Joshua Vanderwall Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Previewing Magic 2013

Wizards of the Coast has teamed up with Stainless Games to put out Duels of the Planeswalkers, a digital version of Magic, previously ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorJune 20, 2012

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Finer Points Part Three

In case you missed the original Finer Points articles where we discussed the Stack and State-Based Actions, you can check them out here ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorJune 13, 2012

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Defying Delver

Prior to Avacyn Restored, [mtg_card=Delver of Secrets] was dominating Standard, with Top-8 showings in virtually every tournament and frequent first-place finishes. Early in ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorJune 6, 2012

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Chasing Planes

Back in 2009, Wizards released Planechase, a new-at-the-time multiplayer format for Magic: the Gathering. On June 1, 2012, we’ll be seeing the latest ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorMay 30, 2012

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Withholding Information

During the course of a normal turn in a game of Magic, you’re going to play a Land, cast a spell, and likely ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorMay 23, 2012

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Extending Miracle Control to Standard

Last week we looked at a Block Constructed deck based on the new mechanic, Soulbond. This week, I’d like to look at some ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorMay 16, 2012

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Soulbond – The Buddy System

I’d like to take a break from the play-by-play reports from the last couple of weeks to foray into the Soulbond mechanic and ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorMay 9, 2012

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Limited Play – Avacyn Restored

With the launch of Avacyn Restored looming, last weekend was full of Pre-Release events with Sci-Fi Genre, our local game store here in ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorMay 2, 2012

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EDH With The Escapist

In celebration of Kross‘ birthday on Monday, we here at The Escapist office gathered up six players for a game of Commander and ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorApril 25, 2012

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Exploring Block Constructed

As the name suggests, in Block Constructed you only have access to cards from the namesake Block, in this case Innistrad. As such, ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorApril 18, 2012

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Avacyn Unveiled

Prior to the horror trope infused tales surrounding Innistrad, I admit that I was less than keen to keep up with the goings ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorApril 11, 2012

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Control

Back in December we discussed the Aggro archetype, which ultimately seeks to deal 20 damage as fast as possible. With the current trends ...

By Joshua Vanderwall Legacy AuthorApril 4, 2012

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