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Episodes
Aug21

Zendikar Exclusive – Part 1

by GatheringMagic.com

Following our exclusive Zendikar spoilers from GenCon, we're rolling out the first segment featuring our exclusive Zendikar card. Vampire Nighthawk spreads its wings and flies. Also watch this episode to learn how you can win your very own copy of 'From the Vault: Exiled!'

Tags: From the Vault, GenCon, Spoiler, Zendikar

Kitchen Table
Aug20

White Out – A Look at Wizard's New Favorite Color

by Leaf

Each era of Magic the Gathering can be defined by a color.  The mid-nineties were full of competitive decks built around Black cards like Necropotence and Dark Ritual.  The late-nineties saw similar success with Red decks focused on playing lethal Fireblasts as quickly as possible.  The pendulum is always swinging between colors at WotC, and [...]

Magic News
Aug19

Zendikar Planeswalkers

by GatheringMagic.com

Obviously there is a great deal of interest in Zendikar and what Planeswalkers will appear in it. So far we know there are going to be three: Chandra - Originally appearing in Lorwyn, Chandra's story has slowly unfolded and today on Magic the Gathering's Facebook page, they revealed the blank template of Chandra's new Planeswalker [...]

Tags: Chandra, Duels of the Planeswalker, Nissa, Planeswalker, Soren, Zendikar

Drafting
Aug19

Magic The Classroom : A Road Less Traveled

by Dan Eckstein

Dan returns with a column featuring his strategy in M10 draft.

Tags: Card Choice, Drafting, Limited, M10, Magic 2010

Tournament Reports
Aug17

GenCon Block Championship – Top 8

by GatheringMagic.com

As part of our coverage of GenCon we are posting the top eight lists for all of their major Magic the Gathering tournaments. Please see below for the top 8 deck lists from the the Block Championships at GenCon. Our thanks to the tournament organizers, Pastimes, for their cooperation in bringing you these decks. [deck [...]

Tags: Block Constructed, GenCon

Tournament Reports
Aug17

GenCon Pro Tour Austin Qualifier #2 – Top 8

by GatheringMagic.com

As part of our coverage of GenCon we are posting the top eight lists for all of their major Magic the Gathering tournaments. Please see below for the top 8 deck lists from the the first Pro Tour Austin Qualifier held on Saturday, August 15th, 2009. (There was an earlier PTQ.) Our thanks to the [...]

Tags: Austin, GenCon, Pro Tour, PTQ

Kitchen Table
Today

Planechase First Impressions & Zendikar Spoilers

by Reinhart

You may be thinking to yourself - "How can this guy review something that hasn't even been completely revealed yet, let alone released?" To which I would respond - "The same way one might review a restaurant without having tried every single item on the menu. Through extrapolation and inference." Let's face it, with the [...]

Episodes
Today

Ep. 78 – GenCon

by GatheringMagic.com

Trick gives you an update from GenCon on its final day. He shares some information gained by interviewing Mark Purvis, the Brand Manager for Magic the Gathering. Talking about Zendikar, Planechase, partnerships, plans for the future, and all sorts of good stuff - check it out!

Tags: GenCon, Planechase, Zendikar

Tournament Reports
Aug15

GenCon Pro Tour Austin Qualifier #1 – Top 8

by GatheringMagic.com

As part of our coverage of GenCon we are posting the top eight lists for all of their major Magic the Gathering tournaments. Please see below for the top 8 deck lists from the the first Pro Tour Austin Qualifier held on Friday, August 14th, 2009. (There was later a second PTQ.) Our thanks to [...]

Tags: Deck Lists, GenCon, Pro Tour, Standard

Tournament Reports
Aug15

GenCon Vintage Championships

by GatheringMagic.com

As part of our coverage of GenCon we are posting the top eight lists for all of their major Magic the Gathering tournaments. Please see below for the top 8 deck lists from the Vintage Championships held on Friday, August 14th, 2009. Our thanks to the tournament organizers, Pastimes, for their cooperation in bringing you [...]

Tags: Deck, Deck Lists, GenCon, Vintage

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