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The Online Outlook #5 — Dashed Hopes on the IPA Altar

Today’s Online Outlook doesn’t mess about… it offers two IPA Qualifying tournament reports, and the complete rundown of the Top 8 Standard Premier Event results this past week. It also offers commentary on said results, and cries out for help with a Time Spiral Sealed cardpool. Yes folks, there’s something for everyone!

Magic Grab Bag #11 – Bouncier Than Things Best Left Unmentioned

This week I’m coming to you with something I’ve been kicking around with some other writers and friends that I find does pretty well casually. Some people appreciated its mostly budget nature, others like the mechanics of it, some people thought it just looked fun to play (it is), and Talen gets to feel giddy for indirectly inspiring it. So, gentlemen… what is it?

Yawgmoth’s Whimsy #171 – Around the Horn with Ide’s R/G Concoction

Pete takes a break from racking up the results in the Ultimate Extended Tournament to take a strong R/G deck into the MTGO Metagame in order to kick ass and take names. He fires the deck against a number of high-quality archetypes in the MTGO eight-man Standard queues, and is extremely pleased with the results…

From Right Field – Necromancing the Stone

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StarCityGames.com!As promised last week, Chris brings us his newest Standard creation — Black/White Slivers. He takes us through five different iterations of the deck, and shares some of his thoughts in testing and beyond. All this, plus a few match walkthroughs to boot! Looking to abuse the power of Necrotic Sliver? Then maybe this is the deck for you…

The Combat Phase – Disaster Week

Jamie brings us another taste of his weekly ramblings on all things Spanish and Green. In his own words…

It’s Shark Week on the Discovery Channel! And it’s Disaster Week on the Wakefield Channel! Tune in to see gruesome footage of bad food, pulled muscles, and sea foam beatings around the head and neck!

The Magic Show #36 — This Week In Magic

Evan’s 36th foray into the video realm deals with a number of topics, including the New Era of Standard, Zac Hill and Concessions, and a fun-looking Standard deck christened Radha Might Get There. Evan also takes a look at the first officially spoiled card from Future Sight, so don your speculation hats and come join the fun!

Tact or Friction — Curio City

I have been making Curio decks up and down since my first outing with the card, over a year ago. A simple, mana-free engine that R&D costed just out of the “danger range,” the card can be the glue for so many other decks. As Vanishing and Echo were added to the Standard pool, the possible options for the Curio Use just went up.

Peebles Primers — Green/Black Dredge

Today’s Peebles Primers will be of specific interest to Bennie Smith… it’s a timely look at the Green/Black Dredge strategy in Standard! If you’re looking for a deck that utilizes the graveyard to the fullest, that makes huge unkillable men, and can reliably draw two cards per turn, then this is the article for you!

Levelling Up — Grand Prix: Kyoto

As part of his quest to place highly in this year’s Player of the Year race, Tiago Chan picked up an Angelfire control deck and headed to Kyoto. He made Day 2 in a large field, buy couldn’t quite break into the Top 64. This article chronicles the highs and lows of his Kyoto experience, and shares a little tech for everyone’s favorite three-color control concoction…

Ask The Drama — Black/White in Standard, and Mono-Black in Block

After regaling us with high tales from Grand Prix: Amsterdam last week, Jeroen returns to his tried-and-tested Ask The Drama formula. Today’s questions concern the state of Black/White Mid-Range Control in Standard, Mono-Black Control in Time Spiral Block Constructed, plus a few words on when to concede in an important match.

The Beautiful Struggle – Potpourri

Mark, fresh of a demoralizing Two-Headed Giant PTQ loss, turns to Constructed formats for sweet succor. He takes a look at a couple of interesting decks, one for Time Spiral Block and one for Standard, and brings us a breakdown of the upcoming tournaments that will impact the Constructed scenes.

From Right Field – The First Planar Chaos Precon-Decon: Red and White Makes Orange

When I first scoped out the Planar Chaos preconstructed decks, I was much more excited about what I saw than I was about the Time Spiral decks. The decks just looked more solid. I don’t know if that’s a function of the designers having more cards to work with (although the current set is supposed to be the majority of the cards in any precon) or just designing more attractive decks.

The Combat Phase — It’s Not Easy Being Green

Jamie continues his unrelenting quest to find a broken Green deck in Planar Chaos Standard. Today’s first offering pairs the traditional color of monsters with a little White action, bringing us a deck that harnesses the power of eight Anthem effects. The second deck finally sees Timbermare in the house, a card that Jamie is desperate to play to its full potential…

Back in Black? – Mono-Black Control for 2007

Is Mono-Black Control a viable idea with the printing of Damnation and Extirpate? One’s initial response would be “well, duh,” but Dave decided to put it to the test, starting with Jeroen Remie’s original decklist and going from there… Did his experiments succeed? Read on to find out!

You Lika the Juice? – City Champs Points Leader?

In the past, Bennie had a beta beef with the availability of City Champs… but that doesn’t stop him hunting down new tech! This week’s You Lika The Juice brings us an interview with a runaway points leader Tom Leveille, and the Standard decklist that his behind his success…