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Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Review

Last month brought us another installment in Wizards’ Duels of the Planeswalkers series. The third installment, DotP 2013 arrived on a nice spread of platforms: XBOX 360, PS3, PC (by way of Steam), and, for the first tim...

by Kyle Black

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Planeswalk This Way

Yes, I hate myself for that title. You see it every now and then on various MTG sites: the a Planeswalker-centered deck. Back in March, we were all shocked by the Junkwalkers (WBGu) build. Given that some of our favorite Plan...

by Kyle Black

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Tempered Trap: An Old Menace as the Standard Savior

Whether or not you realize it, the Standard meta is changing. Granted, most of those changes have to do with the nearly omnipresent Delver of Secrets, but that’s what’s important anyway. Delver keeps evolving. With ...

by Kyle Black

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Deck Surgery: “Venser Flicker and Shutdown”

Welcome to Deck Surgery, a column devoted to the art of deck-building and the revision process. The adjustments we make are based on making a deck FNM-competitive. Naturally, your home brew might be perfectly attuned to your ca...

by Kyle Black

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Make Way for Bolas, Part 2: Black

Recap: last time, we talked about what Blue cards are going to be useful in a Control-oriented Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker build. As a refresher, here’s the Grixis Control build I have in mind for NB when he releases in Jul...

by Kyle Black

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Make Way for Bolas, Part 1: Blue

We have to face a harsh reality: Nicol Bolas is coming back. As was confirmed before Avacyn Restored even released, Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker will be reprinted for Magic 2013. Spoilers are still rolling in for M13, but at 91/2...

by Kyle Black

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Spoiler Alert! M13 Cards Leaked!

In case you missed PAX East, and the new Duels of the Planeswalker 2013 trailer (check it out, it’s pretty cool)! There have been quite a few cards leaked from the new upcoming set. While Nicol Bolas was revealed as be...

by Rogue Gamer

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Deck Tech: U/W Control, Part 1

As promised during my Avacyn Game Day report, I’m going to tear apart my current Standard deck and show you the building blocks. I’ve been hooked on Blue since I started playing Magic, and this Control deck is the l...

by Kyle Black

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Avacyn Game Day: Controlling to the Top

This past weekend marked the Game Day events for Avacyn Restored. In addition to regular Friday Night Magic events, stores were permitted to hold a similarly structured tournament on Saturday. Stores were given two full-art pro...

by Kyle Black

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Their Last Words: And The Winner Is. . .

Last month, we held another exciting contest, with some. . . interesting requirements. You met our demands, and gave us your best written words, visual art, and videos. You gave us death…by sippy cup! Like all contests ...

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An Intro To Avacyn

Aiming to bring ‘newbies’ to the game of Magic: the Gathering in a “from zero to hero” fashion, Wizards of the Coast has released more of their signature learning tools known as the Intro Decks along side the upcoming b...

by Tseng Fayt

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