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Constructed Criticism 212: Playing Under Pressure (Modern Week)

Spencer Howland
December 13, 2017
Constructed Criticism
This week on Constructed Criticism Spencer and Michael go over Modern and playing under pressure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO477-6_H-U Follow Michael on Twitter at: @MagicMikeMTG Follow Spencer on... Read More...

Limited Time Only 77: Approaching a New Format

Spencer Howland
December 11, 2017
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Spencer and Danny do a deep dive on ways to approach a new Limited format in Magic: The Gathering. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOAtXlRKs24& Follow Spencer on Twitter at: @Spencer13H Follow Danny ... Read More...

Constructed Criticism 211: Playing From Ahead

Spencer Howland
December 11, 2017
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This week on Constructed Criticism Mason and Michael go over things you can do to keep yourself from losing percentage points while playing from ahead in a game of Magic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XWb... Read More...

Limited Time Only 76: Forcing a Deck

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December 4, 2017
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYICKn83mtE This week on Limited Time Only Mason fills in for Spencer as he and Danny talk about Forcing a deck in limited. When should you do it? When does it hurt you? Fo... Read More...

Constructed Criticism 210: Understanding Your Sideboard

Spencer Howland
November 22, 2017
Constructed Criticism
This week on Constructed Criticism Spencer and Michael do Legacy Power rankings and then dive deep into the topic of understanding and building your Sideboard for an event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7... Read More...

Limited Time Only 75: Top 3 Lessons from Limited

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November 20, 2017
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This week on Limited Time Only Spencer and Danny talk about the biggest lessons they have learned playing Limited Magic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOWu5uDYGho Follow Spencer on Twitter at: @Spencer1... Read More...

Constructed Criticism 209: Standard Mega Rankings

Spencer Howland
November 14, 2017
Constructed Criticism
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This week Spencer and Michael talk about the events of the weekend in standard during their Mega Ranking show. They break down the best decks of the weekend to help you prepare for you next Standard event. h... Read More...

Constructed Criticism 208: Pro Tour Ixalan Recap

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November 7, 2017
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https://youtu.be/lrpHq33V64Y?t=4m44s   This week on Constructed Criticism Mason hosts as Spencer and Michael talk about the Pro Tour and their reactions to what happened their from both a viewer and ... Read More...

Constructed Criticism 207: The Power and Setbacks of Comfort in Magic

Spencer Howland
October 31, 2017
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06oTvT6rwro Spencer and Michael prepare for the Pro Tour by talking about standard. They also use the Training Grounds to discuss comfort in Magic. Follow Spencer on Twitte... Read More...
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Limited Time Only 73: Understanding Ixalan Sealed

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October 31, 2017
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http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gElcETbpx4 Spencer and Danny dive deep on Ixalan sealed this week on Limited Time Only Follow Spencer on Twitter at: @Spencer13H Follow Danny on Twitter at @DJCath... Read More...
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