Taking 2nd Place at the Boston $5K

May 6th, 2010 by Mike

Last week I discussed my preparation for the big TCGPlayer.com 5k / PTQ weekend in Boston, MA. All week I was pretty certain that I would be sleeving up UW tapout for Saturday but was contemplating some Mythic for Sunday. I also talked about my helping friend and former pro tour-er Blaine Hatab get Kiln [...]

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EDH Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary: Post Eldrazi Update

May 1st, 2010 by joe

Tonight, I plan to hit up the local Saturday night EDH tournament here in Albuquerque, held up at Active Imagination (known colloquially as “AI”). I just finished updating my deck, as it’s been approximately one year since last I wrote about my pet EDH spike deck. Below is a quick primer on the EDH deck [...]

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Top Picks in Rise of the Eldrazi Draft

April 22nd, 2010 by Dillon

After two, first place victories at his local Prerelease, Dillon takes an educated look at the cards that are the best Rise of Eldrazi commons and uncommons in each color and evaluates them for draft.

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Tales from the Rise of the Eldrazi Prerelease

April 19th, 2010 by zak

Well, another prerelease has come and gone, and we’ve all got our hands full of Rise of the Eldrazi. I was participating in a conference on water and sustainable development over the weekend, but I arrived back in Edmonton to make a draft flight or two. Rise of the Eldrazi limited is something that’s quite [...]

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Tales from the Rise of the Eldrazi Prerelease

April 19th, 2010 by zak

Well, another prerelease has come and gone, and we’ve all got our hands full of Rise of the Eldrazi. I was participating in a conference on water and sustainable development over the weekend, but I arrived back in Edmonton to make a draft flight or two. Rise of the Eldrazi limited is something that’s quite [...]

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Rise of the Eldrazi Set Review and Analysis: Red

April 16th, 2010 by messels

Power 9 Pro is excited to bring you another set review for Magic the Gathering’s expansion set Rise of the Eldrazi. With Pre-release and Release tournaments coming up over the next two weeks and a full spoiler available, the Power 9 Pro Team is putting in a collaborative effort to review and analyze the entire [...]

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Rise of the Eldrazi Set Review and Analysis: Black

April 16th, 2010 by messels

Power 9 Pro is excited to bring you another set review for Magic the Gathering’s expansion set Rise of the Eldrazi. With Pre-release and Release tournaments coming up over the next two weeks and a full spoiler available, the Power 9 Pro Team is putting in a collaborative effort to review and analyze the entire [...]

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Rise of the Eldrazi Set Review and Analysis: Blue

April 16th, 2010 by messels

Power 9 Pro is excited to bring you another set review for Magic the Gathering’s expansion set Rise of the Eldrazi. With Pre-release and Release tournaments coming up over the next two weeks and a full spoiler available, the Power 9 Pro Team is putting in a collaborative effort to review and analyze the entire [...]

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Rise of the Eldrazi Set Review and Analysis: Colorless

April 15th, 2010 by messels

Power 9 Pro is excited to bring you another set review for Magic the Gathering’s expansion set Rise of the Eldrazi. With Pre-release and Release tournaments coming up over the next two weeks and a full spoiler available, the Power 9 Pro Team is putting in a collaborative effort to review and analyze the entire [...]

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Rise of the Eldrazi Set Review and Analysis: White

April 15th, 2010 by messels

Power 9 Pro is excited to bring you another set review for Magic the Gathering’s expansion set Rise of the Eldrazi. With Pre-release and Release tournaments coming up over the next two weeks and a full spoiler available, the Power 9 Pro Team is putting in a collaborative effort to review and analyze the entire [...]

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Tilting Hard, and Dealing with it.

April 14th, 2010 by Mike
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Tilt n (tlt): a state of mental confusion or frustration in which a player adopts a less than optimal strategy, usually resulting in the player becoming over-aggressive. I hate it when poker terms bleed out into real life situations. I cringe anytime someone (including myself) says that they were “all-in” on something that isn’t a [...]

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EDH deck building: The Coalition vs. Phyrexia

April 6th, 2010 by Justin

Getting started in EDH can be a daunting task for newer players.  Fortunately for those newer players, Wizards of the Coast releases special products, such as the Duel Decks series that showcase many older cards.  The newest line in the Duel Decks series is Phyrexia vs. The Coalition.  This product is a great jumping off point [...]

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