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Posts from the ‘Return to Ravnica Block’ Category

22
Jan

News: Gatecrash Intro Pack Decklists Unveiled!

Yesterday we were given a treat on the mothership when the entire set of Gatecrash was spoiled, and today there’s even more good news. That’s right, the deck lists for the five new Intro Packs are up!

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14
Jan

News: Gatecrash Event Decks Revealed!

Don’t look now, but there’s another treat for us on the mothership this morning. That’s right, the Event Decks have been announced, and fans of two guilds in particular are going to be especially happy.

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4
Jan

News: Gatecrash Intro Packs Revealed!

Just a quick note here- yesterday the mothership posted the five upcoming Intro Packs for Gatecrash!

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14
Dec

Reads: Meddling Rakdos Raid

At last, the cycle is complete! With a retooling of the Rakdos Raid Intro Pack over on Gathering Magic, all five Return to Ravnica guilds have had their time to shine!

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30
Nov

Reads: Meddling Golgari Growth

Happy Friday, folks, and welcome to the last day of Golgari Theme Week! That means I’m back with another Return to Ravnica Intro Pack Meddling over at Gathering Magic.

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1
Nov

Return to Ravnica: Wrack and Rage Review (Part 2 of 2)

It’s back to the table for our last visit to Return to Ravnica- at least until next year’s Preconstructed Deck Championships! Joining me is Sam, who’s been eager to get her hands on Creep and Conquer. Can she steer the Golgari to the finish, or will the Rakdos pitch a carnival tent stake on her grave?

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30
Oct

Return to Ravnica: Creep and Conquer Review (Part 2 of 2)

The table is set and the tea is brewed, an altogether overly civilised setting for the brutal savagery that’s about to take place. I’m piloting the Golgari and their Creep and Conquer Event Deck, while Jimi’s looking to dance on our graves with the Radkos and Wrack and Rage. Can she burn her way to victory, or will she just end up another body in the fungus pile?

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28
Oct

Return to Ravnica: Wrack and Rage Review (Part 1 of 2)

Inthe long history of Magic: the Gathering, few colour pairings have gone together like chocolate and peanut butter to quite the extent of Red and Black. Indeed, their iconic stature is rivaled perhaps only by White and Blue. This may not be a coincidence- if you plot the game on an axis with control and one side and aggression on the other, looking at colour combinations you tend to find both these two pairs on opposite extremes.

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26
Oct

Return to Ravnica: Creep and Conquer Review (Part 1 of 2)

Moreso than any other preconstructed product in recent memory, the Event Decks have become a lightning rod for attention and criticism amongst the Magic community. To be sure, there isn’t a thing that Wizards could issue that wouldn’t have a Greek chorus of detractors, bemoaning some or other aspect of the release- some of it fairly, some of it not. But perhaps because of the unique intersection that the Event Decks product line inhabits it finds itself much more squarely in the community’s sights.

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16
Oct

Return to Ravnica: Azorius Advance Review (Part 2 of 2)

It’s our final match with Return to Ravnica until next week when the Event Decks get their turn. Today we take the Selesnya to task with Azorius Advance, a White/Blue creature-based deck that looks to stamp its opponents with the force of law through its detain mechanic.

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