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Theros Previews Underway, Prerelease Events Begin October 4 ~ New Account Signup Process Improvements ~ Magic Online Cube Returns September 25 ~ Weekend's Events ~ Products Going Off-Sale in Magic Online Store ~ Event Coverage Decklist Updates ~ Downtime Notes for September 11, 2013

The growth in attendance at Grand Prix around the world demonstrates the ever-increasing appetite for players to have a competitive arena in which to test their skills. With forty-six Grand Prix across twenty-one countries and a variety of formats, this slate of events does just that.

In the end it was a final between Red/Green Slivers and Blue/Black control, a strong contender for the best deck of the format. Italian gentleman Marco Cammilluzzi fought valiantly, but finally it was Russian Anatoly Chuhwichev who rode his Air Servant to victory.

The Community Team took an early lead, and never looked back at the 2013 Magic Online Community Cup – ultimately crushing the Wizards Team 233-201.

1505 players have shown up to battle in Prague. Oh the sweet sound of packs being ripped!

At the end of Day 1 the Community Team has a DOMINANT 93 to 51 point lead against the Wizards Team.

Tune in to Twitch.tv/magic today at 11 a.m. Pacific, 2 p.m. Eastern, to watch the Community play against the Wizards team. In the broadcasting booth are: Brian David-Marshall, Marshall Sutcliffe, Rashad Miller, Graham Stark, and James Turner.

Mark Rosewater reveals a few interesting information about the upcoming set "Theros" in his newest column on the mothership. Find the original article on http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/mm/262 Here is the list:

1631 planeswalkers came to the Bay Area this weekend with hopes of being crowned the champion of Grand Prix Oakland. Only William Huey Jensen remains.

Congratulations to Raymond Tan, Grand Prix Kitakyushu Champion!

1183 Players are gathered in Shin-kan Hall C for 2 days of Magic!

Magic Online will be running Modern Masters drafts every Monday during September!

PAX Prime runs August 30 through September 2, 2013, and is just around the corner! For those of you who have your badges from our friends over at Penny Arcade, here's the low-down on everything you need to know about Magic at the convention.

The Magic Online Community Cup draws near! You've met the challengers. You know the arena. Now it's time to introduce: The Wizards!

The second Duel Decks each year provides an exciting gateway into our new setting—this year it is into Theros, our top-down look at the tropes and concepts of Greek mythology. For that reason, the idea of a Duel Decks which faces Heroes off with Monsters makes perfect sense. Monsters like Polukranos, a terrifying mythic rare Hydra that is something

The upcoming weeks for Magic Online are going to be bigger than ever.

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Magic 2014 Release Events and Championship ~ MOCS Season 8 Finals This Saturday ~ Downtime Notes for August 14, 2013 ~ Extended Downtime Heads-up