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Power Creep!!1

Jamin Kauf | 2019-11-10

Have Magic cards become too powerful too quickly in recent times—or is Jamin just another player rambling on about how things were much better when he started playing? Jamin looks at the power level of sets both past and current, identifies a trend, and speculates about the plan behind it.

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Rotation Grief: Rivals of Ixalan (Part 2)

Gianluca Aicardi | 2019-09-20

The Standard Rotation looms closer with every passing day. The major meta shift will come first as a consequence of four sets disappearing from Standard. Kumagoro looks at the red, green, multicolored, and colorless cards in Rivals of Ixalan, which may be the last small expansion ever (if the Three-and-One Model sticks).

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Rotation Grief: Rivals of Ixalan (Part 1)

Gianluca Aicardi | 2019-09-11

The Standard Rotation looms closer with every passing day. The major meta shift will come first as a consequence of four sets disappearing from Standard. Kumagoro looks at white, blue, and black in Rivals of Ixalan, which may be the last small expansion ever (if the Three-and-One Model sticks).

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Mono-Red Insight: A History From Amonkhet to Dominaria

Rodrigo Martin | 2018-04-09

Hasty creatures, direct damage and painful deserts: mono-red is one of the most successful decks in Standard since Amonkhet was released. From its origins to the recent banning and right down to its various configurations, we are going to break down the fastest deck in the format.

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Team Sealed in Rivals of Ixalan

Christian Seibold | 2018-03-27

Team Sealed is one of the most complex and deep Limited formats in Magic: The Gathering. It requires teamwork, compromise, and an extensive knowledge of Limited Magic. Christian sits down with a randomized sealed pool to show you the ins and outs of Team Sealed, just in time for the GP in Amsterdam.

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UB Gateway Control in Standard

Christian Seibold | 2018-03-09

When I started playing Standard after the release of Rivals of Ixalan, the first thing I wanted to do was to try out Azor's Gateway. In this article, I share the results of my testing and the deck that I believe is one of the best at utilizing Azor's Gateway.

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Vampires in Cubes: They Still Suck But This Time It's Blood

Sancho Napora | 2018-02-27

With the printing of a vampire lord and several vampire token generators in Ixalan and Rivals of Ixalan, vampires have finally become a viable archetype in Cubes. In this article we investigate the choices you must make when adding the once hopeless bloodsucker tribe to your own homemade limited draft environment.

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A Lesson on Draft's Hottest New Card

Thoralf Severin | 2018-02-09

While others are bothered with gambling on their tribal synergy, you can draft a very powerful and consistent deck a lot people don't know about. This strategy has picked up a lot of attention during the Pro Tour, but it is still very effective on Magic Online or in your local drafts.

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Vampires in Rivals of Ixalan

Christian Seibold | 2018-02-07

The new set Rivals of Ixalan contains a lot of good tribal cards, including fan favorite vampires. Cards like Legion Lieutenant and Radiant Destiny look really strong, but thats just to start. This article discusses the top 10 vampire cards of Rivals of Ixalan and shows a sample vampire deck, too.

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