Justin Clouse Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Magic Origins: Designing the Swan Song of Core Sets

Over the last weekend, many of you were probably cracking prerelease boxes of Magic Origins. I ended up judging way more events than ...

By Justin Clouse Legacy AuthorJuly 17, 2015

Gallery of the Day

8 Cards To Always Pick In Hearthstone Arena

Not going to lie, I play a lot of Hearthstone. While most games involve a pretty deep investment, it’s hard to resist how ...

By Justin Clouse Legacy AuthorJuly 10, 2015

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Does This Magic Origins Preview Card Mean the Return of Elves?

For many Magic fans, tribal decks are some of their favorite to build and play with. Some folks even go so far to ...

By Justin Clouse Legacy AuthorJune 17, 2015

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We Invented the BBQ Draft, Then We Did it With Modern Masters

A few weeks ago the Escapist Staff gathered round our streaming room table to take part in what our Twitch chat has now ...

By Justin Clouse Legacy AuthorJune 12, 2015

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Spotting a Fake

Over the past couple months there’s been a lot of talk in the Magic community about fake cards, specifically some high quality Chinese ...

By Justin Clouse Legacy AuthorMay 15, 2015

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Modern Masters 2015 Draft Themes

I was a big fan of the original Modern Masters as a draft format. With such a big selection of card, spanning a ...

By Justin Clouse Legacy AuthorMay 8, 2015

Gallery of the Day

8 Gratuitously Awesome Star Wars Starships

While Jedi and discussions about lightsaber crossguards have come to dominate much of Star Wars as of late, let’s put the Star back ...

By Justin Clouse Legacy AuthorMay 4, 2015

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From the Binder – Jinxed Choker

Today I thought I’d do something a little goofy. Instead of looking at Top 8 lists and examining what cards are seeing the ...

By Justin Clouse Legacy AuthorApril 24, 2015

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What to Splash in Splinter Twin

Lately, I’ve been playing a lot of [mtg_card=Spinter Twin]s. After [mtg_card=Treasure Cruise] and [mtg_card=Dig Through Time] got the axe in Modern, [mtg_card=Splinter Twin] ...

By Justin Clouse Legacy AuthorApril 17, 2015

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Dragons at Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir

Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir is nearly upon us. Coverage has already started and goes all weekend. Also, StarCityGames is running their State ...

By Justin Clouse Legacy AuthorApril 10, 2015

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Accidentally Revealing Cards – Sportsmanship

Today I wanted to start a series of articles discussing the various issues of sportsmanship, faux pas, and other such situations that we ...

By Justin Clouse Legacy AuthorApril 3, 2015

Reviews

Pillars of Eternity Review – More Than Homage

Developed by Obsidian Entertainment. Published by Paradox Interactive. March 26, 2015. Available on PC, OSX, Linux. Reviewed on PC. Review copy provided by ...

By Justin Clouse Legacy AuthorMarch 26, 2015

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