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The third set in the Return to Ravnica block is upon us and I am pleasantly surprised with quite a few of the cards. I think it has far fewer playable cards than Gatecrash but what it lacks in numbers it gains in quality. I am really excited about a few of these cards, some of them for competitive constructed play and one or two for their casual deck possibilities. At this very moment in my head, regardless of when you read this article, there are ideas swirling in my head on how to use some of these cards.
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- 5/5/2013
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- 1010
- Author:
- Mr. Safety
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- 13
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The third set of Return to Ravnica Block will soon be upon us, and in the last few days, spoilers have been coming in abundance. So far, there’s been a mix of useful and not-so-useful cards spoiled, including many of the champions of each guild and a new planeswalker. As of this writing, the champions for eight of the possible ten guilds have been spoiled; we are only missing the Boros and Selesnya champions. In addition, several powerful creatures that are not the uniquely named champions of each guild have been revealed, and the new Fuse mechanic has also been shown; we are getting new split cards, some of which are enormously useful.
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- 4/24/2013
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- 920
- Author:
- Tomas Quinones
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- 15
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Times are hard. America is slowly climbing out of her worst financial mess since the Great Depression. In challenging times like these, I’m only too happy to announce that our friends at Wizards of the Coast have chosen to give us extra Magic cards in Dragon’s Maze for no additional cost. Buy a booster pack of Dragon’s Maze at regular price and get one free Magic card. Sort of.
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- 4/19/2013
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- 741
- Author:
- Zanman
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- 8
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I wonder what it’s like to be that guy that everybody is talking about, to create a buzz before you even enter the room. In Magic, that guy is Jace, the only planeswalker with four different versions of his card. The closest competitors for ‘most personalities’ are: Liliana, Ajani, Chandra, and Garruk, all with three versions. It may surprise you, maybe not, that these are the original five that were printed in Lorwyn block, before mythic rarity was introduced. Other planeswalkers have been given a second version such as Sorin, Tezzeret, Elspeth, and Sarkhan while Nicol Bolas, Tibalt, Tamiyo, Karn, Gideon, and others have stayed true to themselves without changing.
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- 10/11/2012
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- 2811
- Author:
- Mr. Safety
- Comments:
- 45
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The holidays are history. The Christmas trees are out of the house and on the curb waiting for pick up. The ball has dropped in Times Square and the confetti has been swept away. Before we get any further into the new year, I’d like to share a few best-of-2012 lists.
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- 1/6/2013
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- 1413
- Author:
- Zanman
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- 9
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For the past six years the Bazaar of Moxen, a high stakes series of tournaments, has offered Europeans the pleasure of battling for stacks of Power Nine and dual lands. I could just end the article here by proclaiming how awesome it is, and there would be no more facts to check. I could post a picture because it's worth a thousand words (my editor's minimum) and be done with it. This tournament is to Europeans what the GenCon Legacy and Vintage championships are to those Stateside.
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- 2/9/2013
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- 1199
- Author:
- jandax
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- 13
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This week brings a long overdue interview with one of our new writers. He’s been writing for bit now, putting out a column called ‘The Modern Mage.’ I wanted to pick his brain get to know him a little better. Everyone has a story to tell about their history with Magic, and I asked Tomas if he’d be willing to share a little bit of his with the crew here at MTGFanatic.
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- 2/3/2013
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- 1087
- Author:
- Mr. Safety
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- 8
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Hello Mages! Welcome back to the Gatecrash preview! Today we’re going to see a lot more about the multicolored cards, especially the Orzhov and Gruul-related spells. I’m most excited about Orzhov Charm, Clan Defiance, and Rubblehulk out of today’s card discussions. All three are going to be very interesting in the forthcoming metagame.
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- 1/25/2013
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- 1428
- Author:
- Tomas Quinones
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- 2
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Happy Holidays and many well wishes to you and yours, MTG players. Today I’m examining some of the newly-released cards from Gatecrash. Patrick Chapin at Star City Games has done a wonderful write-up of what Domri Rade and Aurelia, the Warleader offer to people, a large part of which I agree with, so I will defer to him on those cards. There are still eight other cards to look at, however, aside from the well-known reprinted shock lands.
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- 1/3/2013
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- 1742
- Author:
- Tomas Quinones
- Comments:
- 12
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No doubt you have your own history with the Thanksgiving Day holiday. This year, I’d like to take one moment in time, and one article, to thank the creator and Wizards of the Coast (the OTHER creators) for some things that have happened in the world of Magic.
- Published:
- 11/21/2012
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- 1635
- Author:
- Zanman
- Comments:
- 5
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