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Quick Deck, Plane CallingHere's the deck I'd like to discuss if I wasn't getting on a plane right now:// 20 Creatures4 x Gatekeeper of Malikir4 x Bloodghast4 x Kalastria Highborn4 x Fleshbag Marauder4 x Abyssal Persecutor// 6 Sorceries2 x Grim Discovery4 x Duress// 4 Enchantments4 x Soul Stair Expedition// 6 Instants2 x Tendrils of Corruption4 x Smother// 2 Equipment1 x Trusty Machete1 x Blade of

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Land Down UnderThere are two decks I've been watching closely in the Extended metagame; Pox Rock and Green Depths. I love the destructive nature of them both, their ability to grind down an opponent or win out of nowhere.The two decks share a pedigree of sorts, coming out of the BG Rock decks of ages past. They also share an awful lot of cards. As such I thought I might as well tinker with the

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Magic Theory: Looking Foward To Power CreepThere's been a bit of hubbub of later of the power creep of creatures and, to a certain extent, the nerfing of counterspells. Those who have been playing Magic for years understand the ebb and flow of power within the game. The original sets, alpha through to revised, were, in reality, a 'best guess' at how the game would work. It's known the creators

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Good Games 5k Trial - GosfordI've been told if I don't blog this, The Pirates will never let it go.Not that they will anyway, but here goes.I had woken this morning to a colossal migraine, and to get out of bed pumped half a tab of Nurofen Plus into my gob (don't try that at home, boys and girls). Eventually I got to a point where I was good enough to play.It was a small crew at the Gosford Good

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Taronga Zoo[A decklist by Neale Talbot]This deck leans heavily on a shell developed by Rubin Zoo (and by extension of that, Naya Lightsaber by Mike Flores). I'd like to thank Baz & Jay for their help tuning the deck, Bjoern and his friends for playtesting it, and Marshall for his input in the sideboard.Once Worldwake was released, I returned to the zoo list Kibler played at Pro-Tour Austin. Once

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Brewing, testing, improving. Decklist on Saturday, after the Good Games 5k Trial is over.

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Abyssal Persecutor, Abyssal Persecutor & more Abyssal PersecutorIs it the new Baneslayer? Certainly it's the face of the new Worldwake standard. A 6/6 creature with flying and trample seems to be one of the best ways of crushing your opponent at the moment.Thinking about the Big Lug, here are two decks that try to make the most of the guy, while also abusing some of his friends:BUG Stompy// 24

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On the State of Magic TheoryThere are a number of new MtG ‘theories’ kicking around at the moment. I’ve summarised these briefly (in my own words) below:* Michael J Flores: The player that spends the most mana the most efficiently over the course of a match will invariably win. "It's all about the mana."* As tweeted by MJF himself.* AJ Sacher: Whoever spends the most mana over the course of a

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Top 10 Cards Most Likely to Be Reprinted in Rise of the EldraziYou know, in order to stay one step ahead of the Magic blogging pack, you need to be prepared to go out on a limb. Which is why I'm going to speculate not on Worldwake, but on the next set, Rise of the Eldrazi.This speculation is on the basis of two cards in Worldwake, both also speculation themselves:Walking Atlas, (2), Creature -

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The Unified Theory of Grand Funk RailroadHere is a compacted version of the Flores/Sloppystack/Kelly podcast about Michael's Grand Unified Theory of Everything.Please note that THIS IS NOT A TRANSCRIPT. It is a pretty good summary of what was said. Some things were pretty hard to hear, especially over the cross-talk, but this just about captures it.I wanted to lay this out to give a better idea

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Weekend Magic: Team Grixis BurnThis weekend I spent time playing a Team Grixis version of Flores' Grixis Burn deck.Here's my build:2 Sorin Markov1 Chandra Nalaar1 Jace Beleren2 Courier's Caspule4 Blightning3 Cruel Ultimatum4 Sedraxis Specter2 Mind Spring2 Earthquake4 Burst Lightning4 Lightning Bolt2 Grixis Charm4 Terminate4 Crumbling Necropolis4 Drowned Catacomb3 Dragonskull Summit4 Island2

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Bushwacked Podcast Episode 1: Mr. & Mrs. LorthosIn which the following cards are discussed: Made in conjunction with Baz and Jay.

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Bushwacked Podcast Episode 0: World AwakingIn which the following cards are discussed: Made in conjunction with Baz and Jay.

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MtG Design Space: Redesigning the Magic Card TemplateI recently posted about a new philosophy for the design of Magic cards, "Full Art, Whenever Possible". I believe that full-art cards make for a more wonderous play experience than cards bogged down by text - especially flavour text.In that post I raised the prospect of the card design itself being updated and, crazily, that I might have a crack

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Predicting M11Everyone loves predictions, right? Mainly because they make a fool of the ones making them. I was taught never to make a prediction, lest I become one of those fools.However, sometimes it's worth putting your balls on the line a little, even if only to see how well you're on your game.Over the next few months all eyes will be on Worldwake. But with M11 coming out later this year,

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Weekend Magic: Terrible Casual Combo In ExtendedDear lord, I love trying out some janky, terrible decks in the casual room on MtGO. It's someowhat of a Sunday-morning hobby of mine while the kids are busy destroying each other.As such I thought I'd post on a Monday whatever terrible brew I'd been giggling about over the weekend, starting with today's deck, one that abuses the Best-Worst Casual

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Magic As A Game of NegotiationsYesterday I said the following:"Magic is, in a sense, a game of negotiation, where resources are traded depending on the skill of each of the players."And I thought I'd elaborate on that a little today.In Magic both players start with a set of resources built under a particular set of rules. Throughout the game resources are built up, lost, re-gained, until a win

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Thinking Originally vs Playing by RoteThere are lot of articles floating around at the moment that teach you Magic playstyle 'best practice'. These are the types of tips such as "crack your Terramorphic Expanse at the end of your opponents turn", "make sure to crack your fetchland to thin your deck", "never Lightning Bolt your opponent in your own main phase turn 1", "always wait to the last

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Building the WallBeing short of ideas myself, I was scrapping around on Twitter today for ideas on what to write about. @rtassicker suggested I write about Walls, and if I can figure out how they're costed.So here goes.I guess the first reference point are the original walls. Here are the main ones:Key Alpha WallsWall of Wood - G - 0/3Wall of Ice - 2G - 0/7Wall of Air - 1UU - 1/5Wall of Water -

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A New Philosophy: "Full Art, Whenever Possible"In my MtG hits & missing of '09 post there was one hit I failed to talk about: Zendikar full-art lands.Lets take a look at some of these: They are fantastic additions to the Magic toolkit, a real upgrade on the normal Magic lands. They compare only to the full art un-lands. There have been few full-art cards printed to date, which I believe is a

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Possible Mirrodin Cards in M11 and Zendikar BlockM10 will be rolling out soon enough and M11 rolling in. By including Fetchlands in Zendikar, WotC seems to be signalling they want a consistent cardpool in Extended. However, a large chunk of highly playable cards in Extended will disappear as Mirrodin block rotates out of extended.As such here's an analysis of played cards and what we may be

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The Top Hits and Misses of Magic the Gathering for 2009With only a couple of weeks until the end of the year, here's a quick recap of the Year in Magic's top hits and misses.Misses:4. I'll be the judge of thatI can remember few years that have had as many judging controversies as 2009. The one that immediately springs to mind was the Gindy DQ at Worlds. Fresh on the heels of the Brian Kibler

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Jace 'the Mindsculptor' Mana Cost SpoilerOn my flickr feed:

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Team Grixis & Pro-active vs Reactive ControlI've been playing a Standard UBR deck on MtGO lately I've tentatively titled 'Team Grixis'. Here's the list, based on the good work at Affinity for Islands:4 x Lighting Bolt3 x Negate2 x Essence Scatter3 x Double Negative2 x Grixis Charm4 x Terminate4 x Couriers Capsule3 x Cruel Ultimatum2 x Earthquake1 x Sphinx of Jwar Isle1 x Sphinx of Lost Truths1 x

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Goblins, Goblins, GoblinsToday I'm going to talk a little about three goblin decks kicking around at the moment.Here's the first, which went 4-0 in a recent MtGO daily event.dbuchan's Goblins (4-0)Constructed Standard Event #749420 on 12/06/2009 in Daily Events4 Ball Lightning4 Goblin Bushwhacker4 Goblin Chieftain4 Goblin Guide4 Siege-Gang Commander4 Warren Instigator4 Burst Lightning4

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