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Drafting with Nico - M11 #2

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Draft with the Pro

Level 4 pro player Nico Bohny takes us through a Magic 2011 8-4 draft queue on Magic Online. He shares some comprehensive thoughts about both the picks and the games, and talks us through each step of the way! If you're looking to improve your Limited game, this is the article series for you!

The Mental Game

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Intellectual Isolation

I'd like to talk this week about one of the most important and most neglected subjects in improving your game. Most writers talk about how to make the right attacks, how to build the best deck, how to draft, what hands to mulligan, and so on. These are all very important skills to develop, but I consider mental game to be one of the most fundamental...

German Nationals Report

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Rookie of the Year Lino Burgold brings you a tournament report from German Nationals. The pro player details his deck choice, explains his drafting strategy and how it all worked out. He follows that up with a round by round report and comments on the state of Standard and what he thinks is currently the best deck.

Drafting with Matteo - M11 #1

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Draft with the Pro

Level 5 pro player Matteo Orsini Jones takes us through a Magic 2011 8-4 draft queue on Magic Online. He shares some comprehensive thoughts about both the picks and the games, and talks us through each step of the way! If you're looking to improve your Limited game, this is the article series for you!

Extended Overview

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CMUSBB

As promised in my last article, today I'm going to take a look at M11 and how it changed the new Extended. We’re still at the very beginnings of the format, but some of the new strategies have definitely bigger ambitions than to just be a fossil that will be laughed at in a couple of years.

Rules Gurus 2010

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Ask the Judge

Level 5 judge Riccardo Tessitori brings you crazy rules interactions, interesting tournament situations, helps you spot cheaters and much more. Answer his questions and win Blackborder points! Sharpen your rules knowledge!

How to Draft Better

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Hello everyone, my name is Vincenzo de Lillo and I'm an Italian MTG player, mostly known for writing as a deck designer and analyzing decks on a few big Italian websites.

I'd like to introduce everyone that's reading this article to my approach to drafting. Even if different editions bring a different way of approaching the format, there are some guidelines that almost never change:

Implications of the National Championships

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Quiet Speculation

We’ve just had a flurry of deck lists released into our hot little hands in the last few weeks, and while most of them feature strategies that will not survive the loss of Shards of Alara and M10, we can certainly begin to derive some ideas about Extended and about the face of the new Standard format.

Gardening in Turboland

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Phormat Physics

Level 4 pro player Lucas Florent brings you the Standard deck he piloted to a top 8 finish at French Nationals. He outlines the different matchups, his sideboarding strategies, card choices, and explains how to maximize the deck's potential.

Collecting Trash - Red in M11 Draft

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Level Up

Burn expert Petr Brozek tackles M11 booster draft and focuses on the two colors everybody else declared unplayable. The level 4 pro player fills you in on the underrated cards, the draft strategy and how to win with one of his favorite archetypes.

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