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…Showing mental illness is dangerous, as there is no right way to show sadness, shock, hopelessness, self-loathing, or simply…

…for the Wilt-Leaf elves.” The mindweft seethed in shock and horror as a tall, willow-limbed figure emerged from…

Friday, March 7th – This week, Mike turns away from the vagaries of the seemingly endless Extended season. Instead of thrashing out metagame data, he turns to deeper theory. He tackles the concept of “never settling,” a fine adjunct to his popular article How To Win A PTQ. After that, he moves into practical tips on how to improve one’s mental and mechanical game, offering sage advice on a number of interesting topics…

…Hall of Famer Gary Wise, who was the sideline reporter, said that I didn’t deserve to win. “Nice Shock…

…upsides! The only alternative to these are the Ravnica shock lands, as along with the duals, they are the only…

Tuesday, January 27th – With the Extended PTQ season continuing apace, and with a seemingly limitless number of decks that bear consideration, Adrian Sullivan rocked up to a PTQ with his home-grown Red Deck Wins build that built on past successes. He strolled all the way to the final, and he believes he had the best deck in the room. Will this deck prove to be the Next Big Thing? Read on to find out!

…A real Librarian would tend to give you the nuts, but we’ll “make do” with a Shock that does…

Wow did this news come out of nowhere! We don’t 100% know what’s coming down the pipeline, but a lot of clues point to a new format! Chas examines the many possibilities and what each means for card values across the board!

…Since WotC has held<br> steadfast in their promise to maintain the Reserved List, it<br> wouldn’t shock me…

…Like a child, the latter cannot conceal her shock. Wedding Invitation Wedding Invitation | Art by: Justyna Gil “It's an…

…a response. “Do I know you?” Gabe stared in shock and gave the Commodus thumbs-down from *Gladiator* and told…

If you’re going to #SCGNJ this weekend, be sure to read Patrick’s thoughts about Standard this past weekend at #SCGNASH, the first major Standard tournament with Born of the Gods.

…Using ten scry lands is a feature, and beyond them we have just two green shock lands as concessions to…

…This card is also dangerously close to being a mistake, even if it does die to a Shock. Still, I…

BBD returns to chronicle the differences he made in his life that led to an impossibly prestigious win at Grand Prix New Jersey! See what BBD knows that you don’t before #SCGATL tomorrow!

…And I’m still in a state of shock, happiness, and excitement. Excitement for what is yet to come. I…

…Sure, Skirk Marauder and Firebolt both hail from Shock, but I'd be hard pressed to call them the same…

…deals 5 and oh, he isn't dying to Shock either. The six creature clause is not that bad even…

Ari Lax loves Storm something fierce, and Magic Origins has quite a present waiting inside for him. He also analyzes the rest of the set too with a critical eye – what will win him his second Pro Tour trophy?

…Unfortunately the size of creatures right now is well above the point where things die to a Shock. Heck, if…

…Sure, Skirk Marauder and Firebolt both hail from Shock, but I'd be hard pressed to call them the same…

…Failing the negotiation was not really an option as the alternative was eradication by the cities undead Null Champion shock…

…Regionals 98 flexible elim – 4 Mogg Fanatics, 4 Incinerate, 4 Lightning Blast, 3 Shock, 3 Torches, 3 Haups. Black Fat…

PTQ-Tokyo, Columbus, November 18 Friday, November 17: Episode one, and stuff. The moment I realized that I couldn’t take it back, I wanted to. That was then, this is not only now, but the future as well. No takebacks here. No bootlicking for amnesty. Where do I go from here? To the losers bracket, slick….

…On his next turn, he calmly goes Furnace, Furnace, Shock, sac the Fanatics, Fireblast for like infinite damage or something…

Part Legacy, part Standard, part Extended, part Limited. Part tournament report, part issues rant, part humor submission. Part travelog, part guide to parenting. All John F. Rizzo… putting the “yum!” back in “Premium.”

…This is *Constructed*, baby, where turn 1 “ Shock you for two” isn’t merely a play based on theory, it…

…Except he's not a Thallid, so he gets chumped by a Sudden Shock. Now, if they'd called him…

…Progress, kill his Dragoons with a Pyrokenesis and a Shock and Price of Progress for the win. I exult in…

Tuesday, January 6th – Rich wraps up Worlds with thoughts and comments about the back end of 2008, with L thru Z taking center stage. Plus news of a forthcoming series about a very special player…

…Saitou languishing amongst the also-rans was a real shock. Assuming that he continues to travel with Nakamura next year…

…This is my only shot at good *Onslaught* red, as Maxim won’t pass me anything like Shock or Sparksmith…

…Using staple cards (Giant Growth, Raise Dead, Shock, or Lightning Bolt) and tweaking them with a new mechanic is a…

…runs a critical mass of burn spells – Volcanic Hammer, Shock, Seal of Fire, Rift Bolt and the such. Once you…

Pro Tour Champion Ari Lax knows Limited Magic like nobody else! Join him as he studies the format you can expect over the coming months! What will Eldritch Moon do to Limited Magic as we know it?

…Galvanic Bombardment Shock is still good. Shocking. Don’t expect this to level up to three damage often. Alchemist's…

Since I won’t know until next week what the bannings are going to look like, I’m going to go a different way this week. I’m going to address some cards from Betrayers of Kamigawa that we fun-loving players might be interested in. Please, don’t think of this as a set review. Think of it more as, um, a review of some cards in the set for uh… Constructed or something.

…On your turn, a simple Shock would finish the game off. Still, the fact remains that Searing Wind will not…

Welcome back to the series dedicated to the realm of the casual. I’m the DJ of the only radio station to spin your tunes on a weekly basis, so let’s get started. Today, I want to peer more closely at an old premise of mine: the Silklash Spider.

…Often you don’t even block small creature for fear they will be Giant Growthed or joined with a Shock…

Tiago headed into his Nationals adventure with a clear goal in mind – to become the first ever two-time Portuguese National Champion. While his efforts proved ultimately fruitless, his take on the metagame was perfect. This report describes the ups and downs Tiago faced in the tournament, and provides some advice for those players yet to make their own Nationals journey.

…After the initial shock, I calmed down and decided to swallow it. Starting with my opponent – and this extended to…

…You don't need many Ravnica shock-lands because you cannot afford the early damage. Unless you need to cast…

…The card has a name, but it is usually something overly descriptive or intentionally goofy like “Ripple Shock ” or “Mr…

…To Rankle's shock, she was not herself. Her flesh had been replaced with dark plates and glowing embers. Spikes…

An alleged real-world theft led Wizards of the Coast to start preview season like never before! Chas Andres serves up Part One of his Ixalan finance review and covers this week’s trends! Hint: lots of Pirates and Dinosaurs lie ahead…

…Is it too much of a shock to imagine that Mavren Fein ends up as a solid role-player? I…

Everyone wants to play with Death Cloud. I mean, just look at the card. It just screams”I Win!” Unfortunately no one has been able to make a Cloud deck work very well in the metagame, so its potential has gone unrealized… until now.

…Although it may be counterintuitive, Shock and Electrostatic Bolt are absolutely horrendous against this deck, especially if it’s a…

Chris takes two copies of the Ritual of Rebirth preconstructed deck, and smashes them together in an attempt to fuse a competitive casual deck from the resultant debris. However, this time he’s up against it. Where oh where is the precious removal? Can a deck survive on creatures alone? Or did Chris cave and supply some creature-kill of his very own? Read on to find out!

…A couple of weeks ago, I was playing against a Dredge deck, and killed her with a Shock on my…

…Losing 2 life isn’t nothing, especially in formats that rely on shock lands, but you don’t mind. This…

…Green-centric fetch lands (Windswept Heath, Wooded Foothills, etc.) are a must, but there's enough shock and cycling lands…

Adrian Sullivan provides an in-depth look at the ongoing evolution of his U/B Control list! If you want to be countering spells at #SCGMINN, this is the advice you need!

…Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver Here was the card that Cuneo first dismissed, to my shock. I respect Cuneo…

…Opponent trying to Shock your Leonin Skyhunter? Play Whitemane Lion in response to save your flyer! Wrath of God getting…

…The first game was close, he set up a recurring Shock Troops / Undertaker combo, but my Lure with Blastoderm back…

…final eight of the Grand Prix.J The greatest shock of the night was that Daniel Clegg, who had gone…

…The fetchland / Shock land marriage of Modern mana bases starts so many players at 14 life. This reduces The Philosophy…

Year after year, Kanoot has come correct with the skinny on what you have to be prepared to see when you walk into your Championships. Which decks will see the most play this weekend? Which decks are bad choices, given the current metagame? What else do you need to know to be fully prepared for what you will face this weekend? Knut has all the answers, and even includes a way to pry his States decklist out of his greedy little hands. If you are playing this weekend, this is an article you absolutely cannot miss.

…will comprise the tournament metagame, and to my utter shock and disbelief, I’m usually within five percentage points on…

…Roast<br> Rix Maadi Reveler<br> Searing Spear<br> Shock<br> Shower of Coals<br> Siege-Gang Commander<br> Skewer…

In this week’s Sealed Revealed, Craig tackles another Ravnica Limited card pool. Match your deck building skills against his, and then discuss the results in our forums!

…This five-mana Radiating Shock can act as a Wrath of God under the right conditions. It sucks in the…

…He was a very pleasant person, and helped me finish my sets of shock lands. Total bro. 3-0 Round…

Four-time SCG Invitational Top 8 competitor Brian Braun-Duin writes about some steps you can take to figure out how to construct your deck to have a plan for a bad matchup.

…simple as siding out Squire against your opponent’s Shock deck, but it’s not always that cut and dry…

In his biggest Commander Set Review yet, Sheldon Menery shares over 4000 words on his top cards from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth.

…While the second ability will get a little spendy, the fact that we Shock everyone for two along with playing…

The number of Goblins in Magic is exceeded only by the crazy amount of things you can do with them. See what Jess Stirba is doing with them in this week’s shenanigans-infused Dear Azami!

…The Shock isn’t a huge amount of damage, and if you want to double down on the direct damage…

This article will be broken into two parts. One will be about a U/W/R midrange deck I’ve been kicking around since Brion Stoutarm came out, and the second concerns a U/B Faeries aggro control deck that is on the short list for decks I might play at States. The first half of the article will be dedicated to the Faerie build, and the second half will be with the lesser-tested midrange Brion deck.

…runs three direct damage spells, one of which is Shock. Not exactly imposing… As for life-gain, it’s been…