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The Regionals Top 8 Breakdown

American and Canadian Regionals have been and gone… where do they leave the metagame? As the decklists slowly trickle in, Craig examines the numbers to produce an overall metagame breakdown. Which strategies were successful? Which were failures? In Standard tournaments to come, where should you lay your hat? This article provides the lowdown on the fluctuating Standard scene post-Dissension, and is ideal preparation for those attending the StarCityGames.com Amateur Challenge at Heroes Con!

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Questions on RGD Draft: Power, Consistency, and Signaling

Jeroen delves deep into the mailbag, and answers some important questions on the subject of RGD Draft. When is it best to ignore a power-pick for a consistent workhorse? What are the benefits of signaling in Magic’s most colorful city? Handy hints and theories, plus the usual questions regarding the Pro Tour Lifestyle…

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The Fallout From Prague: Multiple Choice

Jon doesn’t write often, but when he does you’re guaranteed good times. Today he shares his pre-Prague preconceptions, and explains how he was on the money with some opinions, but off the mark with others. He shares bad beat stories, bemoans the standard of spiders and toilet paper, and beats up the British in charismatic style. I’d take him to task over the last point… but as usual, he’s largely correct.

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Magic Online Musings: This Week on MTGO #17

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With the third set of Ravnica Block now gracing the electronic pages of MTGO, blisterguy looks back at the pre-Dissension metagame, wading through weeks of Premier Event statistics and examining the results. This, plus the usual fare of weekly metagame quirks and price fluctuations.

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SCG Daily – The Five Senses of Magic: Taste

Noah continues his exploration of the senses in Magic with a look at Taste. Wanna make Granola Bars? Read on…

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Practicing What They Preach: Ghazi Glare in Action

I’ve had a very interesting time the last few weeks. I went to Regionals using someone else’s decklist, and lost. I used another new decklist today, and performed better. In either case, their builds were strange to me, and while I was comfortable with the archetypes, I wasn’t comfortable with some of the choices. Allow me to share with you the lessons I learned when I used someone else’s deck.

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Making Top 8, and Examining Block Constructed

Quentin Martin looks back at his successful season, littered with Grand Prix Top 8 appearences and capped by a Sunday showing at Pro Tour Prague, and shares the highs and lows of his wild ride. The Limited expert waxes lyrical on the RGD Draft format, and touches on the Block Constructed format for those attending Pro Tour Charleston.

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SCG Daily – The Five Senses of Magic: Smell

Your sense of smell doesn’t get enough respect. I knew a person once who had no sense of smell, the poor guy. He couldn’t enjoy so many subtle things. The food was worse, the flora was worse. You don’t get to bond with your car mates when driving past a stinky field and everyone starts screaming “Oh… my… God.” and “Dude!” and “Why the hell aren’t you driving 100 mph, man?!”

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Building with Legends

I’ve been teaching some of the kids at the Youth Club how to play Magic. Tobias, one of the kids, likes Snakes. One game, we were drawing our first seven cards, when Tobias piped out in surprise. He revealed his fledgling hand, pointing angrily to a pair of Sosuke, Son of Seshiro. There must, he told us, have been a mistake. Two of the same legendary creature in one deck? How had that happened?

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From Right Field: How to Do Almost Really Well at Regionals

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Chris took his Mono-Red deck to Regionals, and won more matches than he lost. His maindeck tech caught people off their guard. Opponents conceded without taking damage. How high did he finish? Read on to find out…

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The Magic Invitational: The Tale of Last Place

If you’re looking for Ravnica Block Limited or Constructed strategy, then scroll up to Quentin’s article or check our extensive back catalog. If, however, you’d prefer a piece that’s light on the tech but heavy on the good times, then Terry Soh’s Invitational report is the article for you!

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The Weekly Guild Build: The Memorial Day Cop-Out

Read The Ferrett... every Monday at StarCityGames.com!So what do we have for the fans, Alex?

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Pro Tour Prague: The Best Pro Tour I’ve Ever Played *3rd*

RGD Lessons from Pro Tour: Prague!

After a one-stop gap in Japanese Top 8 appearences, Pro Tour Prague saw two men from Japan grace the Sunday tables. While Takuua Oosawa went on to take the top prize, Shuhei Nakamura made the semi finals with the self-named “worst deck ever drafted.” Even so, it was an outstanding performace from Shuhei, and today he shares his patented RGD draft theories, and dares to suggest that the bouncelands aren’t all that…

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The Fastest Deck Ever, By Far: Meandeck Tendrils Revisited

Zvi Mowshowitz dubbed the Meandeck Tendrils deck “the fastest deck in the history of Magic.” Stephen Menendian, the original creator, has found a way to make it even faster. With a SCG Power 9 tournament looming on the Vintage horizon, is it time to revisit this archetype and brush it up for tournament play? Steve presents some sample goldfishes, and the power of the build is undeniable.

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Northern Regionals Metagame in Depth

Standard is very diverse right now. Just looking at the Top 8 decklists doesn’t do that diversity justice: at Northern Regionals, 195 players competed and a lot of good decks missed the Top 8. The Top 8 lists are here, but I’ll also review the entire field to show you just what Dissension has added to the mix.

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