Joshua Vanderwall Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Magic at Escapist Expo

Last weekend was the inaugural Escapist Expo at the Durham Convention center and the American Tobacco Campus in Durham, North Carolina. Any of ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorSeptember 19, 2012

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Exploring Guild Mechanics

Most set releases introduce one or two new mechanics to the game, such as Innistrad‘s Morbid and Double-faced Cards. Return to Ravnica, however, ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorSeptember 12, 2012

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Of PAXes and Parties

Last weekend was the fabulous PAX Prime in Seattle, where tens of thousands of gamers converged on the Washington State Convention Center to ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorSeptember 5, 2012

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Pop Quiz!

With Return to Ravnica just around the corner, spoiler season is almost upon us. They’ve already revealed a few cards and some new ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorAugust 29, 2012

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Back to Block

If you’ve glanced at DailyMTG.com in the last couple of weeks, you probably know that last weekend saw the inaugural World Magic Cup ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorAugust 22, 2012

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Playing With Pod

In thirty-four articles to date, I have only mentioned [mtg_card=Birthing Pod] in passing a couple of times, and I feel that letting it ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorAugust 15, 2012

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How to Hate

Instead of our customary decklist and discussion, I’d like to do something a bit different this week. I’ve been putting a lot of ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorAugust 8, 2012

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Craterhoof on a Budget

In a continuing trend of talking about Green decks, I’d like to discuss something that’s been floating around my playgroup for the last ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorAugust 1, 2012

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Flickering for Fun and Profit

As it turns out, I’m an absolute sucker for a theme deck. It doesn’t have to be overpowered and it doesn’t need to ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorJuly 25, 2012

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The Best and Worst of Magic 2013

With the Pre-Release last weekend, Magic 2013 is just days away from launch and I’m pretty excited for some of the new spells ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorJuly 11, 2012

Reviews

Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Review

When it comes to introducing new players to Magic: the Gathering, nothing beats one of the annual installments of Stainless Games’ Duels of ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorJuly 3, 2012

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Inside Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

Last week we talked about a number of preview cards which are featured in both Magic 2013 and Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013. ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorJune 27, 2012

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