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Bruce Gray - February 6, 2015

Goblin Contemplation – Casual MTG

Goblin Contemplation  By Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters There are some people that only want to brew up top tier decks and if it isn’t first rate, then they don’t want to try and do anything else. However, I look at... Read More
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Roy Anderson - January 28, 2015

How I Broke Into Magic Online

How I Broke Into Magic Online By Roy Anderson Magic Online (MTGO) is Wizards of the Coast’s digital version of Magic: the Gathering, for anyone who is unfamiliar. It is host to every format and card you can think... Read More
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Bruce Gray - January 19, 2015

Sultai Deck – Budget Brewing with Bruce

Sultai Deck – Budget Brewing with Bruce By Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters Being a budget brewer is usually a tough proposition.  The mana base for most decks is usually so prohibitively expensive that it is very difficult to make... Read More
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Bruce Gray - January 16, 2015

Fate Reforged Reviews: Top 10 cards for Standard

Fate Reforged Previews: Top 10 cards for Standard By Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters So, I’ve already gone and taken a look at Fate Reforged for Casual play…how about we explore a little Constructed play…namely Standard?  Let’s get right... Read More
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Bruce Gray - November 18, 2014

New Casual MTG Brews for you

New Casual MTG Brews for you By Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters Folks, I have to admit, it has been a long time since I sat down and set about to brewing up some new decks.  With the excitement that... Read More
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Bruce Gray - October 30, 2014

A foray into uncharted realms

A foray into uncharted realms by Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters Well, happy Canadian Thanksgiving to all my friends here North of the 49th! May you have eaten too much turkey, pumpkin pie, and other delicious foods and enjoyed... Read More
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Bruce Gray - October 8, 2014

Let me AXE you a Question… [Abzan midrange]

Let me AXE you a Question… by Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters Today I wanted to take a moment and share some of my other random thoughts that I’ve had since I last sat down to write.  I’ll be... Read More
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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - October 5, 2014

Abzan Midrange by Samuel Valentine (1st at SCG Indianapolis Standard O...

Champion’s Deck  Abzan Midrange by Samuel Valentine 1st at SCG Indianapolis Standard Open on Sep 27th 2014 And so we have the winner from that other SCG Open happening in Indianapolis. As it wasn’t broadcasting live it would seem... Read More
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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - September 29, 2014

Jeskai Tempo by Kevin Jones (1st at SCG Edison Standard Open on Sep 27...

Champion’s Deck Jeskai Tempo by Kevin Jones 1st at SCG Edison Standard Open on Sep 27th 2014 As we bid a fond farewell to RTR/THS Standard and all its mono-colored shenanigans we see how quickly everything becomes new again... Read More
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Three Kings Loot - September 24, 2014

Fatesealing Khans of Tarkir: Filtering Through Magic’s Future

Fatesealing Khans of Tarkir Filtering Through Magic’s Future By Bruce Gray and Daniel Clayton – The bag of loot                 There is no doubt what went through my mind and many others’ like me  when they heard about Magic... Read More
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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - September 14, 2014

Rabble Red by Thomas Graves (1st at SCG St. Louis Standard Open on Sep...

Champion’s Deck Rabble Red by Thomas Graves 1st at SCG St. Louis Standard Open on Sep 6th 2014 Here we have the future of Standard Aggro as we prepare for the upcoming rotation. Now obviously there is going to... Read More
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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - September 8, 2014

Jund Monsters by Chris Van Meter (1st at SCG Somerset Standard Open on...

Champion’s Deck Jund Monsters by Chris Van Meter 1st at SCG Somerset Standard Open on Aug 30th 2014   The Beard is Dead, Long Live the Beard. So finally CVM has conquered that demon which has eluded him for... Read More