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Top 5 Cards to Buy, Summer/Rotation Edition

Rodrigo Martin | 2021-08-01

The run of new Magic sets doesn't ever seem to stop, so there are endless cards to purchase. This issue of "Top 5 Cards to Buy" brings you the best deals to invest in from Modern Horizons 2 and Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, plus the best picks for the upcoming Standard rotation.

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Drafting Forgotten Realms: Rare Pick or Rarely Picked?

Jonatan Nahnfeldt | 2021-07-26

In a Limited environment where raw power is the most important metric by which to measure cards, it's no surprise that bombs can dominate games. But which rares should you draft highly, and which should you better pass on to your neighbor? Here's a rating of every rare and mythic in the set!

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AFRaid? New Pioneer Tech: Blessed, Book, Bards

Tobi Henke | 2021-07-25

Such is the advantage of a smaller format unburdened by the weight of decades worth of Magic cards: With just a little aid from the latest set—AFR for short—the Pioneer landscape is three decks richer: Here's what Moon-Blessed Cleric, The Book of Exalted Deeds, and Bard Class are up to!

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Daily D&D Deck Tech: An Affinity for Artifacts (in Standard)

Marin Magda | 2021-07-23

Every workday ahead of the set's paper release, Insight takes a quick look at a deck featuring cards from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. There's an aggressive and wild white-blue brew in Standard that's exhibiting an affinity for artifacts, making use of Ingenious Smith and The Blackstaff of Waterdeep!

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Daily D&D Deck Tech: Monoblack Devotion Returns to Standard!

Marin Magda | 2021-07-21

Every workday ahead of the set's paper release, Insight takes a quick look at a deck featuring cards from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. With Standard the biggest it's ever going to be, the pool of monocolored cards is also at its peak now. Time for the return of Gray Merchant of Asphodel!

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Diving Deep into the Draft Dungeon

Jonatan Nahnfeldt | 2021-07-21

After a week of drafting, we're back from the dungeons to take inventory of what's working and what isn't! Adventures in the Forgotten Realms is the replacement for this year's core set, and it really shows in the Limited format. What really matters is raw card quality rather than synergy.

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Daily D&D Deck Tech: The Laughter Mill

Marin Magda | 2021-07-20

Every workday ahead of the set's paper release, Insight takes a quick look at a deck featuring cards from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. Dimir Mill has been getting useful additions all the time lately, first from Modern Horizons 2 and now again, taking it from outsider to real contender!

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Daily D&D Deck Tech: Whirza Back on the Modern Menu!

Filip Skórnicki | 2021-07-19

Every workday ahead of the set's paper release, Insight takes a quick look at a deck featuring cards from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. It only took one more "seemingly innocuous" piece to put Urza and Whir of Invention back on the map. Let's break down the list from the Challenge Top 8!

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Daily D&D Deck Tech: Monogreen Is the New Monored!

Marin Magda | 2021-07-18

Every workday ahead of the set's paper release, Insight takes a quick look at a deck featuring cards from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. Only three things are certain in life: death, taxes, and Standard's monocolored beatdown decks. Thanks to three spicy additions, the genre has a new king!

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