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Peebles Primers – Extended Elves in Action

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Tuesday, November 11th – Today’s Peebles Primers sees Benjamin Peebles-Mundy thrashing out the powerful Extended Combo Elves deck in the 8-man queues on Magic Online. He brings us extensive play-by-play action with matches against Tezzerator, Zoo, and the mirror match. For in-depth information on the format’s current hottest deck, look no further!

Feature Article – Pro Tour: Berlin Tournament Report, Part 2 *Winner*

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Tuesday, November 11th – Last week, Pro Tour: Berlin winner Luis Scott-Vargas shared the highs and lows from Day 1 of his fantastic victory. Today he rounds out the story with all the action from Day 2 and beyond. With Elves to the left and right, and Faeries making life a misery, LSV shares the secrets behind his success…

Feature Article – Pro Tour: Berlin Tournament Report, Part 1 *Winner*

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Friday, November 7th – As we all know, you can’t spell “Elves” without LSV! In a tournament dominated by combo-tastic elven hilarity, LSV took his potent build all the way to the top of the pile. While the smart money is on a swathe of imminent bannings, LSV takes to the page in order to document his excellent tournament win. Congratulations LSV!

Insider Trading – The State of Extended, and Jace vs. Chandra ’08!

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Thursday, November 6th – Pro Tour: Berlin just came and went, and Elf Combo decks stomp(ied) all over the format. What does this mean for the upcoming PTQ season, and the value of cards in Extended? PLUS: Jace vs. Chandra releases this week, and it is chock full of goodies… but did WOTC miss the marketing boat on this fabulous product?

Removed From Game – Pro Tour: Berlin… the Results

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Wednesday, November 5th – Here’s your chance to guess the theme correctly for the second week running. Here’s a clue. There was a Pro Tour this past weekend, in Berlin, and there were Results. Still struggling?

One Step Ahead – Testing For Berlin

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Tuesday, November 4th – Constructed Master Gerry T didn’t quite rock the format at Pro Tour: Berlin, but his deck of choice did manage some strong finishes in the hands of others. Today’s One Step Ahead sees Gerry share his thought processes behind his extensive testing regime. He also brings us a recap of the Pro Tour from his own perspective…

Peebles Primers – Extended Elves, And How To Beat It

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Monday, November 3rd – Pro Tour: Berlin has come and gone, and the breakout story of the tournament is undoubtedly Combo Elves. With six copies making the Top 8, and the entire Top 4 packed with little Green men, it’s safe to say that Combo Elves is the strongest deck in the format. BPM looks at the core of the strategy, and shares some ideas on how to bring the monster down.

Innovations – The Final Extended Guide for Pro Tour: Berlin

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Monday, October 27th – Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin is busy preparing for the fast approaching Extended Pro Tour in Berlin. Today’s Innovations reflects the fruits of his work, breaking down his personal Extended Metagame going into the weekend’s festivities. If you’re serious about Extended, Patrick defines the boundaries of this intriguing new format…

Deconstructing Constructed – Extending Your Aggression

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Tuesday, October 7th – Today we look into the futures of some non-Zoo and non-Affinity aggro decks that could still potentially thrive in today’s quick Extended. Much has already been written about both of these decks in their previous iterations, and the metagame hasn’t formed enough to spend page upon page over some tiny changes and the no-brainer Shards additions.

Innovations – A New Take on TEPS in Extended

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Monday, October 6th – With seven sets leaving Extended, some of the most powerful decks in the format’s history have been neutered beyond repair. Or have they? Today’s Innovations sees Patrick Chapin take a look at a new brand of TEPS Combo, a strategy he claims is still a clear turn faster than anything Aggro has to offer…

Deconstructing Constructed – Storming Into New Extended

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Tuesday, September 30th – Welcome to the first new Extended article in preparation for the next relevant Constructed season. The main subject of the day: Storm combo in Extended. We’ll begin with the Swath Storm Desire take on the combo, as it’s a rather obvious cross-over between the formats.

One Step Ahead – Thompson Tackles Extended, Part 2

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Tuesday, September 30th – Last week, Gerry Thompson brought us a peek into the New Extended format, sharing a plethora of strong lists that he believes will make up the metagame. Today he continues the series with a look at a collection of decks that are off the radar. Gifts, Tron, Storm, and even Dredge get the Thompson Treatment today… if you’re serious about Extended, you can’t miss this!

One Step Ahead – Thompson Tackles Extended, Part 1

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Wednesday, September 24th – With Pro Tour: Berlin just around the corner, and with Shards of Alara heralding a New Age of Extended, Gerry Thompson takes us through a few of the existing archetypes and examines how they’re affected by the rotation. With Zoo looking strong, and Affinity promising much, is there room for control or combo offerings? Gerry T reveals all… Warning: contains spoilers.

The Main Phase – More Extended Greetings

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Monday, September 22nd – For this week’s article, I have another tried and true strategy to discuss with you. It’s one that is near and dear to many of my friends in the Magic community

The Main Phase – Extended Greetings

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Monday, September 15th – School is starting, the leaves are changing colors, and Notre Dame almost loses its home opener to a team that lost to Cal Poly the week before. That can only mean one thing: that it’s fall and the Extended season is on the horizon.