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Draft Beer 18: Stranger Than Phyrexian

The day has finally arrived for New Phyrexia to go live online and the Draft Beer crew take a shot at a Swiss draft. Will they finally get a whiff of the sweet smell of swiss success? There’s … Continue reading

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The Top Five Green Commons/Uncommons in New Phyrexia

It is no secret that I am green. No, not with envy, not because I’m a noob, and certainly not in the environmental sense – my idea of an earth day celebration involves 24 hours straight of … Continue reading

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Failbag: May 20th, 2011

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Monday Morning Planeswalker

Here is the card pool and deck build from a 4-booster sealed event I entered this week. Leave a comment about how you would change the deck and take a guess at the outcome in the poll below.

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Draft Beer 17: Punch You in the Inkmouth

By now, you’ve come to expect questionable plays and cringe-worthy moments from our show. We aren’t content to rest on our laurels though, so watch the Draft Beer crew explore the unknown reaches of ineptitude in this brand new … Continue reading

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The Top Five Blue Commons/Uncommons in New Phyrexia

Blue is kind of the forgotten color in MSS. Red and White are metalcrafting while Black and Green are infecting, but Blue is relegated to its old fallback, flight. Fortunately, evasion is very powerful in limited, so even … Continue reading

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Five Reasons to Say Good Riddance to Alara Block and Welcome Scars of Mirrodin

5. Deck Tech Returns: This time of year Standard starts feeling rather, well, standard. M11 brought a few tweaks and turns with it, but mostly it was just cut and paste card replacements. Yes, the Valakut ramp … Continue reading

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