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The South African Gatherer: Marvelous Modern – Getting into it – White Staples
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Thursday, April 25, 2013. Marvelous Modern – Getting into it – White Staples. When one thinks of White in Magic, words such as ‘law’, ‘order’, and ‘justice’ all spring to mind. White is characterised by removal such as spot removal and board wipes, controlling cards, as well as token producers and numerous other creatures with varying abilities. The premier White spot removal spell in Modern is undoubtedly Path to Exile. Since the ultimate White spot removal spell, Swords to Plowshares. Which in some cas...
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The South African Gatherer: Principles for building a good Control Deck in Magic.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013. Principles for building a good Control Deck in Magic. A) Straight Blue White (UW) deck. B) Bant - UW Splashing Green. C) Esper - UW Splashing Black. D) American Control - UW Splashing Red. Esper is currently not so good because Watery Grave is not in print yet. Playing Esper gives you access to cheap removal cards such as Ultimate Price, Tragic Slip, Curse of Death's Hold as well as discard spells such as Duress, Distress and Appetite for Brains. 3 Access to mass removal card...
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The South African Gatherer: PTQ: Theros Tournament Report
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Monday, May 13, 2013. PTQ: Theros Tournament Report. The competitor stands at the starting line. Eyes focused, adrenaline pumping through his body increasing his heart rate; shaking his hands as if they contained dice as a gambler would do at a craps table; flicking his feet forwards as if kicking an imaginary football; licking his lips in anticipation. I had competed in all the following available qualifier events over the past year after the World Magic Cup 2012 (WMC):. Due to the progressive nature of...
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Thursday, February 21, 2013. Marvelous Modern – Getting into it – Blue Staples: Part 2. This is Part 2 of Modern Blue staples, for Part 1 go Here. And even Spreading Seas. Then you get the kind of draw spells which modify the order of your library to a degree (unfortunately the best spells of this sort, i.e. Ponder. Are banned in Modern because they’re too good), e.g. Serum Visions. You also get the spells which just dig deeper into your library for a card, such as Forbidden Alchemy. And Visions of Beyond.
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The South African Gatherer: Magic Theory 101 - Is it a good or bad idea to stick with one deck through a Constructed Season?
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Thursday, February 14, 2013. Magic Theory 101 - Is it a good or bad idea to stick with one deck through a Constructed Season? By: Enrico Agostino Guarneri. I asked a couple of top local players, and international professional players whether it is a good or bad idea to keep playing the same deck throughout a constructed season. These were their replies:. Due to the progressive nature of competitive magic, ideas and strategies change on a weekly basis making it gruelling to keep up with the metagame.
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Thursday, February 14, 2013. Marvelous Modern – Getting into it – Blue Staples: Part 1. So now you’re really excited about Modern and have invested or traded for the lands of your favourite colours… That’s great but you actually need creatures and spells to win. In the following articles I will be talking about the staples of Modern. So, “what are staples? And contrary to what one might expect not all staples are ridiculously expensive. And thus all counters in Modern require untapped blue mana. Stops nu...
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The South African Gatherer: Getting to Know: Stefan Vesely
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Thursday, December 27, 2012. Getting to Know: Stefan Vesely. Tell us a bit about yourself (Occupation, hobbies anything of interest)? I'm an IT technician, married to a Asian and besides playing Magic Online, I play DOTA, HeroesOfNeweart and Starcraft 2. How long ago did you start playing magic the gathering and why? I have been playing Magic since I was in grade 6. I started it cause the black cards looked cool! Do you play MTGO? If so do you prefer online or paper play? Volcanic Birds of Paradise" RG;.
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The South African Gatherer: May 2013
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Monday, May 13, 2013. PTQ: Theros Tournament Report. The competitor stands at the starting line. Eyes focused, adrenaline pumping through his body increasing his heart rate; shaking his hands as if they contained dice as a gambler would do at a craps table; flicking his feet forwards as if kicking an imaginary football; licking his lips in anticipation. I had competed in all the following available qualifier events over the past year after the World Magic Cup 2012 (WMC):. Labels: Magic the Gathering.
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The South African Gatherer: The 2012 Blowfish Invitational: Enrico Agostino Guarneri
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012. The 2012 Blowfish Invitational: Enrico Agostino Guarneri. My preparation for the Invitational really started before I left for Seattle to attend the Pro Tour, since Return to Ravnica Draft would form part of both events. After my dismal performance on the Friday at the Pro Tour I wasn't really in the mood for Magic for the rest of the weekend. On the Saturday I decided to take a downtown tour of. I lost count of how many Drafts I did that Sunday. On my return to. However wit...
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The South African Gatherer: January 2013
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Thursday, January 31, 2013. Marvelous Modern - Getting into It. Last time I wrote an introduction to Modern, a basic overview and outline. So you may be sitting there thinking “This format sounds interesting and a lot of fun, but it doesn’t rotate, so it’s going to be rather expensive to actually get into”. In this article I begin explaining about how I’d recommend getting into Modern. Wednesday, January 30, 2013. Marvelous Modern - The Dawn of a new “Eternal” Format. Modern is a very new addition to the...
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