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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - August 27, 2014

UB Devotion Standard by Steve Rubin (1st Place at StarCityGames Washin...

Champion’s Deck   UB Devotion Standard by Steve Rubin 1st Place at StarCityGames Standard Open on 8/23/2014 It almost feels like a broken record at this point but once again a Black-based Devotion deck has won again. Thankfully we are closing in on... Read More
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Bruce Gray - August 23, 2014

Something Old and Something New

Something Old and Something New by Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters Today I’m going back to my roots…and going someplace new…all in the same article.  One of my favorite parts of Magic is building new decks.  I enjoy building... Read More
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Bruce Gray - August 17, 2014

A Brave New World (Grixis control standard)

A Brave New World (Grixis control standard) by Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters   Well, the summer Pro-Tour has come and gone and we have seen the full evolution of Standard.  The match play was terrific with some hugely entertaining... Read More
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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - August 4, 2014

Mono-Blue Devotion by Collin Roundtree (1st at SCG Dallas Standard Ope...

Champion’s Deck Mono-Blue Devotion by Collin Rountree 1st Place at StarCityGames.com Standard Open on 8/2/2014 With what became an inevitable conclusion with a mirror match final Mono-Blue Devotion reared its ugly head again to take down the Open in Dallas this weekend. The... Read More
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Bruce Gray - July 30, 2014

UWR American Bulk [Budget standard decks]

UWR American Bulk rares  by Bruce Gray – Casual Encouters Here’s a situation we all face in this game.  Magic is a collectible card game.  As such, you are always collecting the cards and looking for the... Read More
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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - July 29, 2014

GW Aggro by Scott Lipp (1st at SCG Kansas City Standard Open on July 2...

Champion’s Deck   GW Aggro by Scott Lipp 1st at SCG Kansas City Standard Open on July 26th 2014 As a fan of Aggro decks but also someone who likes to see diversity in the format I was happy... Read More
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Bruce Gray - July 27, 2014

Deep Thoughts on…Inspiration

Deep Thoughts on…Inspiration by Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters   What motivates you to Brew?  Is it a card?  Is it a mechanic?  Is it a colour?  Brewing up a deck takes as much creativity as any other creative... Read More
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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - July 23, 2014

Mono-Black Devotion by Dan Jessup (1st at SCG Baltimore Standard Open ...

Mono-Black Devotion by Dan Jessup 1st Place at StarCityGames Standard Open on 7/19/2014 Once again a new set emerges and we find the usual suspect at the top of the heap. It’s been quite a while now that Pack Rat has been able... Read More
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Bruce Gray - July 20, 2014

Brewing on a Budget MTG Standard

Brewing on a Budget MTG by Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters   Since I started writing for Three Kings Loot back in February I’ve highlighted a fair number of decks.  The one thing that most of these decks have... Read More
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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - July 9, 2014

Champion’s Deck – Esper Control by Gerard Fabiano (1st at ...

Esper Control by Gerard Fabiano 1st Place at StarCityGames Standard Open on 7/5/2014 As we get ready for a little metagame shake-up from the upcoming release of Magic 2015 we finish up the lame duck Standard with a final tournament. This one continues... Read More
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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - July 3, 2014

Champion’s Deck – Naya Hexproof by Rob Hunsaker (1st at SC...

Naya Hexproof by Rob Hunsaker 1st Place at StarCityGames Standard Open on 6/28/2014 Hexproof strategies are no stranger to constructed formats with the Bogles deck in Modern a prime example of how the archetype can shine. It is based around having a... Read More
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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - June 26, 2014

Champion’s Deck – Mono-Red Aggro by Kevin Rand (1st at SCG...

Mono-Red Aggro by Kevin Rand 1st Place at StarCityGames Standard Open on 6/21/2014   Again we continue with what is slowly looking to be a dominance of Red as we continue creeping into The Bloody Summer. The strange thing being... Read More