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The Makers Of Magic: The Gathering Say They’re Trying To Make It Less Of A Boys Club
Luke Winkie at Kotaku takes a closer look at why Magic’s competitive scene has so few women in it—and what WotC are trying to do about it.
Magic: The Gathering’s 2019 Pro Tour Is A War on Two Fronts
Jason Fanelli at Twin Galaxies outlines the shape of the new Pro Tour.
Beating Arclight Phoenix
Adam Yurchick at TCGPlayer shows you how to be beat the top deck in Modern.
The Cards that Should Really Be Banned in Modern
With all the hullabaloo about Faithless Looting and Ancient Stirrings, Jim Davis at CoolStuffInc says that’s the wrong approach. He shares his picks for the best candidates for the banhammer.
How to Tune Your Modern Deck
Simon Nielsen at MTGMintCard gives you the tools to optimize your deck for the metagame.
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Building Combo Decks in MTG
Learn how to construct a combo deck from the ground up with the master himself, Matt Nass!
Jeskai Ascendancy – Modern | Channel LSV
LSV updates Jeskai Ascendancy with Arclight Phoenix for a Modern League on Magic Online!
One Bridge to Rule Them All, Part 1
Andrea Mengucci can’t stay away from Modern, and breaks down his thoughts on Whir Prison, the Faithless Looting (non-)ban, and Pact rulings.
Reid Duke Gets a Direct Challenge from Luis Salvatto on MTG Arena
Reid Duke plays 10 matches against Player of the Year Luis Salvatto in Standard!
With MTG Arena, Magic Players Are Reaching Peak Stubborness
Hate belongs in sideboards, not discussions.
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update: after a successful social media campaign, event security released Wrapter. He (unsuccessfully) attempted to smuggle outside food.
— Andrew Baeckstrom (@abaeckst) February 24, 2019
Just the biggest tournament in the history of magic. No big deal. https://t.co/JPOcMiyf1k
— Ben Stark (@BenS_MTG) March 13, 2019
Me: Best of One standard testing mostly consists of me losing repeatedly to the same deck. Can't wait to switch to Modern testing.
Them: Why's that?
Me: So I can lose repeatedly to the same deck, but this time it's Izzet Phoenix!
— Brian Braun-Duin (@BraunDuinIt) March 19, 2019
This trophy doesn’t mess around. I can even see myself in it! pic.twitter.com/20exfoNxhl
— Gerry Thompson (@G3RRYT) March 16, 2019
The London mulligan rule is coming to Magic Online, starting April 10! This means Im gonna be streaming some Modern after I come back from the Invitational to test for MF London. https://t.co/vcSUljbede pic.twitter.com/0T0deiE18h
— Martin Jůza (@MartinJuza) March 19, 2019
Research by William Lamping.
