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Mike Carrozza - July 19, 2022

A Seat at the Table – The Va-realness

Hello and welcome back to another edition of A Seat at the Table. . This week, I’m taking a closer look at Varina, Lich Queen. Varina is a 4/4 Zombie Wizard for 1WUB that makes you cycle through your... Read More
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Mike Carrozza - July 4, 2022

A Seat at the Table: Double Masters Double Down – Part One!

Hey gang, welcome back to A Seat at the Table. This week, I’m doing something a little different. With the release of an all reprint set like Double Masters, I thought it would be a great idea to let... Read More
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Mike Carrozza - June 20, 2022

A Seat at the Table – The Enchanting Bone Lord

Hello and welcome to another edition of A Seat at the Table where I bring you a fun, short look at a Commander and fun inclusions for the 99. This time, we’re keeping the fun rolling with another legend... Read More
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Tyson Fraleigh - February 15, 2022

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty – Pre-Release Draft Decks!

The Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty pre-release is here! Filled to the brim with potential, this booster set has the return of Ninjas, and introduces some new favourites, including a lot of technomancy. While we are excited to see what kind... Read More
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Bruce Gray - November 16, 2021

The Epic Experiment – The Crimson Wedding

Welcome back to the Epic Experiment! Crimson Vow is here and we have got a metric ton of new Commanders and sweet brews that are popping up all over the internet! Don’t believe me? Checking out the homepage of... Read More
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Bruce Gray - February 23, 2021

The Epic Experiment – Kaldheim Start-Up

Welcome back the Epic Experiment! Ladies and gentlemen… Kaldheim is here and things have been shaken up pretty extensively. Standard is seeing a proliferation of snow decks. Horizon Seeker has spawned a pretty silly combo deck in Standard. Bottom... Read More
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Evan, Chewer of Thoughts - May 6, 2020

Ikoria Draft Archetypes: Identifying The Multiple Themes

Welcome back, travelers! As I mentioned last week, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths is not a set that rewards stubbornly sticking to a fixed pick order. Instead, I recommended that you reevaluate cards frequently during a draft to maximize the... Read More
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Bruce Gray - March 17, 2017

Modern Masters 2017 Top Ten Casual Cards

Casual Encounters- Top 10 Casual Cards from Modern Masters 2017 Well, Wizards has fully spoiled Modern Masters 2017 and in the process have driven players wild with just loads of amazing reprints.  They must have looked at the reprint... Read More
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Gregoire Thibault - May 6, 2016

Practicing Sealed Deck Construction Part 1

Optimum Jank – Practicing Sealed Deck Construction Part 1     Last Time on Optimum Jank… Last week, we took a look at Magic‘s Sealed Deck format and went over some basic techniques when constructing a Sealed deck. If you... Read More
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Bruce Gray - January 7, 2016

Casual Encounters – New Budget Brews for Your Next Casual Night

New Budget Brews for Your Next Casual Night by Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters Welcome back folks! It’s been a while since I sat down and provided you guys with some fun new decks for your next casual card... Read More
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Three Kings Loot - August 6, 2015

Commander 2015 Spoilers – Card Gallery and Release Notes

Commander 2015 Spoilers We finally have some information trickling in about the upcoming Commander 2015 product set to release in November. This one is going to explore the 5 enemy-colored pairs of Orzhov, Izzet, Boros, Golgari & Simic. As usual... Read More
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Bruce Gray - January 30, 2015

Crack a pack MTG Fate Reforged with Bruce #20

Crack a pack MTG Fate Reforged with Bruce 20 By Bruce Gray – Casual Encounters Well, welcome back to our continuing Crack a pack MTG Series here at Casual Encounters and Three Kings Loot.  I’m very happy to say that... Read More