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Grand Prix Washington has come and gone.  When all the dust cleared, the familiar decks took most of the top 8 slots and the one deck that was dominating the online PTQs for the last few months took down the whole momma jamma as Brad Nelson (better known as FFFreak) won the GP with good old UW Control.  Does that mean nothing innovative came out of this tournament?  We cannot exactly say that because with 17 Swiss rounds, even the best deck is going to need a lot of luck to make it all the way to the top 8.  In this post, we will run through a few different decklists that managed to catch my eye.  There’s also a video of me playing with Flores’ new deck…

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Hey everyone, KYT here with a quick last-minute update before the beginning of GP Washington.  My good friend, Adam Yurchick, has been unsure of which deck to play and I offered to playtest with him during the last two nights.  We played a LOT of Magic and most of the matches involved one of us playing Mythic, because, as you all must know by now, I think it is THE deck to beat.  Even after our bloodbath sessions, Yurchy is still undecided as to which 75 cards he will be bringing to the battlefield, which again goes to show how pros do not necessary practice what they preach.  Almost everyone waits for last-minute tech.  Pick a deck a week before a tournament?  Who does that?

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When it comes to providing content for this site, I will try to stray away from the approach that I used on previous blogs.  Instead of writing full-length articles, I will try to make many posts that contain smaller nuggets of information.  The site will be more updated more frequently as a result and the momentum of it all will keep me going.  Today’s post features a video of a game I played against Adam Yurchick.  Articles can only say so much.  Seeing a deck in action can bring greater insights.  I hope you guys enjoy!

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