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Chatter of the Squirrel — Breaking a Format: The Lessons of White Weenie in Time Spiral Block Constructed

With the Time Spiral Block Constructed Pro Tour mere hours away, Zac attempts to analyze the key variables of the format, looking to formulate a blueprint with which to break the format. By examining the things that TSP Block’s White Weenie decks do so well, he successfully dismantles the format into manageable chunks. This is a fine, thought-provoking article, and one that will definitely improve your deckbuilding skills.

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Tact or Friction — Drought Project #2

Talen continues his budget deck evolution with a spin around MTGO, cutting card here, adding cards there… are his changes up to the task? Does he improve his win ratio, or does he flounder in a sea of his own misery? The answers are a mere click away!

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The Kitchen Table #177 – Torment 250 (A.k.a. Madness 250)

Hello all, and welcome back to another in a series of articles where I take a look at a recently built – and fun – Five Color deck. I’ve done these articles on 250 decks like Snow and Spirits, and today I’m going to look at another theme deck that I recently built in the Five Color genre.

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Unlocking Legacy – Bardo’s Legacy Deck Bazaar

Grand Prix Columbus - May 19-20, 2007!

Countdown to Grand Prix: Columbus! In today’s Legacy article, Dan explores a lengthy list of his personal deck design successes and failures. This epic article brings a plethora of differing deck ideas to the table, each listed and filed in its appropriate archetype. Grand Prix: Columbus is just around the corner… be prepared!

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Pro Perspective – Pimp My Draft #5

Before he wings his way to Yokohama for the Time Spiral Block Constructed Pro Tour, Raphael Levy brings us one last edition of the popular Pimp My Draft series! And today we have a little extra… not one, but TWO complete draft walkthroughs for us to enjoy! Remember, if you’d like to draft along with Raph, be sure to mak your voice head in this forum!

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Ask The Drama — Standard, Block, and Two-Headed Giant

Jeroen is back to basics this week, with an article jammed full of reader-posed questions. From the mailbag this week, Jeroen tackles a an interesting Standard Rack deck, valuates the true power of Prismatic Lens, and wades into the debate on the validity of Two-Headed Giant.

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Deconstructing Constructed — A Time Spiral Block Constructed Tournament

With the Time Spiral Block Pro Tour kicking off at the end of the week, Josh Silvestri is here with some ideal preparation — a mock Block Constructed tournament that includes sixteen of the format’s strongest contenders! If you’re wondering what decks will make a splash come Sunday, maybe Josh has the information you’re looking for…

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Magic Grab Bag #14 – Back to Basics

Right now in Standard, the strongest reasons to play mono-color are either Mono-Green Aggro, or some sort of Gauntlet of Power deck. I’d suggest that Korlash might be a good sign, but on the other hand, Black is the one color who’s always wanted all of your attention. Black has the strongest tendencies towards putting multiple mana symbols on all of its good cards, and borrowing abilities from other colors in order to make itself more self-sufficient.

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The Combat Phase – Bringing A Ham Leg To Paris

Now how’s that for an intriguing title! Jamie regales us with his usual mixture of flavor, tech, and good times. Today’s installment of The Combat Phase sees our hero journey to Paris, share an intimate clinch with a man on a scooter, play a myriad of matches on Magic Online, and actually cast Remand. Will these wonders ever cease?

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Deep Analysis — Walking Anthems

Last week, Richard set out on a mighty quest… a journey of self-discovery that would hopefully lead to him breaking Standard with a deck of his own design! He brought us Red Gold, a greedy deckbuilder’s dream. Today, he runs the deck through a tough set of matches against a tournament favorite. And to cap it all, he brings us a fresh new deck.

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From Right Field – Born Again Again! The Ritual of Rebirth Precon-Decon, Part 2 (of 2)

When you last left me – you cold, heartless, fickle person, you — I was working on smooshing together two copies of the Ritual of Rebirth precon deck into something that might win you a few matches at your local Saturday Standard tourney. Today, I continue that journey… and what a journey it was!

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The Beautiful Struggle – A Chilling Look Into the Future

I am (wisely) not the official set reviewer for StarCityGames.com. However, in one possible future, I might be. In another possible future, the MTGSalvation.com spoiler for Future Sight would be 100% accurate (I didn’t say it was a likely future, just a possible one). So, I think that my random observations about selected cards on the MTGSalvation.com spoiler can substitute for a Future Sight review, at least for those of you who do not have Premium accounts. WARNING! Contains spoilers!

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Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #174 – Surviving the Ultimate Extended Tourney

The Ultimate Extended Tournament began with 32 great Extended decks — including five from the season just ended. It is down to eight (or so), and these are playing it out. Can any of the modern decks compete with the best of 1999, or 2002, or the decks from PT Tinker? We are answering those questions.

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Insert Column Name Here – Taking You At Your Word

Read The Ferrett... every Monday at StarCityGames.com!Last week, some of you said that Ferrett should have gone with a Green/White-based build for his card pool… So he decided, in this last gasp before Planar Chaos strategy becomes extinct, to take your build for a spin around the block! How did he do with the deck suggested by the folks in the forum? Click the link and see!

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Limited Lessons — Limited Thinking

Nick takes a break from archetype breakdowns and card evaluations in order to break down some of the more nebulous aspects of draft strategy. Playing to your subconscious, controlling the pace of play, and the understanding the draft tendencies of your own game (and those of others)… it’s all here in this thought-provoking and masterful article.

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