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Delving with Devin: Dealing with Variance

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Art by Matt Cowdery   Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of Delving with Devin. Something every Magic player experiences is variance.  What is variance as it relates to Magic?  Var... Read More...

Final Fantasy meets Magic

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Hello everyone, and welcome back to another episode of Devling with Devin, a place where we discuss everything and anything magic related! A few weeks ago, I did an article on ways we can improve competitive ma... Read More...

Delving with Devin: Stop Going to Time!

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Welcome back to another episode of Delving with Devin. Today we will be talking about the other opponent in any tournament match of magic. Thats right, we will be talking about the clock! In any round of swi... Read More...

Delving with Devin: How Do We Fix Magic Tournaments?

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Welcome back to another episode of Delving with Devin. Today we're going to be looking critically at competitive magic, and offering some suggestions to make that experience better, and more fair for everyone i... Read More...

Delving with Devin: Misinformation

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Welcome back to Delving with Devin! As you may have heard, Fusion Gaming is hosting a no ban list modern tournament on July 25th. This is very exciting for me, as I love to play magic that can potentially be ve... Read More...

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Welcome to final part of "To ban or not to Ban". If you missed any of the other parts check them out here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 We've already covered all of the cards that I feel a... Read More...

Delving with Devin: To Ban or Not To Ban Part 3

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Welcome back to the third instalment of "To ban or not to ban". Lets Delve right in! Why are Rite of Flame/Seething Song banned? When modern was first introduced, Storm was one of the big decks of th... Read More...

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