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This blog is going to have a slight hiccup in posting due to Blogger no longer supporting FTP services.Once I figure out what I'm going to do, and implement it, posting will return.You can always read my over-posting on twitter by following me @wrongwaygoback on twitter.

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Infi-Mana in Standard Pt II - The Control PackageHere's another skeleton for the infinite-mana combo package in Standard.Puckapunyal[A concept deck by Neale Talbot and Barry Diwell for post-RoE Standard]// 17 Creatures4 Wall of Omens4 Wall of Denial4 Day of Judgment4 Filigree Sages1 Spawnsire of Ulamog// 8 Sorceries2 Treasure Hunt1 Banefire2 Wargate2 Mind Spring1 Marshall's Anthem// 7 Artifacts4

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Infi-mana In Standard???Ok, I'll admit it; I'm a sucker for a great combo deck. When I saw Training Grounds I knew it was meant to be broken. Here's a concept deck that, with a little tuning, could happily kill your opponent on Turn 4 reliably.Basically the idea is to assemble the combo as fast as possible. The combo is having Training Grounds, Filigree Sages and Khalni Gem in play at once.That

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Cheat Your Own EldraziEldrazi are great. Big annihilators that will quickly win you the game if they stay alive. However, they all suffer one problem; mana cost. With that in mind, Team Oz took a look at the various ways in Standard to 'cheat' an Eldrazi into play without paying it's mana cost.Here they are:Options for Legendary, Return to Library Eldrazi* Brilliant Ultimatum: Ok, it's a splashy

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Slow Down and Take ControlTeam Oz has been discussing the potential impacts of Rise of the Eldrazi on the Standard format for the past few days. Half the camp thinks that the current metagame wont shift that much; Jund, Mythic, Allies, Burn, Boss Naya, White Weenie, Vampires, all will have a place - or be improved - by the coming set.I'm not in that camp. I think everything is about to change.In

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Sure, you've got better things to do with your time, but for a laugh, try frustrating the crap out of your opponent with a spicy rogue deck.Target This![A Standard Deck by Neale Talbot]UPDATE: Flores has an interesting take on this deck on his blog.4 Deft Duelist4 Calcite Snapper4 Wall of Denial3 Sphinx of Jwar Isle3 Path to Exile4 Treasure Hunt2 Marshal's Anthem3 Oblivion Ring4 Spreading Seas2

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Rise of the Fattie"The difference between 2 mana and 3 man is immense. The distance between 10 mana and 15 mana is tiny.""Never thought I'd see the day when the spell 'Destroy creature with mana cost greater than 9" would be useful.""Poor Darksteel Colossus.""But at least he can block Emrakul all day. Oh wait, Annihilator. Poor Darksteel Colossus.""The habit of playing removal in response to

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...and suddenly I'm off to Hong Kong. Magic will have to wait a little.I'm even going to miss the San Juan PTQ in Sydney on Sunday. I would of played GB Depths, but, apparently, now I wont.

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A Rolling Stone...gathers no blogs. Or something like that. Been travelling a lot, so I've had no time to even think about Magic.But I'm back in one spot for a while now, on the run-up to PTQ San Juan, so if you have any ideas of what you'd like me to blog about, post 'em in the comments.Thank-you for doing my homework for me.

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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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