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1,144The Magic Pro Tour started a quarter century ago. For the first two decades, players could not earn a professional level wage playing Magic as a profession. That all changed in 2019, when a coordinated lobbying campaign, among other things, convinced Wizards to pay Magic pros a real salary. Two years later, Wizards has announced the end of Magic as a profession. Did #PaythePros kill the Pro Tour?
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1,235It’s Friday! It’s time for SoTP. Joshua is busy this week, so Pete is filling in. Wizards is banning lots of cards in lots of formats – will it bring back players? Wizards probably released a new product this week (happens every week, right?) and we have PT results. All this, plus the usual SoTP stuff, is just a click away.
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3,219Hi. Remember me? I used to write State of the Program, about MTGO, before I passed it on to Joshua. Apparently, I can't stay away. This time out, I am grading MTG Arena on several criteria - appearance, performance, economy, matchmaking - etc. etc. This article is a mix of praise, criticism, snark, and statistics; and is almost 4k words long. And it is all just a click away.
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4,598Pete's back. Sort of. I'm enjoying the break from weekly articles, but I am still interested in Magic and the Magic community. I am still playing – mainly Arena, but I will also be at FNM this evening. And I’m here today because Josh is sick, and I can fill in. But mainly I want to talk about Organized Play - or the lack thereof.
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5,716Its Friday! It's Pete's last State of the Program, at least for now. Pete talks about having written a weekly column for 20 years and looks back over those decades. He recounts the changes, the disasters, his favorite events and what he would change if he had a time machine. This isn't goodbye, but this is Pete's last SotP, at least for now.
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6,315It's Friday! You should be playing War of the Spark. It's here. And watching the Mythic Championship. In between all that, read this here article. It's got lots of news, prices, deck tech and Pete spends some time looking at the free-to-play side of MTG Arena. That's all just a click away.
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4,637It's Friday! War of the Spark isn't here, yet, but it is coming. To kill time, Pete recaps the five greatest innovations in Magic tournaments - something to read while we wait for War. We also have some major spoilers to the War of the Spark story, plus all the usual news, prices, deck tech and more - all just a click away.
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3,448It's Friday! War of the Spark is coming. The Planeswalker deathmatch bracket has been announced. Wizards has also done a postmortem on the Mythic Invitational: viewership was amazing, everything else was great, except for the format. That will change. Also - digital decklists at MagicFests! All that, plus news, prices, deck tech and more, all just a click away.
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3,932It's Friday! The Mythic Invitational is in the books - congrats Andrea! Dual Standard is done, and we are back to real formats for the foreseeable future. That future is full of Planeswalkers: War of the Spark trailers and previews are out. It looks good. So do prices, deck tech and all the usual items - plus Pete looks at the compromises Wizards made to make the Invitational coverage so good. It's all just a click away.
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2,341It's Friday! The Mythic Invitational is underway. The set looks pretty nice, and the event seems to be running fairly smoothly. On the flip side, dual Standard does not look to be an inviting format. Still, Wizards seems to have moved coverage up another notch. Pete looks at the coverage throughout Magic history, from The Dojo on. That, plus all the usual news, prices, deck tech and more, all just a click away!
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2,999It's Friday! It's time for Magic! We can continue to Loot Faithlessly, and people did so - a lot - at both GPs last weekend. MTGO is getting the London mulligan, and Arena is getting bling. More on that, plus news, ices, deck tech and more comparisons of Arena and MTGO, all just a click away.
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3,423It's Friday! It's time to play some Magic! We have all the news, deck tech, prices and everything in a typical SotP, plus Pete does a rigorous, scientific test to compare MTGO and MTG Arena. At least, part one - a rigorous test involves a large sample size, so Pete will be playing a lot more matches on both platforms. But the preliminary data is just a click away.
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2,402It's Friday! Wizards has announced a set made up entirely of cards that are not Modern legal - but which will be without first becoming Standard legal. It's half new cards, half old reprints, and altogether cool. What might we find? Pete speculates - and then goes off the deep end on a Dilu Horse. Plus news, prices, deck tech and more, all just a click away.
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2,722It's Friday! The first Mythic Championship is in the books - and it looked a lot like a Pro Tour. On the plus side, the formats were really good, and the Champion played like one. in other news - Wizards will be testing a new mulligan rule. I like it. Also, news, deck tech, prices and all the usual goodness - all just a click away.
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2,340It's Friday! The Mythic Championship will be live when this article goes live - so read this between rounds. We have news, deck tech, prices, and the usual stuff, plus Pete looks at how Pro Tour / Mythic Championship qualification has changed over the years. Also, more news. It's all just a click away.
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3,230It's Friday! Wizards is pushing Arena, while appearing to be confused about paper Magic, events and MTGO. So what else is new? More seriously - we have news, deck tech, prices and more. Also, Pete talks about burnout and Arena. It's all just a click away.
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3,357It's Friday! It's no longer -30 F, so Pete can take the gloves off and actually write. We actually have news, deck tech, prices and a long opinion section this week. Pete talks about Wizards' decision to stop doing text coverage, and the overall uncertainty about the future of organized play. Pete can tell you why, if not what - and that why is just a click away. Why not?
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2,568It's Friday! We have a ton of news - not all of it good. Also, the temperature is rising. It was -34 here last night, and that's stupid cold. But the article is warm, so click already.
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2,173It's Friday! Ravnica Allegiance is here (and I have finally learned how to spell Allegiance.) Go play some RNA! In other news, MTG Arena has solved the fifth card problem - sort of - and I found time to actually spend some time on the new client. Reactions in the Opinion Section - plus news, prices and more in the other sections. It's all just a click away.
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2,602It's Friday! It's almost time for the prerelease - just a week away. Previews are everywhere. Beyond that, we have news, prices, deck tech and more - plus Pete lists the top three things that confuse him about MTG Arena. It's a new year, but like in past years, that stuff is all just a click away.
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1,953It's Friday! 2019! Not much news, but plenty of prices and deck techs to keep you going. We have a new set just around the corner, plus GP level Modern being played this weekend. Pete talks about what parts of Wizards recent pronouncements you can, and cannot, trust. All that is just a click away.
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2,782It's Friday! Ravnica Allegiance information is trickling out. Wizards ran a large tournament on MTG Arena. It pretty much worked. Prices have stabilized, and that's pretty much it. Wizards doesn't publish much over the holidays, and no large events happen. And Pete hides out in the depths of the UP, watching the snow on pine trees and celebrating the holidays. Hope you are enjoying yours!
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2,635It's Friday! Wizards has made it clear that MTGO is not going away. Arena, though, is having some teething problems. All that, plus news, prices, deck tech and more, all just a click away.
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2,512It's Friday! I finished an article! Sorry - life has been hectic, but I had to find time to talk about the big E-Sports announcement. This weeks article is just that - the eSports announcement and my reaction to it. Regular SoTP content will be back next week. This week is a massive Opinion Section - and it's just a click away.
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4,719It's Friday. Adrian Sullivan won GP Milwaukee, taking Jeskai Control to win in a Top 8 that looked quite different than the Pro Tour a week before. Prices are climbing again, and we have the entire list of Ultimate Masters. Plus prices, deck tech and a bit of news - just a bit, because this is Thanksgiving week in the US. Those of us here were eating, and are still in a food coma. But click away!
