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Legacy’s Latest #3 – Building a Proper Manabase

Manabases in Legacy are awful. If you compare us to Vintage, we are all still in the phase where people are running City of Brass or Undiscovered Paradise in two- and three-colored decks. Even worse, the most popular deck (Vial Goblins) runs four Wasteland and four Rishadan Port. I find it ironic that I spent a large portion of my time campaigning for Goblins to run all eight colorless lands, and now those same lands get in my way when I try to build new decks…

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SCG Daily – (Dis)Organized Play Part 2: Where is My Block Constructed Season?

Are you excited about the post-Pro Tour Ravnica Block Constructed season? I would be… except there is none! How did Wizards of the Coast fail to capitalize to build on the back of the most popular and diverse block in years? I may not have all the answers, but I sure have a lot of questions about the failure to schedule a public Ravnica Block Constructed season.

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The Beautiful Struggle: The Green Trap Revisited

Mark once wrote about the perils of falling into the Green Trap. Are the Green cards blinding prospective Sealed Deck spellslingers, luring them onto the rocks of a losing record? And how do the Green cards fare now Dissension is in the Sealed mix? Limited Champs are just around the corner, and Pro Tour Qualifiers for Kobe loom large… just how should we value Green in today’s Limited game?

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Bad Beats

Reality has a funny way of slapping your face when you least expect it. Today, JFR shares some of the more recent developments in the rollercoaster of life. He also presents some interesting decks, spanning Legacy to Standard to Limited and beyond… The usual cast are here, as are the jokes and the jibes and the angry rants. Mr Rizzo is an acquired taste… and if you’ve not acqured it yet, you don’t know what you’re missing!

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A Grand Prix Toronto Report – Day 1 *T32*

Yesterday, Geordie began the tale of his excellent run of form at Grand Prix Toronto. He told of his sterling efforts in gaining three byes. Today, he shares his Sealed cardpool and describes the highs and lows of Day 1 play. Limited Champs are but a whisker away, and the Qualifiers for Pro Tour Kobe are RGD Limited… let Geordie show you the route to success!

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From Right Field: Battle Royale, Round 1 — The View From Right Field

Read Chris Romeo... every Tuesday at StarCityGames.com!

Sunday saw the first round of StarCityGames.com’s Battle Royale. Chris took his Mono-Black deck and squared off against Richard Feldman and his budget Firemane Angel Control build. MTGO was buzzing, with the number of game spectators overloading the system… where you there? If not, here’s Chris’s take on what happened…

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Battle Royale, Round 1 – The Aftermath

Richard faced Chris in the first round of StarCityGames.com’s Battle Royale tournament, piloting a budget Firemane Angel Control deck. He was heavy favorite before the match began… but how did the best-of-five contest pan out? You’ve heard Chris’s take on the battle – now it’s Richard’s turn…

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The Weekly Guild Build: The Deck So Strong, It Almost Won

Read The Ferrett... every Monday at StarCityGames.com!This week, The Ferrett cracks open cards of such amazing power that he can mulligan down to four cards twice and almost pull out a win. Of course, that word “almost” is a bit tricky. Which also leads to the question of when you mulligan to four. But hey, that’s why we write articles, amiright?

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The U/G/R Gambit Part 2: The Saga Continues

Terry is offically in love with the Red/Blue/Green draft strategy in Ravnica Block… so much so that he’s not played a sanctioned Limited match without forcing everyone’s favorite archetype. Today, he runs through some sample drafts – those he faced while making his most recent Grand Prix Top 8 – and mentions some interesting cards that have raised or lowered in value.

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The Casual Writing Dilemma

Why read a casual article? I’ve been thinking about that one for a while. Mostly, I keep coming back to the core point that people want to be entertained. Amongst casual gamers, there’s the other angle: not everyone can have every good idea — so it’s nice to have someone talk about their ideas in a public forum, giving others a starting point. Being enjoyable to read is important, after all.

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A Grand Prix Toronto Report – Introduction and Trial *T32*

Yes folks, it’s true… Geordie is back! Lured into our addictive game by a nearby Grand Prix, Sarnia’s finest returns to the pages of StarCityGames.com with an epic tale of Magical mayhem. With Jeff Cunningham recently raising the bar in the Tournament Report arena, Geordie straightens his back and squares up to the challenge. This is an excellent reintroduction to the works of Mr. Tait, and promises to be a wonderful series.

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SCG Daily – (Dis)Organized Play Part 1: What Happened to Regionals Attendance?

Welcome to my latest series of daily articles on StarCityGames.com. The first two articles this week will focus on some problems that Wizards of the Coast have had with recent events scheduling (or lack thereof). Wednesday will address an interesting theoretical problem, Thursday will appeal to casual players, and Friday will blow your mind away.

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Magical Hack: Practicing Sealed Deck

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Sean builds on last week’s Grand Prix analysis article, and questions the “proof” that values power over consistency in RGD Sealed. He presents a tasty RGD cardpool crammed with multicolor goodness… though his final card choices may seem surprising.

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Ravnica Block Constructed: The R/G vs. G/W Matchup 1

Pro Tour Charleston kicks off today, and teams of eager players prepare to slam their Ravnica Block decks head-to-head against all comers. Today, Mike Flores and Steve Sadin share their testing results and decklists for the popular R/G Aggro archetype, and a G/W Glare deck that routinely wins on the back of Three Stupid Elephants. These articles break the back of this matchup, and are perfect preparation for the weekend ahead!

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Exploring RBC: Control

Josh rounds off his excellent series on Ravnica Block Constructed by examining some possible Control builds. Firemane Angel, Savage Twister Control, and the ever-popular Niv-Mizzet get their five minutes of fame… combine this with a look at some of the possible sideboard options against the promised and expected strategies.

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