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Time Spiral in Constructed — Timeshifted Cards: Green, Gold, Split, and Artifacts

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Ted continues his look at the Timeshifted cards of Time Spiral. Today’s installment deals with the remainder of the pack… Green, Gold, Split, and Artifacts. The Green cards we’ve seen thus far did little to whet our collective appetites – do their Timeshifted brethren cut the proverbial mustard?

[Part I: White] – [Part II: Blue] – [Part III: Black] – [Part IV: Red]
[Part V: Green] – [Part VI: Gold, Artifacts, Land]
[Part VII: Timeshifted White and Blue] – [Part VII: Timeshifted Red and Black]

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The Quest For Level Five #1 – Drafting Mono-Color in Time Spiral

Raphael Levy, extreme Magic Road Warrior and new inductee to the Magic Hall of Fame, presents the first of what promises to be an exciting article series. Committed to scaling the dizzy heights of the Pro Player Club Level 5, he will be chronicling his experiences here. Today’s pages from his Magic Diary look at his preparation for Athens and Kobe, and include some interesting ideas on drafting mono-colored decks…

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Battle Royale Round 9 – The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Icefall

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After last week’s Battle Royale articles went live, the forums were convinced that Sean was doomed to failure in three swift games. While he didn’t quite take down the mighty Jeroen, he certainly didn’t disappoint in the entertainment stakes…

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Battle Royale Round 9 – Land-Killing is my Business

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Jeroen’s land destruction deck appeared to be the perfect foil to Sean’s Karoo-happy budget offering. That said, Jeroen had reservations going into this match… even if the forum-folk decreed it as an easy victory. When the chips were down, it was anything but…

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SCG Daily – The Magic Show #9 – Testing Rakdos

Evan continues his popular series of video articles. Today’s piece sees our Magical Max Headroom take his Rakdos 2.0 deck to the killing floor, facing Izzetron, U/G and Dragonstorm…

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The Kitchen Table #152: The Casual Metagame #7

Hello and welcome back to the series that investigates most decks in a Framework of Magic that spans a ton of deck types. I am using five Archetypes to classify decks, with a variety of Subtypes underneath each. In this series, I have been closely analyzing the various Subtypes and then including a deck for each to illustrate the idea.

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Ben Bleiweiss’s Guide to Everything Time Spiral, Part 2 (Blue)

Ben continues with his all-access look at Time Spiral. In today’s article, he focuses on the Blue cards in the set. Which Blue card does Ben think will be banned in Extended? How do you accurately cost a creature? When is breaking the color pie good, and when is it bad? Find out in today’s article!

[Part 1: White]

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Time Spiral in Constructed — Timeshifted Cards: Red and Black

Put your Champs deck to the test at the Star City $1500 Standard Open!

Ted continues his look at the Timeshifted cards of Time Spiral. Today’s installment deals with the colors of removal – Black and Red. While there’s nothing quite as shocking as Psionic Blast, there are a number of cards that merit serious consideration. Is there a Bad Moon rising? Will the new cards cause Pandemonium? And does Darwin signal the end of Standard as we know it? Ted reveals all…

[Part I: White] – [Part II: Blue] – [Part III: Black]
[Part IV: Red] – [Part V: Green] – [Part VI: Gold, Artifacts, Land] – [Part VII: Timeshifted White and Blue]

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Time Spiral, Combo, and The Rock

Jeroen continues his excellent series, answering Magical questions posed by StarCityGames readers the world over. Today’s grab bag of goodies includes Jeroen’s picks for the best and worst that Time Spiral has to offer, his thoughts on combo in the new Standard, and a look at the Rock in Extended…

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Magic Online Musings: This Week on MTGO #35

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Fresh from his exertions at Grand Prix: Sydney, the incomparable blisterguy brings us news from the Magic Online metagame, fresh card pricing information for the electronic consumer, and a host of photos from the Grand Prix itself.

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Analyzing And Dissecting Yomi #1

The problem with teaching yomi is that it’s a skill you pick up via competition and training, where you get better at games with a strategic subset of moves. You learn to recognize patterns, preferences, and tells naturally over time, with the more inherent experience you have playing the game.

But trying to at least explain yomi, and attempting to teach it… it’s worth a shot!

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SCG Daily – The Magic Show #8 – Rakdos Control 2.0

Evan continues his series of video articles. Today’s offering sees him leave the comborific Dragonstorm behind him, opting for a more honest deck: Rakdos Control 2.0. He chronicles his choices for all to see, and runs through a sample game.

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Time Spiral in Constructed — Timeshifted Cards: White and Blue

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That’s right, folks… it’s the rundown on the cards you’ve all been waiting for! Ted begins his analysis of the Timeshifted offerings, or “Purple” cards. We all know Psionic Blast is insane. We all know Squire is diabolical. But do the other White and Blue cards have the Constructed quality we need? Read on to find out!

[Part I: White] – [Part II: Blue] – [Part III: Black]
[Part IV: Red] – [Part V: Green] – [Part VI: Gold, Artifacts, Land]

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Time Spiral Draft – White

When Coldsnap was the new kid in town, Benjamin Peebles-Mundy brought us a definitive guide to drafting the cards. Today he tackles the White cards from the new set, providing comprehensive common pick orders for both Rebel and non-Rebel decks, notable uncommon choices, and a couple of example decklists. This is a fantastic article, the first of what promises to be an exciting series.

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From Right Field: Return of the Mack

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Chris searches for an optimal White Weenie build for the coming Time Spiral Standard format. There’s no doubt that the ingredients are there… but in which direction does the perfect build lie?

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