The last three Universes Beyond sets have pulled artwork from their respective source materials to generate bonus sheets, but for Avatar: The Last Airbender, we get… screenshots? I guess it’s more colorful and more complete than storyboard...
Read moreHydras in Magic may not have much legendary representation, but they’re still an iconic creature type. If you’re up against a hydra deck, you know you’re facing some X spells and some +1/+1 counter strategies.
Read moreCats have been in Magic since forever, so it make sense that they have some of the most synergistic lords among the second-tier creature types.
Read moreNot every creature type gets their fair share of lords, but I think that it’s important that dinosaurs got some. They’re mainly haste enablers and cost reducers, and that’s key considering how many dinosaurs have high mana values and powerful...
Read moreScientists in Magic are a weird bunch. They almost all come from Universes Beyond tie-ins, which makes sense when you consider the flavor of most Magic planes.
Read moreArtifacts have been staple permanents in Magic since the very beginning. Over time, subtypes of artifacts have been introduced to tie together similar abilities and archetypes, and we now have a bunch of artifact types to consider when we build...
Read moreGames are meant to be fun, and Bracket 1 opens up that definition because it ensures that power creep and Game Changers stay far away.
Read moreA few years ago, spiders had next to no lords in Magic. Things sure have changed, haven’t they? Not only do we have more possible lords for spiders, but we have them in more colors, too.
Read moreCommander was imagined as a format for all those pet cards that just don’t have a home elsewhere, and Anti-Venom is the kind of legend that adds something fresh to the format.
Read moreSnow commanders are legendary creatures and other eligible commanders that can serve in the command zone of a deck with snow cards and other snow theming.
Read moreToday, we go deep. Sea creature commanders are usually legends that care about what I’ll call Magic’s sea-dwelling Big Four, or KLOS creatures: kraken, leviathans, octopuses, and serpents. These Big Four have been batched on multiple cards...
Read moreGoblins, dragons, zombies, and vampires all have their lords, but what about angels? There are angel decks across Magic’s history and formats, but we have fewer angel lords than you might expect.
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