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article Pro Tour Theros 2013 October 13, 2013

Quarterfinals: The Hero's Quest

    (25) Sam Black (Mono-Blue Devotion) vs. Kentarou Yamamoto (Mono-Black Devotion) Pierre Dagen (Mono-Blue Devotion) vs. Guillaume Wafo-Tapa (Esper Control)   (20) Makihito...

article Pro Tour Theros 2013 October 13, 2013

Quarterfinals: Rade Warning

    Pierre Dagen (Mono-Blue Devotion) vs. Guillaume Wafo-Tapa (Esper Control) (20) Makihito Mihara (Colossal Gruul) vs. Paul Rietzl (Orzhov Midrange)   Jeremy Dezani (Mono-Blue...

article Pro Tour Theros 2013 October 13, 2013

Semifinals: Dastardly Disruption

    (20) Makihito Mihara (Colossal Gruul) vs. Paul Rietzl (Orzhov Midrange) Jeremy Dezani (Mono-Blue Devotion) vs. (20) Makihito Mihara (Colossal Gruul)   (25) Sam Black (Mono-Blue...

article Pro Tour Theros 2013 October 13, 2013

Semifinals: Waves Collide

    Jeremy Dezani (Mono-Blue Devotion) vs. (20) Makihito Mihara (Colossal Gruul) (25) Sam Black (Mono-Blue Devotion) vs. Pierre Dagen (Mono-Blue Devotion)   Pierre Dagen (Mono-Blue...

article Pro Tour Theros 2013 October 13, 2013

Top Standard Decklists

Juan Carlos Abedo Daz ...

article Pro Tour Theros 2013 October 12, 2013

Top 8 Decks of Pro Tour Theros

Jérémy Dezani Mono-blue Devotion ...

article PRO TOUR KHANS OF TARKIR October 12, 2014

ROUND 16 FEATURE MATCH

No. 16 Lee Shi Tian is a name that has been ringing through the halls as of late. He's put up two Pro Tour Top 8s in the last two years, and is known for playing innovative decks. Blue Moon was a...

article May 18, 2013

Day 2 Wrap-up

article PRO TOUR KHANS OF TARKIR October 12, 2014

ROUND 15 FEATURE MATCH

Gregory Orange finished 18th at last Pro Tour in Portland, and he was getting awfully close to improving on that finish here this weekend. But he'd first have to beat 5th-ranked Ivan Floch, who...

article October 11, 2013

Choose Your Weapon

There has been a good deal of press so far this weekend on the impact the Gods have had on the Standard environment, and with good reason. They are the marquee cards of Theros, the foundation of...

article October 11, 2013

Round 14 Feature Match

    Christian Calcano  (Esper Control)  vs. Patrick Chapin  (Orzhov Midrange) Kamiel Cornelissen  (Mono-Red Devotion)  vs. (5) Reid Duke  (Mono-Blue Devotion)    (20) Makihito...

article October 11, 2013

Round 13 Feature Match

    (5) Reid Duke  (Mono-Blue Devotion)  vs. (2) Ben Stark  (Nykthos Red) Christian Calcano  (Esper Control)  vs. Patrick Chapin  (Orzhov Midrange)    Kamiel...

article October 11, 2013

Constructed Archetypes After Day One

One downside with split-format Pro Tours, though it is an amazing skill tester, is that it tends to skew Constructed archetype representation. A deck may appear to be doing well, when it is...

article October 11, 2013

Round 12 Feature Match

    (22) Alexander Hayne  vs. Martin Juza (Draft) (5) Reid Duke  (Mono-Blue Devotion)  vs. (2) Ben Stark  (Nykthos Red)    Christian Calcano  (Esper Control)  vs. Patrick...

article October 12, 2013

Pro Tour First-Timers

In our coverage, you mostly get to read about the well-known players, the Luis Scott-Vargas and Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa level players of the world, the previous Pro Tour and Grand Prix champions,...

article October 12, 2013

Photo Essay: Pro Tour Theros

Devotion is a good word to summarize Pro Tour Theros. Not only has devotion been key for many players in their Standard and Limited decks this weekend, the tournament has also showcased more than...

article October 12, 2013

Round 11 Feature Match

    Kai Budde  vs. Rob Dougherty (Draft) (22) Alexander Hayne  vs. Martin Juza (Draft)    (5) Reid Duke  (Mono-Blue Devotion)  vs. (2) Ben Stark  (Nykthos Red)   No. 22 Ranked...

article October 12, 2013

Sideboarding in Theros Limited

There is perhaps no set of cards in Theros Limited that varies as wildly in value based on context than the cycle of single-color hosers. In many match-ups, cards like Dark...

article October 12, 2013

Expanding and Updating the Pro Tour in 2014

R&D Director Aaron Forsythe and Organized Play Director Helene Bergeot went on the Pro TourTheros stream with Richard Hagon to announce and discuss a number of changes for the competitive play...

article October 12, 2013

Golden Treasures and Forced Pressure

Stay open. Read the signals. Adapt, as there are enough playables to change your colors. These are the refrains we hear from the pros again and again about Theros Limited. But that doesn't mean...

article Pro Tour Theros 2013 October 13, 2013

Feature: Pro Tour Old-Timers

Yesterday morning, 428 players sat down for Round 1 of Pro Tour Theros, the latest event in a long line of tournaments going back all the way to February of 1996. That's right, the Pro Tour has...

article October 12, 2013

Round 9 Feature Match

    Patrick Chapin  (Orzhov Midrange)  vs. Jon Finkel  (Mono-Blue Devotion) Kai Budde  vs. Rob Dougherty (Draft)    22) Alexander Hayne  vs. Martin Juza (Draft)   It has been...

article Pro Tour Theros 2013 October 11, 2013

Round 8 Feature Match

    Kai Budde (Mono-Blue Devotion) vs. Osyp Lebedowicz (Selesnya Aggro) Patrick Chapin (Orzhov Midrange) vs. Jon Finkel (Mono-Blue Devotion)   Kai Budde vs. Rob Dougherty   The...

article Pro Tour Theros 2013 October 11, 2013

Round 7 Feature Match

    (15) Luis Scott-Vargas (Nykthos Red) vs. Paul Rietzl (Orzhov Midrange) Kai Budde (Mono-Blue Devotion) vs. Osyp Lebedowicz (Selesnya Aggro)   Patrick Chapin (Orzhov...

article Pro Tour Theros 2013 October 11, 2013

Round 6 Feature Match

    (25) Sam Black (Mono-Blue Devotion) vs. Olle Råde (Gruul Midrange) (15) Luis Scott-Vargas (Nykthos Red) vs. Paul Rietzl (Orzhov Midrange)   Kai Budde (Mono-Blue Devotion) vs. Osyp...

article Pro Tour Theros 2013 October 11, 2013

Round 5 Feature Match

    Joel Larsson (Dark Skies) vs. Bram Snepvangers (Orzhov Midrange) (25) Sam Black (Mono-Blue Devotion) vs. Olle Råde (Gruul Midrange)   Olle Råde (Gruul Midrange) vs. Sam...

article Pro Tour Theros 2013 October 10, 2013

Round 4 Feature Match

    Christian Calcano vs. Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa Joel Larsson (Dark Skies) vs. Bram Snepvangers (Orzhov Midrange)   (25) Sam Black (Mono-Blue Devotion) vs. Olle Råde (Gruul...

article Pro Tour Theros 2012 October 11, 2013

Round 3 Feature Match

    (5) Reid Duke vs. Jimmy Hartman Christian Calcano vs. Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa   Joel Larsson (Dark Skies) vs. Bram Snepvangers (Orzhov Midrange) "I think I'm the best Theros...

article Pro Tour Theros 2013 October 10, 2013

Round 2 Feature Match

    (5) Reid Duke vs. Jimmy Hartman   Christian Calcano vs. Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa Going into this tournament, Reid Duke is the No. 5 player in the Top 25 Pro Rankings, with a...

article October 9, 2013

Gray Matters

Now that Theros is fully released, including Magic Online (where I play the majority of my Magic). I have found Magic Online to be the best tool with which to help me improve my game over the...

article October 11, 2013

Crossing (Off) the Finish Line

The 2013–14 season on the Pro Tour begins in earnest this weekend as the city of Dublin, Ireland, hosts Pro Tour Theros. It is the first of the four pillars of the season and making the Top 8...

article Pro Tour Theros 2013 October 11, 2013

Three Picks In

Magic has gone through a great deal of variation in its Limited formats over the past year or so. Return to Ravnica block proved to be one of the most difficult, skill-testing Limited...

article Pro Tour Theros 2013 October 11, 2013

Feeling Blue

Early this morning and even yesterday, there was a lot of talk about devotion. Devotion to red, devotion to black, devotion to green, blue, and even white. The biggest story appeared to be the...

article Pro Tour Theros 2013 October 10, 2013

Disqualification in Round 1

During Round 1 of Pro Tour Theros, competitor Gaudenis Vidugiris was disqualified for Unsporting Conduct - Cheating. He was found to have drawn an opening hand of eight cards and then not drawn...

article Pro Tour Theros 2013 October 11, 2013

Pods: Draft 1

Pod Seat Player   1 01 Brunner, Christopher     02 Riffert, Till     03 Martinez, Pablo     04 Nassif,...

article Pro Tour Theros 2013 October 11, 2013

Variations on a Greek Theme

"Be like water." Echoing Bruce Lee, this is the advice from Pro Tour winner Paul Rietzl about the Theros draft format. "I find that my amount of preference for a specific draft archetype is...

article Pro Tour Theros 2013 December 10, 2014

Standard Metagame Breakdown

It's safe to say that Theros has shaken the Standard metagame. Thanks to the powerful devotion mechanic, the field has changed a bit more than was predicted by most of the pros. However, those...

article Pro Tour Theros 2013 October 10, 2013

The Standard Expectations

This weekend, we are getting to witness the inclusion of Theros to Standard for the first time at a Pro Tour. Hundreds of the very best and brightest Magic pros have tested and tuned their decks...

article October 10, 2013

Gods Willing (Theros Standard Guide)

Welcome back to Perilous Research, DailyMTG.com's exclusive Magic Online column. Theros Release Events are in full swing on Magic Online and we're beginning to see the first results from...

article Feature October 6, 2013

Pro Tour Theros Preview

or an excellent Pro Tour, you will need the following ingredients:     Of course, it isn't actually as simple as that. For those of us lucky enough to attend multiple Pro Tours in any...

article October 4, 2013

Pro Tour Theros Coverage Roundtable

Pro Tour Theros is on the horizon and I caught up with some members of the coverage team to see which players they were expecting big things from, which cards from the new set will be shuffled to...