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827The top 8 features a healthy mix of archetypes, a new combo deck enters the PE scene and I interview its top 8 finishing pilot, Deckbuilding Process focuses on Teachings, all this and more!
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1,009Like pebbles in a pitcher, little things can sure add up!
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832A while back, I surveyed 1000 players’ results from Zendikar limited games and tracked how frequently individual commons contributed to wins and losses. (You can find the complete archive here.) Well, I did the same thing for Magic 2010, and I am here today to generalize the results of the past set into lessons for Magic 2011. Is card advantage key? Does removal rule the world? Did the most broken Magic 2010 card make it into Magic 2011? The answers are inside…
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748Remember "single card strategies"? I'm doing that with Illusionary Mask.
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615Take a look at 100 surprisingly playable cards for MTGO’s most interesting 2-player format, with none costing more than a quarter. Are there any 10 cent gems for your favorite deck hidden amongst the jank?
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515An In-depth look at one of the ways to build UW Grand Entrance, a deck that makes you draw cards. Lots of cards.
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418This week we take a tribal look at the shadowy underworld of the House Dimir, with a Vampire guild leader and a champion who enjoys doing a bit of brain surgery in his spare time, so this week we hope to suck our opponent dry of resources.
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1,051M11 has arrived and gave us lots of powerful new cards. Some of them will go directly into the existing decks but some are quite interesting and need new decks to be build around them. This week I start examining those cards closely and my menu for this week consists of a spell that can reverse time, a very powerful lich and a force that can be quite destructive.
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825Instead of making up news, Erik AJ and Sebs scrounge up rumors from across the internet... Swords on the horizon? Looks like!
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860What do you get when you cross a Jund deck with an Allies deck and sprinkle the rules of Pauper deck construction all over it? Well Pauper Jund Allies of course.
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1,575With the news that Multiplayer being the next technological focus I'd like to take a minute to readdress what we've lost, and what we've missed, in the time of Version 3 in regards to multiplayer.
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858I take a look back at the Jund list that won me a PTQ last month, the changes it's undergone since, and what M11 cards Jund players should keep their eyes on.
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745In part 4 in my retrospective look at Alara - Zendikar Standard, we look at another deck that rose to great popularity, only to die a fiery death. Join me as we take a look back at the doomed Valakut Ramp deck.
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1,195Flippers_Giraffe brings you all the cards worth drafting from all the MTG sets online. This month also includes paper prices for M11 and a look at what effect FTV: Relics will have, I also have a pic of the new Sword.
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614This week Dylan veers from his usual draft walkthroughs to discuss a couple theories he's recently been mulling over.
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497A guide for those that want to win some packs and QPS in the current block metagame. Also a look at 2 rogue decks that can take advantage of their "roguishness"!
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228Extended Two Headed Giant used to belong to Cloudposts. Now they're classic's problem. I'll talk about the changes in the extended format with a report on three of my favorite decks and how they could be changed to remain extended legal.
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504The thrilling conclusion to the 4-3-2-2 draft from last week.
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563In this continuing series of articles, gwyned explores the winning decklists from each week of the PRE MPDC. This week, gwyned returns to a decklist known as Rioters with his own winning version from the latest MPDC. Check out the link for a quick analysis of the decklist and a video-cast of the final match against an Exalted Weenie deck from this week's Monday Pauper Deck Challenge.
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465MUC continues to dominate the meta, while MBC/MBCu is on the rise. Deck Spotlight features BR Husk.
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1,361Recently, I have been thinking about old decks and cards that are not yet online. I made a list of those I miss most. Hopefully, some of these will be in MED IV. If not - well, maybe they will show up in a Duel Decks or a From the Vault set. I can but hope.
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1,054In this ninth installment of his series on Rise of the Eldrazi Draft, a small child explores no less than seven "trap" archetypes that may be tempting to some but should be avoided at all costs. He also discusses how people often end up drafting these archetypes without thinking about it and gives advice about how to avoid that pitfall.
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766After a week with only one deck in the top eight, Blue keeps coming back like a mortgage company's lawyer ready to foreclose on the Pauper PE.
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714Dylan reports on the games from last week's draft, including some rather epic moments and examining his own misplays.
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836Today I'll be talking about Standard Dredge in all of its glory, misery and variance. This is going to be an interesting one, as the archetype is constantly evolving, and every time we think it's dead and gone, someone finds a way to, er, Dredge it back up!
