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Budget Bear Deck Claws to 5-5 in New Standard
A $100 tribal build built around Beorn the Fierce outperforms expectations in early Hobbit Standard testing.
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Legacy Metagame Reshapes After Fantasticar Ban
Dimir Tempo leads in volume but D&T claims the win rate crown in the first post-ban week, with 233 MTGO lists and a 51-player paper event charting the new territory.
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Magic Design Chief Dismisses 100-Card Standard Format Shift
The lead designer says one-on-one traditional play still dominates and warns a deck-size overhaul would force designers to unlearn three decades of balance data.
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Hobbit Commander Cards Spark Triple-Digit Price Surges
Prime Speaker Vannifar and Knucklebone Witch multiply in value as The Hobbit set reshapes deckbuilding demand.
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Hobbit Commander Brews Fill Precon Gap With Dual-Format Decklists
Four commanders each get a Tolkien-purist and a $50 budget build as players seek Hobbit-themed options after set launch without official preconstructed decks.
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Legacy Weekly: Dimir Tempo Leads as Hobbit Cards Enter Fray
Weekly attendance climbs to 46 players; Dyer examines whether August 10th calls for format intervention.
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Brewer's Kitchen Chases Zero-Mana Loops in New MTG Build
A Semblance Anvil engine and spellbook drafting fuel an elaborate combo attempt that the creator calls a 'dumpster fire.'
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Star Trek Welcome Decks Surface with Commons, Uncommons
Five welcome decks reveal new cards spanning the main set and commander release for the upcoming Magic: The Gathering crossover.
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Standard Deck Aims for Exact 10 Life, Then Strikes
A janky win condition built around Hidetsugu's Second Rite gets tested in the latest Meme or Dream? episode for Magic: The Gathering's Standard format.
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