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This Week in Magic – 7/17 – 7/23
News
Convention News – Twitter lit up with Breaking Scars of Mirrodin News from Comic Con to kick off a schedule loaded with wide variety of variant formats including Power Up, Snowball, Standard Sealed, and weekend-long EDH league. Gen Con is right around the corner as well.
From the Vault: Relics Spoiled — See the complete list of cards in the newest Vault collection as spoiled by on MTGSalvation.
Scars of Mirrodin Packaging — Yo MTGTaps posted a scan of the packaging from the next expansion set.
Early M11 Results – The first M11-infused tournaments were completed last weekend. Several authors including KYT , Chris Jobin, Steve Sadin, Mike Flores, PTQ winner Greg McCleery, and Midwest Master Cedric Phillips provide the breakdown.
Naya Shaman — Fauna Shaman continues to call out to deck builders including Brad Nelson, Ben Hayes, and Matt Nass.
Jund versus Turboland — Oliver and Antoine Ruel continue their excellent sibling rivalry series and this week they analyze this key matchup from both the Jund and Turboland perspectives.
Going Rogue in Standard — Darwin Kastle presents a variety of rogue strategies including several tribal decks.
What New Extended Looks Like — The Starkington Post called attention to this Reveillark Control list after it won a recent online tournament. Full results can be found here.
Evaluating Sideboarding Plans – Doug Linn considers wide angle answers to the diverse threats in the Legacy metagame.
Tribal Warfare! – Stephen Menendian’s examination of the tribal battle between Goblins and Merfolk is packed with interactive polls.
Emrakul and the Gang – Steven Birklid celebrates his finals appearance in a Black Lotus tournament with this reflective Hypergenesis report. Good times.
Legacy: Zoo vs. Counterbalance – With Grand Prix Columbus right around the corner Max McCall analyzes a variety of builds in a key matchup.
Doug Linn’s Guide to Columbus — Local player Doug Linn created both a Columbus City Guide and an event-specific blueprint for your trade binder.
Limited
Magic 2011 Limited Commons and Uncommons — Sam Stoddard discusses top commons and uncommon in M11.
Why You Should Draft White Aggro in M11 — Chingsung Chang suggests drafters consider lessons learned from the classic Sligh archetype and embrace white’s aggressive tendencies.
Variant Formats and Casual
M11 Cube Order — Evan Erwin shows off the shiny new additions to his cube. In a follow-up post he reflects on the recent changes to his cube and details his latest update
Multiplayer Week — Gavin Duggand lays out The Eternities Map for Planechase, Doug Beyers offers up a flavorful set of singleton Archenemy decks in Nicol Bolas, Archenemy, and WotC introduces Twitter Chaos Magic.
A Staff of Power in EDH — Bennie Smith discusses Emarkul and shares two edgy decklists including one by Adrian Sullivan.
EDH Staple Cards: Green and White — Ben Mcdole begins his discussion of staple EDH cards with the cream of the crop in both green and white.
M11 Pre-Constructed Decks Review – Ertai’s Lament examines Reign of Vampirism and Stampede of Beasts. As a special bonus… vampires jumping sharks.
On-Going Series
Pack to Power — Jonathan Medina continues his quest to trade up from a single pack of Rise to a Power Nine treasure. This week he provides a list a M11 commons and uncommon you should include in your own trade binder. Medina has a major breakthrough in Friday’s edition.
Ultimate Standard Tournament – Peter Jahn posts more results from the Ultimate Standard Tournament including Next Level Bant’s battle with Cuneo Blue.
Miscellany
Magic 2011 Set Review: Artifacts and Lands — Luis Scott Vargas wraps up his set review and picks his top ten from M11.
Balancing Formats and Time — Conley Woods examines his priorities heading into a hectic stretch of tournament play.
The Six Best Decks I’ve Ever Played — PV follows up on last week’s five worst decks article and discusses his favorites—including a few he likes even more than Faeries.
Talking the Talk — Kelly Reid shares a few tricks of the “trade” including binder organization and interaction tips.
Thinking in the Box — Rich Hagon squeezes maximum entertainment value from a booster box.
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