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This Week in Magic 8/5-8/11

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Standard and Block

  • Six Caw Blade, One Aside, and 32 Pre-Ordains—Mike Flores examines the static metagame and an uncommonly good Azure Mage.
  • Dissecting US Nationals—Kyle Boggemes’ breakdown of Nats comes to some interesting conclusions about the viable options for those wanting to avoid playing Caw Blade.
  • Pregnant with Twins—Jonathan Loucks discusses two of his recent lists—a Turbofog build and a four-color birthing pod deck.
  • 9th on Breaks (SCG$)— Patrick “The Innovator” Chapin has done it again. This time, he’s re-imagined RUG into a Caw-Blade crushing machine.
  • Going Rogue (SCG$)— Gerry Thompson strives to breathe some new life into Standard by hand picking his favorite rogue strategies from MtGO and beyond.
  • The Top Eight Cards to Avoid Playing in Standard—Justin Richardson just made Solemn Simulacrum an even sadder robot.
  • Mill Blade—Smitty’s latest brew is dead set on emptying your opponent’s library.
  • GW Aggro—Frank Lepore works for the perfect balance of Garruks in this aggressive build.
  • Is the Ban Hammer Broken?—Harrison Greenberg wonders if Wizards made a mistake by not banning Squadron Hawks.
  • Grand Architect—Mike Cannon builds a budget deck around everyone’s favorite Vedalken Artificer.

 

Limited

  • Drafting M12 (SCG$)— Sam Black has a deep understanding of the format and shares his deep insights into the limited format.
  • Drafting M12—Adam Koska’s guide to drafting the core set focuses on viable archetypes and combos.
  • Bloodthirst or Hexproof?—Shuhei Nakamura on the speedy M12 format and its prominent mechanics.
  • Drafting M12—PVD ranks red as the most aggressive color and green as the most defensive. Read on for additional insights in the format.
  • (Blue)White Water Drafting—Kyle Boggemes wonders if green decks might not be more powerful than blue-white due to the meta-game.
  • Drafting Mono-Black in M12—Matt Sperling has decided he wants to be playing at least 12 swamps in the current format.
  • Reading Draft Signals, Part 2—Carrie Oliver shares a couple of cautionary tales about switching colors after opening a pack-two bomb.

 

Vintage and Legacy

  • Challenge Accepted—Mark Hornrug made a big splash at the Vintage World championships thanks to his Dredge Strategy and a little help from Sun Titan.
  • The State of Legacy and a Tournament Report—Reid Duke comments on decks like Reanimator and Team America making a comeback as well as his day of playing NO RUG. Sean Ryan also talks about NO RUG here.
  • WTF Stoneblade—Richard Laurie is convinced that Stoneforge is on the verge of taking over an eternal format as well.
  • Countertop Revisited—Christopher Walton feels the Legacy metagame provides the perfect environment for the combo to make a comeback.
  • One Big Stack of Death—Alexander Shearer dredges up a powerful strategy and shares his current list.

Casual and Variant Formats

Finance

  • Modern Madness—JR Wade speculates on the Modern market by drawing a line in the sand between the powerful staples of the format and the ban-worthy spells.
  • Go Down Gambling—Chas Andres provides a guide to the calculated risk involved in buying collections.

Theory and Miscellany

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