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My Top 8 Favorite Cards from Theros: Beyond Death
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Feeling Green with Stompy in Pioneer
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Adam Yurchick at QuietSpeculation looks at the staples you may want to pick up for Pioneer.
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Gitrog Monster – Pioneer | Reid Duke
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Did Wizards Get it Right with Oko, Opal, and Lattice?
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I brewed up a UB control deck but my counters, discard, and removal weren't strong enough to beat mono black. A full blown emergency. Sirens going off. I tried to call 911 but the lines were busy. I woke up screaming; phew, it was all a dream. Then I 4-1d a league with UW. https://t.co/eLidtcH9ku
— Matt Sperling (@sickofit) January 13, 2020
Was weird to sit down at the final draft table of the team series as the only challenger with five pros. Always the dilemma tough defeats – retire more completely or try to regain past form? It’s an eternal struggle for hobbyists like me.
— Paul Rietzl (@paulrietzl) January 13, 2020
These are decks I could have played against with Blazing Shoal Infect. That was a fun tournament. https://t.co/lgwCqqZ61g
— Sam Black (@SamuelHBlack) January 13, 2020
I would have more confidence in Wizards moving forward if they would acknowledge mistakes made and lessons learned in moving forward.
Ex: Forsythe's article on Skullclamp. This is the type of ban notice I want for Oko, unlike the status quo of but…MY TEAM DID WELL!
— Mary Louke🔜#MFNJ (@Mary_Louke) January 13, 2020
When they let you get really far into your combo and stop you in the middle with "I have a response to that" pic.twitter.com/fdyWN84bhU
— Emma Handy (@Em_TeeGee) January 15, 2020
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