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Further Royal Mail strikes have been announced on the following...
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Welcome back to Fighting the Format, the series in which I lay down the...
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The weekend before last saw Rivals of Ixalan’s limited format get thoroughly...
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Hi, and welcome back to the Single Spotlight – the series in which I cover...
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Energy is dead. Long live energy! Magic’s premier format has been...
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Well, my plans to continue the pieces on RIX spoilers got quashed. Welcome to...
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Join Dave as he takes a first look at Rivals of Ixalan...
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Bomb’s away! The pre-release for Rivals of Ixalan is round the corner (or...
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Hi, and welcome back to the Single Spotlight – the series in which I cover...
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Spoilers were hard to stay in touch with for Rivals of Ixalan. The Holidays and...
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2017 lies behind us, and as we send off the best year of Modern, possibly ever,...
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Hi, and welcome back to the Single Spotlight – the series in which I cover...
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A Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday to you all! It's the time of year to make...
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With less than a week left to go before the dawn of 2018, today, I’m not...
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Hi, and welcome to Limited Lessons – my new series catering to anything and...
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Join Dave as he takes us through a Vintage Masters Draft [avatar...
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Welcome back to Fighting the Format, the series in which I lay down the...
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My second World Magic Cup has come and gone and boy it was a mixed bag. Team...
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Sam Rolph and the Wales team had a great time at the World Magic Cup, making it...
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This weekend sees the launch of Unstable, the third in a trilogy of Magic...
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The World Magic Cup beckons! It seems like only yesterday two of Troll...
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Welcome to Hit or Miss, my new series on Standard sets that analyses which...
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Join Dave Murphy as he takes us through 2 Iconic Masters Draft...
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Welcome back to Fighting the Format, the series in which I lay down the...
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Join Sam as he takes the latest Modern hit, 5 Colour Humans, through 5...
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Ixalan has given the Merfolk tribe a new lease of life in Modern. Join Dave as...
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Join Sam as he takes Modern RG Scapeshift through a league. [avatar...
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Welcome back to Fighting the Format, the series in which I lay down the...
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Today Sam takes a look at the resurgent Mardu Vehicles deck: [avatar...
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Whilst energy strategies were all over Pro Tour Ixalan some players showed up...
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‘Do ya feel lucky, punk? Well, do ya?’ … not really. Last weekend saw...
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I've been willing to tell anyone that would listen (and even some that weren't)...
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Welcome back to Resource Management, my series examining the various resources...
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Dave takes a look at 3 separate Ixalan Drafts in the lead up to the Limited...
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Today Sam Rolph teams up with housemate and streamer Pete Ward to take on two...
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With limited Grand Prix in Liverpool, Phoenix and Hong Kong this coming weekend...
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Last weekend, Magic the Gathering National Champions were crowned the world...
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Welcome to another edition of Snop Keep, in which we go through a number of...
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Welsh National Champion Sam Rolph reports on a successful...
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This weekend Irish Nationals made its return and to say I was excited would be...
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Welcome back to Resource Management, my series examining the various resources...
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With the final round of Nationals just a few days away Dave runs us through a...
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This coming weekend Firestorm Games in Cardiff are hosting a veritable festival...
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Over the last few seasons I have been slightly disenchanted by Standard and...
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Welcome back to Fighting the Format, the series in which I lay down the...
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Modern as a format has gotten a lot better recently and is considered by many...
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This weekend saw our first standard tournament with Ixalan in the mix, and just...
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Rotation has brought us a a new, exciting, and seemingly varied format. Today...
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Getting better at Magic means always asking questions. More than just what the...
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Modern makes its return to the Pro Tour next year and is the format of choice...
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Taking a step back from my comfort zone (talking about modern, modern and only...
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Sam gives us a run down on his BG Dinosaur deck with which he has already had...
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With Ixalan Standard upon us Dave takes a look at one of the options; Temur...
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Ixalan is here, grab yer pirate hats ‘n’ yer dino saddles ‘n’ get ready...
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It has been over a year ago since the modern all-star Splinter Twin was banned...
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If you’re not excited about the prerelease, you’re doing it...
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Hello, and welcome back to Resource Mana- wait, hold on. This isn’t one of...
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Just when you thought that every option in Modern had been explored, Zac Elsik,...
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Spoiler season, or as I like to call it: Nerd Christmas, is upon us again and...
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Today Sam takes Red White Vehicles through a Standard League. [avatar...
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Today Dave takes us through a Modern Cube draft on Magic Online... [avatar...
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Last night, bleary eyed in my hotel room after a long day of work, I checked...
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Today Sam demonstrates the Modern UR Breach deck. [avatar user="Sam...
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Nationals are fast approaching and the recent GPs showing standard as a healthy...
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Welcome back to Resource Management, my series examining the various resources...
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Modern is a fascinating format. It amazes me how the metagame can change so...
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Somehow, it’s spoiler season again. This time, I don’t think we’re as...
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Today Sam talks about Grand Prix Metz and the limited format. [avatar...
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Today I have a bit of an interesting deck to go through, and one that is not...
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I’m going to start this off by admitting that my Grand Prix Birmingham did...
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Since this is my first piece on this site I should do a little bit of an...
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Travelling back from the RPTQ this last weekend, I had time to reflect. I...
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Modern has become one of the strongest an most interesting formats in recent...
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Welcome back to Fighting the Format, the series in which I lay down the...
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Today Sam talks about how is RPTQ went and why. [avatar user="Sam Rolph"...
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Playing Affinity at the Grand Prix in Birmingham was a fantastic decision....
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I have recently changed jobs and due to various factors, it has taken a vast...
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Welcome back to Resource Management, my series examining the various resources...
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Welcome back old friend. Pack Rat is one of those cards players either love or...
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With Pro Tour Hour of Devastation in the books and the standard format...
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The definition of insanity. ‘Doing the same thing over and over and...
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Draft is by far the best format. It is exceptionally skill testing. Depending...
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It’s no secret – I’m in love with Lava Spike. It’s just good,...
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With Grand Prix Birmingham fast approaching, it’s important that anyone...
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Welcome back to Resource Management, my series examining the various resources...
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Welcome back to Fighting the Format, the series in which I lay down the...
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So Mono Red dominated the Pro Tour! Not the first time a Red based aggro deck...
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The dust has settled, the title has been claimed – Paulo Vitor Damo Da Rosa...
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This week I shall go over my sideboard guide for Grixis Death Shadow using my...
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When preparing for a large modern tournament, I approach my deck choice very...
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Magic is a very complicated game. It bears similarities to poker, with a focus...
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Over the past couple of days I've been playing the new standard God-Pharaoh's...
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With less that one month until Grand Prix Birmingham it is time to start...
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Welcome to another edition of Snop Keep, in which we go through a number of...
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Hour of Devastation has arrived, and with it so has Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh,...
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Hello everyone, today I am going to talk about my favourite format:...
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So I’m back again with the latest tips on beating the hate with Dredge....
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What even is ‘playing in the zone’? It is often referred to as...
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Welcome to another edition of Deck of the Week, this time we are talking about...
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Sideboarding is Magic’s darkest art, and in a format like Modern, where a...
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My Modern PPTQ season was cut short on the first weekend when I won in Witney...
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I’m Dylan, the newest member of Team Troll Traders, and I’m...
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Hey, I'm Sam Rolph, a mid level grinder from Cardiff and one the three team...
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Release weekend has been and gone. The results of the first major Standard...
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With the upcoming Pro Tour Kyoto to prepare for and in the knowledge I was...
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Claim//Fame was one of the cards that was spoiled from Hour of Devastation that...
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Abzan creature-based combo has always been a force in modern, from Birthing Pod...
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Anyone that has knows me knows that I am a dredge player in Modern. Last year...
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Come one, come all! Gather round as I introduce a new article series: In...
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“What a treacherous thing to believe that a person is more than a...
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Smallpox was thought to have been eradicated in 1979 but it is making a...
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As Grand Prix Birmingham is just around the corner, today I would like to talk...
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A quick glance at the Hour of Devastation spoiler doesn't reveal any obvious...
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Hour of Devastation is just round the corner – Magic’s latest and greatest...
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Hi again everyone, let me introduce you to Snop Keep, a semi-regular article...
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Once again, wizards have shaken up the standard format with the recent banning...
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I’ve been playing a lot of modern recently, and unsurprisingly i have...
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It's possible to do everything correctly in a game of Magic and still lose....
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Magic players love calling for bans. Magic players love complaining about bans....
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Hello everyone! Today I'm going to talk about one of my favourite...
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Spoiler season is not just exciting but revealing: what type of card grabs your...
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Following the banning of Aetherworks Marvel a few weeks ago, the format has...
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With the doors about to open on a new set and a new Standard, a number of cards...
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Historically, professional and competitive level magic players have always...
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The Final Hours are upon us. Nicol Bolas has returned to claim Amonkhet, and...
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Hi everyone, I’d like to introduce myself, I am George Worsnop, some of you...
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Like many magic players all over the world, I spend most of my weekends...
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Disruptive strategies have long been a feature of eternal formats, be it Death...
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After wracking my brain around the spoilers and playing a few limited events I...
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On July 31st, the greatest Magic players in the world will gather in Vancouver,...
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Hello and welcome to my first article for TrollTraderCards.com With the...
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I cant remember the number of times I've tried to trade with people only to be...
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Last week I took a Selesnya Guildmage, and with my final Modern Masters 2015...
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Splinter Twin decks are a mainstay of the Modern format. Despite the meta being...
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Welcome to my tournament report from GP Utrecht. As this is my first report...
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The sideboard. It’s one of the most important parts of a Magic deck. But...
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After last weeks pack resulted in taking Air Servant, I thought it would be...
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There really is no worse feeling than buying some new cards, only to see them...
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When first getting into Magic, we all tend to play on kitchen tables with a...
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Hey everyone, welcome to the first in a new series of articles exploring a...
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Date March 24, 2020
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Well, my plans to continue the pieces on RIX spoilers got quashed. Welcome to...
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