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Hold ‘Em & Fold ‘Em #20

Edward Eng — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:15:32 +0000

Many people have been saying there’s been a little less movement regarding Magic finance during the past few weeks or months. Some people are saying there’s a slowdown. Others are saying it’s normal because the holidays are around the corner and players have less money to spend on Magic cards. Regardless, Magic continues to move […]

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M19 Spoilers: the Good, the Bad, the Maybe

Jordan Boisvert — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:00:45 +0000

Wizards designing core sets again is an exciting prospect for Modern players. This decision allows the company to print cards that answer problems in non-Standard constructed formats, or otherwise supply those formats with new toys, unfettered by the flavor restrictions a given world imposes. For Wizards' part, they've seemingly jumped at this opportunity, for the […]

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[MTGO] A Cube Built for Johnny

Jason Schousboe — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:42:15 +0000

The Legendary Cube debuted on MTGO yesterday, and it's a wild one! Prize Packs seems to be valuable right out the gates too, so don't miss out.

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Insider: Danger Room Updates

Brian DeMars — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:30:36 +0000

Brian DeMars introduces his brainchild Magic variant, the Danger Room. He shares his current list and the philosophy behind it, before looking at Origins for new additions.

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Tiny Leaders – Doran the Siege Tower

Julian Biondillo — Thu, 21 May 2015 10:00:03 +0000

Julian Biondillo takes a first look at the Tiny Leaders format with an old favorite, Doran the Siege Tower. Does the treefolk have what it takes to compete in the new format?

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Insider: PTFRF and the Modern Meta

Mike Lanigan — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:00:28 +0000

Mike Lanigan pores over the results from Pro Tour Fate Reforged and discusses the state of the post-banning meta. Things are still pretty wide open, but that doesn't mean certain strategies aren't better positioned than others.

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Insider: Looking at Lorwyn

Douglas Linn — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:30:38 +0000

Hello, and welcome to this week's set review for the financial mind! We are looking at Lorwyn, a semi-recent set full of tribal alliances and intrigue. Lorwyn was the debut for Planeswalkers; the paragons of the marketing department made their first appearance here. This is where Jace and Ajani earned "Brands with Other Planeswalkers" and […]

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Commander Release Analysis (Part 4)

Ryan Abcede — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:05:14 +0000

Ryan's back with part four of his week-long Commander series. Think you're in the know about all 15 of the new commanders? There's some surprising things to see as Ryan breaks them all down!

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The Perilous Pitfalls of Pioneering

Alex Ruggeri — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:10:18 +0000

So you love Friday Night Magic but you are tired of net decking. You want to bring your own crazy brew to the table and still be competitive. Or perhaps you want to take it further and be successful at designing a deck you can even take to a PTQ and top-8 or better! Where […]

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