The slime we used to make in school is a lot safer than slimes and oozes in Magic, which are a lot more sinister than our classroom science experiments. Magic’s oozes have huge appetites, and they’ll eat anything on the battlefield or in the...
Read moreGiven that turtles are often a cameo creature in most sets and never a typal focus, it took a long time for us to get enough to take a look at all the possible turtle commanders. But now… cowabunga.
Read moreBats in Magic have often been linked with vampires, but given the lack of humanoids in the Bloomburrow Magic set, there’s a little bit more distance between them. Not much, though: Orzhov remains the main home for our favorite flying mammals.
Read moreThe Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set comes with its own designer booster “Pizza Bundle” to whet the appetites of those TMNT and Magic fans that want something extra but don’t want to extend into booster box territory.
Read moreOverload in Magic usually gives you an advantage for paying its alternate cost. I’ve got the full complement of overload cards here for you, but be sure to consume them at your own pace.
Read moreSamurai are heavily tied to the plane of Kamigawa, though they’ve appeared in other sets here and there. If you’ve seen Yojimbo, you get the idea of what most of these commanders go for: They like to attack alone, for they do not fear death.
Read moreNissa Revane is one of Magic’s longest running planeswalkers. Nissa planeswalkers have a very cohesive mechanical identity built around lands, which you’d expect from an elf with green magic.
Read moreParents: Get your kids some books. Or an e-reader. Or a library card. Just get your kids reading, because it’s the easiest way to transport them to other worlds without leaving home. How else would I have learned the word “spelunking” as a...
Read moreAjani has often played the role of a mentor in Magic, both in the story and to newer players. He has had a couple planeswalker decks, and his cards tend to be rather straight-forward payoffs for lifegain or go-wide decks, two archetypes that...
Read moreTreefolk commanders aren’t the most powerful, but I dare say that they bring a lot of fun to the right Commander pod. After all, every table needs someone to represent the interests of nature, so why not you?
Read moreMagic’s history is full of experiments and mechanics that haven’t returned much since they were introduced. Cipher is a pet favorite of mine, and the arcane spell type associated with spirits is another weird relic from the past. Magic players...
Read moreEach color and most color combinations have their own planeswalkers, and they each do different things depending on the characters they represent and what their colors can do. Gruul planeswalkers are typically aggressive, but which are the best...
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