest and grumpiest draft export, takes us by the hand and drags us through the rollercoaster ride of an 8-4 TPF Draft on Magic Online. From pick 1 to pick 45, Rich shares them all, and his final deck and draft performance are analysed in the article, the forums, and beyond. Come join in the fun!

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