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Shadowin

Name:	Shadowin
Score:	1,853.01
Last Seen:	91 days, 22 hours, 51 minutes ago
Member Since:	23 July, 2009

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Trudging in Sludge

featured 88 days, 14 hours, 15 minutes ago posted by

Shadowin 91 days, 22 hours, 51 minutes ago

Hey all, and welcome back to the lab! Watch your steps this week: I've tracked a bunch of sludgy tar through the usually spotless lab atrium. Good thing I have more than one atrium, or atriums. (Atriui?) Anyway, the reason this sludge is ruining a perfect slate of cleanliness is attributed to a tricky trio of black rares that I've been studying lately. One of which, Thought Gorger, I've been juggling for a while now. Earlier this year I asked all you faithful readers to put your heads together and think ... (more)

category: Constructed | clicked: 10 | comment | | source: www.wizards.com

tags: Casual, Deck List, Extended, Legacy

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All Over the Place

featured 85 days, 14 hours, 4 minutes ago posted by

Shadowin 91 days, 22 hours, 52 minutes ago

This week is going to be an eclectic review ... a little bit of this, and a little bit of that. And that is because the results are all over the place! Last week's Pro Tour–Amsterdam qualifier tournaments featured a wide variety of different qualifying decks; same format, more excitement, the Last Chance Qualifier down in San Juan featured four different—and in some cases "hot new"—strategies. (more)

category: Constructed | clicked: 8 | comment | | source: www.wizards.com

tags: Deck List, Pro Tour, Standard

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Kiki Mite Get There

featured 171 days, 20 hours, 24 minutes ago posted by

Shadowin 176 days, 3 minutes ago

Looking for a fun Extended deck with a wacky combo? How about trying Chester Li's Kiki-Jiki deck from the Top 8 of a Pro Tour Qualifier held in Boston? The combo is simple: cast Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker and use it to copy Pestermite. The token untaps a permanent—Kiki-Jiki—and the 2/2 Goblin is free to make another copy of Pestermite. Repeat ad nauseam to create infinite Pestermite tokens with haste and attack! (more)

category: Constructed | clicked: 6 | comment | | source: www.wizards.com

tags: Deck List, Extended, PTQ

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Rise of the Eldrazi Fat Pack

featured 171 days, 20 hours, 24 minutes ago posted by

Shadowin 176 days, 4 minutes ago

This is the Rise of the Eldrazi Fat Pack. Here is a handsome display of all the contents. Let's hit a few highlights. To the right, we've got a sample chapter of Zendikar: In the Teeth of the Akoum. Note that it's a sample chapter, even though it looks like it might be the full book in the picture there. It actually looks like this: There's also, of course, a spindown counter and eight boosters. For a better look at the boosters, check out yesterday... (more)

category: Products | clicked: 10 | comment | | source: www.wizards.com

tags: Fat Pack, Rise of the Eldrazi

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Awakenings, Part 1

featured 171 days, 20 hours, 24 minutes ago posted by

Shadowin 176 days, 5 minutes ago

With a new set right around the corner, some of you might be wondering how we get from Worldwake to Rise of the Eldrazi. The answer is in "Awakenings," the comic that appeared exclusively in Path of the Planeswalker. Exclusively, that is, until now! So, in the interest of revealing a key plot point, here's Awakenings. Part 1. (more)

category: Products | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: www.wizards.com

tags: Comic, Rise of the Eldrazi

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Adventureland

featured 171 days, 20 hours, 24 minutes ago posted by

Shadowin 176 days, 10 minutes ago

Welcome back to the Lab! I like to write about kooky ways to play and think about Magic on Thursdays, and today's theme is especially exciting. Adventure Week is such a gloriously open-ended theme week that I originally was planning one of what I like to call my "out-there" columns. (Some examples of these would be my two-part saga of Bob from Accounting (Part 1, Part 2), and my Exiled Week column last year, which were in fact quite adventure-themed.) I eventually decided that, after a couple weeks dedic... (more)

category: Constructed | clicked: 4 | comment | | source: www.wizards.com

tags: Casual, Constructed

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Alleged Adventures in Archetypes

featured 171 days, 20 hours, 24 minutes ago posted by

Shadowin 176 days, 11 minutes ago

Chaos. I can only assume our adventuresome high school student of an Extended metagame was bitten by a radioactive spider. How else can we explain the explosive variation—essentially mutation—spreading throughout the PTQ field? (more)

category: Constructed | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: www.wizards.com

tags: Deck List, Extended, PTQ

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RDW In Standard

featured 167 days, 20 hours, 9 minutes ago posted by

Blackborder 176 days, 21 hours, 51 minutes ago

Yann Massicard talks about his Standard deck from Pro Tour San Diego and analyzes the most important matchups. Our level 6 pro goes over possible updates and sideboard changes. (more)

category: Constructed | clicked: 37 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com

tags: Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Massicard Advantage, Pro Tour, RDW, san diego, Standard, Yann Massicard

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Gaining Control In ZZW Draft

featured 166 days, 20 hours, 4 minutes ago posted by

Blackborder 176 days, 3 hours, 47 minutes ago

How has the draft format evolved with the addition of Worldwake? Are there viable control strategies in ZZW and if so, how do you draft them? Level 3 pro Adam Koska has the answers! He explains how to draft his favorite control archetype in ZZW. (more)

category: Limited | clicked: 40 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com

tags: Adam Koska, Blackborder.com, Blackbrder, Booster Draft, Draft, Level Up, Limited, Worldwake, Zendikar Worldwake Draft

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Beyond River of Tears

featured 181 days, 20 hours, 7 minutes ago posted by

Shadowin 183 days, 20 hours, 8 minutes ago

Alex Winston won a recent Lincoln, Nebraska PTQ with my favorite Extended deck, Red-Green Valakut! Red-Green Valakut is not 100% as good, maybe, but it is pretty good in terms of an offensive creature deck. Kitchen Finks and Tarmogoyf + Umezawa's Jitte actually make it a favorable midrange vs. beatdown option against Zoo variants, The Rock, and so on. You can just get some Jitte counters and ride them like it's 2006. Or you can draw a Sakura-Tribe Elder into a Kitchen Finks and basically auto-win against... (more)

category: Constructed | clicked: 2 | comment | | source: www.wizards.com

tags: Deck List, Extended, PTQ

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Planeswalk This Way, Part 2

featured 181 days, 20 hours, 7 minutes ago posted by

Shadowin 183 days, 20 hours, 11 minutes ago

Hello and welcome back to From the Lab! Today, as I revealed two weeks ago during the first half of this column, is the second part of the results for the Planeswalker Contest. Confused on what I'm talking about? Don't fret; check out Part 1 to get an idea. (more)

category: Constructed | clicked: 0 | comment | | source: www.wizards.com

tags: Deck List, Planeswalker

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Kyle Ecks Green-White Aggro

featured 178 days, 19 hours, 52 minutes ago posted by

Shadowin 183 days, 20 hours, 13 minutes ago

The Pro Tour Qualifier season for Pro Tour–San Juan is winding down, but Kyle Eck managed to find a hole in the metagame. Using a Green-White Aggro deck, Kyle took the Top 8 at the Extended Qualifier at Pro Tour–San Diego. Even if you're not qualified for the Pro Tour, its larger-than-life environment is a great place to just show up and play Magic. For the full story of the event, visit the official coverage. (more)

category: Constructed | clicked: 13 | comment | | source: www.wizards.com

tags: Aggro, Deck List, Extended, Green, White

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Worldwake Game Day

featured 181 days, 20 hours, 7 minutes ago posted by

Shadowin 183 days, 20 hours, 14 minutes ago

Worldwake Game Day is this Saturday! That, of course, raises some questions. Like "What's Worldwake Game Day?" and "What's Saturday?" We're going to tackle the first one. If you're in doubt about the meaning of "Saturday," consult your local calendar.Find a Game Day Near You!Find a Game Day Near You! Worldwake Game Day is a Standard Constructed tournament at a store near you. And it's also a worldwide Magic experience! Your first step is to find a Game Day near you, w... (more)

category: Constructed | clicked: 4 | comment | | source: www.wizards.com

tags: Game Day, Standard, Tournament, Worldwake

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Protection from Noob #2 – GP, PT, ETC (Fixed)

featured 181 days, 20 hours, 7 minutes ago posted by

lord_lenox 184 days, 17 hours, 43 minutes ago

Protection from Noob #2 – GP, PT, ETC (Fixed)

(The audio levels are now fixed and listenable!) In the wake of Grand Prix – Oakland and Pro Tour – San Diego, Lennox and Josh look at the most interesting decks (and Jund) to arise from the last couple of weekends. From ‘Charmed, I’m Sure’ to ‘Boss Naya’, they breakdown the decklists and consider the reasoning behind cards choices, sideboard plans and any interesting interactions that have arisen. (more)

category: Podcast | clicked: 8 | comment | | source: mtgcast.com

tags: Constructed, Duel Decks, England, GP Oakland, Lennox, mtgcast, podcast, PT San Diego, Tournament Report, UK

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PT San Diego - Animal Coins, Mythic Rares and a Big Orange Jumper

featured 183 days, 20 hours, 13 minutes ago posted by

Blackborder 184 days, 4 hours, 57 minutes ago

PT San Diego - Animal Coins, Mythic Rares and a Big Orange Jumper

Even though I didn’t put up an impressive performance in San Diego the trip itself was great fun, and so I decided I would share my experience with the world. This is technically a tournament report, but I’m not a huge fan of monotonous round-by-round write-ups, and so it will focus more on what happened outside of the tournament than what happened in it. (more)

category: Tournament | clicked: 13 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com

tags: Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Breakfast With OJ, Matteo Orsini Jones, Pro Tour San Diego

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Protection from Noob #2 – GP, PT, ETC

featured 182 days, 20 hours, 8 minutes ago posted by

lord_lenox 185 days, 17 hours, 38 minutes ago

In the wake of Grand Prix – Oakland and Pro Tour – San Diego, Lennox and Josh look at the most interesting decks (and Jund) to arise from the last couple of weekends. From ‘Charmed, I’m Sure’ to ‘Boss Naya’, they breakdown the decklists and consider the reasoning behind cards choices, sideboard plans and any interesting interactions that have arisen. They also talk about Duel Decks: Phyrexia Vs The Coalition, but the less said about that the better. Final Fantasy XIII is on the horizon and to celebrate,... (more)

category: Podcast | clicked: 11 | comment | | source: mtgcast.com

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Reanimating Madrid

featured 182 days, 20 hours, 8 minutes ago posted by

Blackborder 185 days, 38 minutes ago

Level 4 pro Joel Calafell brings you the deck he used to make day 2 in the biggest Magic tournament in the history of the game. If you are looking for the latest Legacy technology make sure to read on. Joel also includes his thoughts on the first card from Rise of the Eldrazi! (more)

category: Constructed | clicked: 13 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com

tags: Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Feature Sight, GP Madrid, Joel Calafell, Legacy

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Shakespeare Quiz Time And Card Of The Month

featured 199 days, 21 hours, 24 minutes ago posted by

Blackborder 202 days, 6 hours, 41 minutes ago

Shakespeare Quiz Time And Card Of The Month

Level 5 judge Riccardo Tessitori brings you crazy rules interactions, interesting tournament situations, helps you spot cheaters and much more. Answer his questions and win Blackborder points! Sharpen your rules knowledge! (more)

category: Strategy | clicked: 7 | comment | | source: www.blackborder.com

tags: Ask the Judge, Blackborder, Blackborder.com, Quiz, Riccardo Tessitori, Rules, Rules Questions

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Goblins

featured 201 days, 21 hours, 34 minutes ago posted by

Shadowin 202 days, 9 hours, 27 minutes ago

Red decks of all kinds are mainstays in Standard, but DustyStorm has a different take for Magic Online. A return to the days of Goblins was responsible for Dusty's 3-1 performance in a recent daily event. Featuring five representatives from the most chaotic of tribes, DustyStorm takes advantage of Warren Instigator's abilities. The deck also benefits from a healthy smattering of burn and heavy hitters like Ball Lightning and Hellspark Elemental. A great choice for heading off to Friday Night Magic this w... (more)

category: Constructed | clicked: 7 | comment | | source: www.wizards.com

tags: Deck List, Goblins, Standard

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Living Land Lubbers

featured 201 days, 21 hours, 34 minutes ago posted by

Shadowin 202 days, 22 hours, 18 minutes ago

Welcome back to the Lab! Today it is my task to deliver some kooky ideas concerning lands that attack. I like this theme week not only because it means I can fully dive into Worldwake, but because it's flexible enough to apply to the attacking lands of sets past. I also want to try to use lands in proactive ways other than attacking. Worldwake itself has shown us that you can not only animate lands (Crusher Zendikon) but make them indestructible (Terra Eternal), play them more quickly (Explore), get a... (more)

category: Constructed | clicked: 2 | comment | | source: www.wizards.com

tags: Deck Building, Land, Legacy

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Shadowin

Trudging in Sludge

All Over the Place

Kiki Mite Get There

Rise of the Eldrazi Fat Pack

Awakenings, Part 1

Adventureland

Alleged Adventures in Archetypes

RDW In Standard

Gaining Control In ZZW Draft

Beyond River of Tears

Planeswalk This Way, Part 2

Kyle Ecks Green-White Aggro

Worldwake Game Day

Protection from Noob #2 – GP, PT, ETC (Fixed)

PT San Diego - Animal Coins, Mythic Rares and a Big Orange Jumper

Protection from Noob #2 – GP, PT, ETC

Reanimating Madrid

Shakespeare Quiz Time And Card Of The Month

Goblins

Living Land Lubbers

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