18,000 Words: Poker Face’s Guide to Everything Constructed, Darksteel Edition

I’m tired of people giving diluted, hackneyed set reviews every time there’s a new release. A lot of players try rating cards in both Limited and Constructed, but it ends up diluting their valuations. Others attempt to rate each and every card in the set. My approach is more holistic: I have no ratings at all. Instead, I’m going to talk about the cards that will see Constructed play (sorry guys, no Limited strategy here), or that have potential to see Constructed play in the not-too-distant future. I’m gonna throw out some thoughts and ideas, and I’d like to hear what you have to say about these cards!

Back in the usenet days, I used to go by the name Poker Face. If you go to the Google newsgroup archives, you can find plenty of articles written by…

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