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Some rares have a bad reputation, deemed worthless before they even get a chance. My hopes are to redeem Norin the Wary and show you that he can be a spunky competitor.

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Welcome back, after some delay, to the Pure MTGO Custom Card Contest! In the month of July, our intrepid amateur card designers were challenged with creating a verticle cycle. Want to see what they come up with? Just look inside...

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Unless you've been hiding in a cave or playing WoW (or both!) you've probably heard about Masters Edition for MTGO. Wanna know the contents as well as a breakdown of the cards? Well what a coincidence, I have one right here!

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I'm still trying to climb from 1600 to 1700 and have come very close to that mark thanks to the 4-3-2-2 queues on MTGO. I keep waiting for the wheels to come off and force me to rethink what I have learned. Have I learned any real lessons, or has the small rating bump been a figment of my imagination in regards to learning?

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Taking a cue from last week, Alex shows us the next step in his SpliceRock deck.

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With the new Magic Online only set (Master's Edition) coming out soon. Does this set spell impending doom for the Classic format or is it the adrenaline it needs?

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Users Guide for the MTGO League Export tool. Everything you want to know about it, and more!

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Wizards is letting PureMTGO preview one of the coming Masters Edition cards. This special set will be released online in September, and contains a ton of classic paper cards including... (gotta click to find out.)

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After a first round exit was followed by a win, I was confident in my abilities to draft Time Spiral Block. Little changed after I lost in the finals of draft three, but when will the wheels finally fall off of this little expirement and a force me back to the drawing board? Watch me draft and see where it is going wrong!

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After an extended break, Alex is back with a new deck