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The Tussle in Brussels by Brian David-Marshall
Just when you thought Kamiel was done with Magic as he fell off the train last year, he comes out of nowhere and wins a 1400 man Grand Prix. I mean considering that he's one of the all time greats of the game, that shouldn't come as a surprise. BDM interviews
Knowledge of the rules of Magic the Gathering is required to understand this content.A long article, equivalent to 4+ deck lists and discussion.A serious competitive article which might still be of interest to some casual players.100% relevant MTG discussion.
8 May 2008
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Down And Dirty - Scornful Options Unlimited by Kyle Sanchez
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Kyle gives us several variants and directions where the Twilight's Evening/ Patrician's Scorn combo can be utilized. Should there be black for Beseech the Queen? Blue to add a protective element to the combo? G/W for Glittering Wish? Kyle covers all the
Contains some use of MTG jargon, such as deck names and abbreviations without explaining them all.A long article, equivalent to 4+ deck lists and discussion.Completely addressed to the competitive player.100% relevant MTG discussion.
7 May 2008
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Deep Analysis - Power Red, Speed Red, and The Siege by Richard Feldman
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There are a couple of decent decks that Feldman posts in his article. The first is a red deck wins variant which tries to cram in as many powerful cards as possible including Tarmogoyf, Fulminator Mage, and Bitterblossom. My issue with the deck is that is
Contains some use of MTG jargon, such as deck names and abbreviations without explaining them all.An average length article, or 2-3 deck lists and discussion.Completely addressed to the competitive player.100% relevant MTG discussion.
7 May 2008
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Arcane Teachings - The Counterbalance Mirror by Tom Lapille
Tom demonstrates to us the Counterbalance Mirror matchup via a match from Magic Online. Since Tom has had a ton of experience piloting the deck, I figured I'd watch his video presentation only to be slightly disappointed. His opponent was playing at a sub
Contains some use of MTG jargon, such as deck names and abbreviations without explaining them all.A long article, equivalent to 4+ deck lists and discussion.Completely addressed to the competitive player.100% relevant MTG discussion.
3 Feb 2008
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Peebles Primers - Aggro Doran in Extended by Benjamin Peebles-Mundy
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BPM talks about the hottest deck in Extended right now. A creation of your U.S. National Champion Luis Scott-Vargas, it's got a lot of 2 and 3 ofs, which is typical with his decks. Regardless of that, the numbers come together and form a tight little package
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8 Jan 2008
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Winning Worlds, Part 2 by Uri Peleg
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In this portion of Uri Peleg's World Championship run, he talks about the draft portion of the tournament and goes into pretty good detail about the matches that he played. I really enjoy reading the specifics within a game and how people think during various
Contains some use of MTG jargon, such as deck names and abbreviations without explaining them all.An average length article, or 2-3 deck lists and discussion.A serious competitive article which might still be of interest to some casual players.Some chat, maybe in a tangent or introduction, but mainly MTG content.
1 Jan 2008
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Survival Of The Fittest
Rarity: Rare
Color: Green
Casting Cost: 1G
Type: Enchantment
Text: G, Discard a creature card from your hand: Search your library for a creature card, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
Condition: Mint/Near Mint
Language: English Survival Of The Fittest
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Innovations - All Your Decks Are Belong To Us: Combo In Standard by Pat Chapin
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Pat continues to give us his latest innovations with two more viable combo decks in the current standard. The first is a Swans deck with Telling Time and Ponders to search out combo pieces and the other is a Juniper Order Ranger Enchanted Evening deck that
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4 May 2008
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Innovations - All Your Decks Are Belong To Us: Combo In Standard by Pat Chapin
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Pat continues to give us his latest innovations with two more viable combo decks in the current standard. The first is a Swans deck with Telling Time and Ponders to search out combo pieces and the other is a Juniper Order Ranger Enchanted Evening deck that
Contains some use of MTG jargon, such as deck names and abbreviations without explaining them all.An average length article, or 2-3 deck lists and discussion.Completely addressed to the competitive player.100% relevant MTG discussion.
4 May 2008
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The Main Phase - Wishin' Finks by Reuben Bresler
Not sure why Reubs sets out beat the Red decks per se, there are many more decks to consider. Anyway, he unveils yet another Glittering Wish control deck. You'll have to get used to the way Reubs states the facts, but beyond that it's a fine read. It'll leave
Contains some use of MTG jargon, such as deck names and abbreviations without explaining them all.A shorter article, maybe containing just a deck list and some brief discussion.A serious competitive article which might still be of interest to some casual players.Some chat, maybe in a tangent or introduction, but mainly MTG content.
1 May 2008
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Swans of Bryn Argoll
Rarity: Rare
Color: Hybrid
Casting Cost: 2(W/U)(W/U)
Type: Creature - Bird Spirit
Text: Flying If a source would deal damage to Swans of Bryn Argoll, prevent that damage. The source's controller draws cards equal to the damage prevented this way.
Power/Toughness: 4/3 Swans of Bryn Argoll
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Limited Lessons - Black/Red in Shadowmoor Draft by Nick Eisel
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After reviewing the U/W draft archetype in Shadowmoor, Nick throws us a bit of a curveball by showing us how to draft what most consider to be one of the worst archetypes in Shadowmoor: R/B. The problem with R/B currently is that there is a lack of good low
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5 May 2008
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Lessons from Brussels by Steve Sadin
Steve takes a look at the undefeated decklists from Brussels and goes over what it takes to have an undefeated deck at hard tournaments such as Grand Prixs. Among the undefeated decks featured masters such as Gabriel Nassif, Rafael Levy, and Antoine Ruel.
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5 May 2008
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Sullivan Library - Playtesting: Tips, Tricks, and Traps by Adrian Sullivan
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Ever count the number of games you win and lose in a certain matchup when playtesting? Sure you do. Ever count the number of games you won on the play and the games you won on the draw? I'm pretty sure the group of people that do that are much less. I too
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1 May 2008
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Flame Javelin
Rarity: Uncommon
Color: Hybrid
Casting Cost: (2/R)(2/R)(2/R)
Type: Instant
Text: (o(2/r) can be paid with any two mana or with R. This card's converted mana cost is 6.) Flame Javelin deals 4 damage to target creature or player. Flame Javelin
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The Blackborder Show - Luis Scott Vargas discusses Shadowmoor
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The Clock and the Race by Mike Flores
One important aspect in Magic is the clock. Sometimes you are give X amount of turns to take down an opponent and Flores talks about the importance of doing things as quickly and efficiently as possible. There are also some general tips on racing an opponent
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7 May 2008
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SHM Draft Live, and More! - by TCGplayer Staff
"First off, I know a lot of people have been waiting for it, and it's finally here. The last few kinks have been worked out and Shadowmoor drafts are now live. As of now the information and pick orders that the bots use is in its very early stages. These will
Knowledge of the rules of Magic the Gathering is required to understand this content.A shorter article, maybe containing just a deck list and some brief discussion.A casual article which touches on competitive issues.Some chat, maybe in a tangent or introduction, but mainly MTG content.
6 May 2008
Editor:Thomas Krone
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Serious Fun - Six Challenges by The Ferret
The interesting part about this article is not what The Ferret has to say about why certain Shadowmoor cards are good in multiplayer. Because those remarks have been made by most other competitive writers in the past weeks. What is interesting however, are
Knowledge of the rules of Magic the Gathering is required to understand this content.An average length article, or 2-3 deck lists and discussion.Of interest to casual players only. Nothing of tournament use here.MTG content with some chat mixed in.
5 May 2008
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Magic the Gathering in Ontario Forum - Standard!!
Fairly interesing forum discussion about what decks should/could be included in your Standard testing gauntlet. As always some posts are best left unread, but there is a decent amount of good info there.
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5 May 2008
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A Shadowmoor Standard Update by Jeremy Fuentes
This is a very solid piece. Jeremy takes Standard's top decks and analyses which Shadowmoor cards could be added, if any. Then he takes a short look at some new cards that could make a splash innew archetypes. The reason I feel this is a good piece, is that
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5 May 2008
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Godhead of Awe
Rarity: Rare
Color: Hybrid
Casting Cost: (W/U)(W/U)(W/U)
Type: Creature - Spirit Avatar
Text: Flying Other creatures are 1/1.
Power/Toughness: 4/4 Godhead of Awe
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Chatter of the Squirrel - Deckbuilding as "Problem Solving" by Zac Hill
Jeez Zac Hill has been chattier than usual these days with a whole lot of irrelevant banter about his life. We want MAGIC CONTENT! Anyways the thing to look for in this article is the Swans deck that he posted. Seems like a nice controlling deck with a
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6 May 2008
Editor:Paul Cheon
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Peebles Primers - Brainstorming Standard by Benjamin Peebles-Mundy
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With PT: Hollywood and the big StarCityGames standard tournament coming up, BPM brainstorms up some decks for them. The first being an interesting G/W Mana Ramp deck featuring the powerful Oversoul of Dusk, which I've always wanted to put into a deck but
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6 May 2008
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Feature Article - Ten Things You Need To Know About Pre-Hollywood Standard by Gerry Thompson
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Gerry tells you just about everything you need to know about the current state of standard for Pro Tour: Hollywood. I would definitely listen to him as he is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to all things magic as he spends roughly 8 hours a day playing
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6 May 2008
Editor:Paul Cheon
Scion of Oona
Rarity: Rare
Color: Blue
Casting Cost: 2U
Type: Creature - Faerie Soldier
Text: Flash Flying Other Faerie creatures you control get +1/+1. Other Faeries you control have shroud. (A permanent with shroud can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Power/Toughness: 1/1 Scion of Oona
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Sunken Ruins
Rarity: Rare
Color: Land
Type: Land
Text: T Add 1 to your mana pool. o(u/b), T Add UU, UB, or BB to your mana pool. Sunken Ruins
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