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Rare Picking or Rarely Picking?

Jonatan Nahnfeldt | 2020-10-26

Is there a better feeling in a Draft than opening an on-color rare or mythic in pack three? In Limited set reviews, rares rarely get more discussion than "this card is good, moving on." Of course, commons and uncommons are more relevant, but rares still serve an important role as haymakers and game winners.

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Draft Archetypes: What's Working and What's Not?

Jonatan Nahnfeldt | 2020-10-20

After a few weeks of drafting the new set, it's time for another check-in. How has the format shaken out, what has proved to be successful and what has not? I'm here to share some of my favorite decks and archetypes from my ventures into the world of Zendikar Rising Booster Draft.

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Standard Is Fun Again // Making Mythic with Golgari Legends

Tobi Henke | 2020-10-19

It only took three more cards getting banned from Standard. Making a lot of three-for-one trades and the occasional five-for-one was getting old fast. Now we're back to comparatively fair Magic, trading cards with our opponents two for one at a time, and that's a much more enjoyable experience.

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Top 5 – Cards to Buy, Fall Edition

Rodrigo Martin | 2020-10-14

Zendikar Rising has been out for a couple of weeks now and has settled in following the customary period of initial turmoil. So it's time to decide what to buy from the new set, and from others, in order to gear up for the fall season. Ready for some purchasing advice? Just keep reading.

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Powerful Synergy and Synergistic Power in Zendikar Rising

Jonatan Nahnfeldt | 2020-10-12

It's difficult to navigate drafting powerful cards and drafting synergy cards, especially in a format that provides both aplenty. What's the difference between power and synergy anyway, and what takes precedence? These are questions that needs answering, and often on the fly, so how do you tell?

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Modernizing Gifts Storm with Modal Double-Faced Cards

Andreas Reling | 2020-10-11

Nowadays, every new expansion comes with powerful cards liable to change decks that have looked the same for ages, even in nonrotating formats like Modern. Zendikar Rising is no exception to this trend. This article examines the impact of the new modal double-faced cards on Modern's Gifts Storm archetype.

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The New Scourge of Modern

Marin Magda | 2020-10-07

Scourge of the Skyclaves is one of those cards that look busted at first glance but require extensive testing before it is possible to reach any definite conclusion. Now, a few weeks after the release of Zendikar Rising, we have the results and can definitely say that the verdict is in.

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Lessons Learned from Week 1 of Zendikar Rising Limited

Jonatan Nahnfeldt | 2020-09-23

It's time to scrutinize and to re-evaluate, to update our preconceptions and to see what lessons we can learn from the first week of Zendikar Rising in Sealed Deck and especially Booster Draft! What are the underperformers, the overperformers, and how good are these modal double-faced cards really?

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Bringing the Party to Standard

Marin Magda | 2020-09-22

Apparently, you have to fight … for your right to party. The brand-new mechanic is a little hard to make work in the context of 60-card decks, but the potential rewards are plentiful. Let us take a look at party and other tribal shenanigans in the updated Standard format with Zendikar Rising.

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