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News
July 2010 Update Bulletin – Mark Gottlieb discusses Elspeth’s newly emblematic ultimate, deathtouch, and Matt Tabak taking a turn as Rules Manager.
Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret Packaging Art — Presenting the packaging and artwork for the next Duel Deck.
Karn in Scars of Mirrodin Block? – The Scars of Mirrodin novel “The Quest for Karn” is now available for pre-order and has fueled storyline speculation.
Tactics Videos from E3 – Gathering Magic has collected three videos of the new Magic-themed video game showcased at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
M11 Set Reviews
Magic 2011 Set Review — LSV rates each card for both constructed and limited. The review is broken down by color: white, blue, black, red, green.
Magic 2011 – Trick Jarrett shares the M11 insights of his lunch-time round table in three parts: white and blue, black and red, green and artifacts. Other ManaNation reviewers included Russell Tassicker and Sam Stoddard.
M11 Review: Cream of the Crop — See which M11 cards have caught the attention of renowned deck builder Conley Woods.
2011 Core Set Review: Mythics – Kelly Reid’s fiscally-focused set review begins with an overview of the mythics. The rares are broken down by color: white, blue, black, red, and green.
Standard
A PTQ Amsterdam Report -- Andrew Berke discusses the Jund build that he and three friends rode to a top-eight finish in Columbia’s PTQ.
Early M11 Lessons — Adrian Sullivan considers which M11 cards might improve his builds of RDW and UW Control.
The Precedent Pentad -- Flores uses historically significant decks as templates for present-day brewing.
Return of UW Control -- Noah Swartz looks back at classic UW Control decks of the past and provides two different possibilities for the future of the archetype in standard.
Primeval Titan – Several articles were inspired by the green giant including Chris Jobin’s Primeval Titan in Standard, Josh Silvestri’s M11 Designs, and Steve Sadin’s Building with Primeval Titan.
Legacy
Speculating for Grand Prix Columbus – Christopher Walton provides an overview of the big players in Legacy’s new metagame and lists additional decks that should be in the first round of gauntlet testing.
Magical Christmas (Basic) Land – Steven Birklid continues the heated discussion about manabases in Legacy.
This Belcher goes to 11 – John Ugalde discusses his latest Belcher list and declares a cease-fire on Spinal Tap allusions.
Limited
M11 Limited Thoughts — Albert Chu provides a detailed examination M11 limited formats including subthemes and the effectiveness of color combinations.
Core Set Theory – Max McCall analyzes how the idiosyncrasies of core-set design impact limited formats.
Scrybaby, Scry! — BDM shares his thoughts on M11 sealed and draft.
M11 Drafting at the Prerelease — Lauren Lee reflects on four drafts from last weekend’s prerelease.
M11 Prerelease Impressions – Yann Massicard walks us through the building of his sealed pool.
Variant Formats and Casual
The Really Big M11 EDH Review – MtGColorPie breaks down M11 from the EDH perspective. The review is broken down by color: white, blue, black, red, green, and artifacts and lands.
M11 and Five -- Abe Sargent reviews M11 with “Multiplayer, Five Color, Acid Magic (and PPS), Peasant, and of course EDH” in mind.
M11 Pre-Constructed Decks Review – Ertai’s Lament examines Blades of Victory and Power of Prophecy.
M11 Top Commons — Dave Meeson ‘s countdown of the must-have commons from M11.
The Meek Shall Crush your Dreams – Ben McDole shares his token-themed Tolsimir Wolfblood EDH deck.
On-Going Series
Magic Effectiveness Project -- Alexander Scherer releases the Magic Effectiveness Project Questionnaire and encourages players who win tournaments—including FNM—to fill it out and participate in the project.
Ultimate Standard Tournament - Peter Jahn posts more results from the Ultimate Standard Tournament. See how Faeries fared against Replenish.
Rags to Riches – Marin Baraba comes to a foil fork in the road in his quest to trade up to Magic Online’s most expensive card, a foil Force of Will.
Miscellany
Metagaming and Deckbuilding: The Three Laws of Prediction – Patrick Chapin reflects on futurist Arthur C. Clarke’s Laws of Prediction and explains how savvy deck builders capitalize on shifting meta-games.
The Five Worst Decks I’ve Ever Played – PV reminisces about some decks he would like to forget…if it weren’t for the valuable lessons he learned from playing them.
A Few Minutes with Scott Larabee – Adam Styborski spent the weekend gun-slinging with Scott Larabee, Program Manager for Organized Play. The two of them discussed the new Extended format and the Summer of Multiplayer.
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