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My rabbi’s translation of the prerelease card was a little off – but I’m willing to share the real truth with you.

Three Gravediggers from three sets – and only one of them is artistically flawless. Which Gravedigger doesn’t belong? Check it out for a full art critique of Tempest, Odyssey, and 7th!

Lots of netdecks – in fact, most of them – completely collapse when you bring them out of their duel environment. Let’s find out what sorts of netdecks make the transitions well – and what lessons they teach us about multiplayer deckbuilding.

In answering reader mail, Anthony sets out the steps for making sure your first few decks are competitive. Just goes to show you that if you suggest an article, we’ll find a way to write it!

The development of OBC post-Judgement is moving along expected paths: Monoblack remains unchanged, Blue/green is morphing into Quiet Roar, monogreen gets a radical overhaul with Judgement goodies, and everyone’s trying to put together a Green/white deck. What else is there?

I know that’s not supposed to happen. Saga block had all those broken cards. Saga block spawned all the horrible decks that were no fun to play. Wizards had to ban or restrict most of Saga block. Saga block was a mistake, right?

Green should be the color of diversity. In fact, I submit that green should have access to every mechanic in the game that multiple colors share – every one. It should simply pay more for effects that are not traditionally greenish…

Well, that’s a lie; there are only five questions. But one thing is
guaranteed, these questions will make you a better player. It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner, or whether you’re Eugene Harvey fresh from your Nationals win. Well, maybe not if you’re Eugene. But the rest of you.

• My deck is like a box of Raisin Bran. Every match consists of two scoops.


• My deck is so good, Kamahl/Shower decks pay it protection money.


• My deck is so amazing, it entered itself in a flight and already won me a box. It has a deck of its own that is better than yours.


• Hollywood children go to bed at night and pray to God, Steven Spielberg, and my deck…and not in that order.

How do you Necrologia for seventeen and still win the game with one mana? I bet someone out there knows…. And if you do, why not share it and win $5 in StarCity credit?

So I’m walking around some event and I see Mark Rosewater. Of course I march right up to him and whip out my Lance. He gives me a funny look, like he doesn’t understand why I’m showing him my Lance.
“Care to explain this?” I say, holding the Lance closer so that he can view it.”It’s bent,” he responds, shrugging his shoulders. I’m a little miffed at him ignoring the more obvious issue – the fact that my Lance is underpowered.

It turns out that Gary Wise, the master of Limited had had a horrible day yesterday and was on ten points, just like me. Well, I have a chance to do my reputation some good here and whup him…. But did I?