Why does everybody pack board wipes in Commander? Are they actually that good, and how many should you run? I’ll answer those questions and break down which board wipes are the best for your deck!
Read moreCreatures are arguably Magic’s most important card type. Formats are defined by the available creatures and the cards that answer them. Most games end in the combat phase, with creatures getting into the red zone and knocking your opponents to...
Read more| Illustration by Eric Deschamps I find Commander precons endlessly fascinating. Many new players are introduced to Magic with them given Commander’s popularity, and it’s easy to pick one up and pop it out of the box. Yet precons are often built...
Read moreThe average player’s most likely to see a UB commander than experience the products anywhere else—after all, the number of eligible commanders from UB products has exceeded 500. A crazy thought, eh? Let’s check out the best of them!
Read moreRed pump spells tend to be cheap and efficient, and they often add haste, double strike, and sometimes even trample as additional enhancement. They’re great to force through extra points of damage in your aggressive decks, and they often score...
Read moreSurely Boros can’t be that bad? How could one misinterpret the color of aggro, of tokens, of equipment? Let’s find out just how well Wizards has constructed their Boros precons.
Read more]The Universes Beyond crossovers have brought many interesting mechanics to Magic. These mechanics are designed to capture the flavor of whatever property MTG is crossing over with.
Read moreLifegain strategies are rarely among the strongest archetypes in the game, but they’re one of its most popular. Some people always try and make Ajani’s Pridemate work, no matter how hostile the format is.
Read moreGrixis has plenty of combos. Not only do combos fit flavorfully within the shard, but they also make good mechanically sense: The color combination of tutors, card draw, and permission has no trouble assembling and defending combos.
Read moreWhile black corners the market in general, find-all tutors, most colors can search for something specific, like blue’s ability to find instants and sorceries. Let’s find the best tutors for your spellslinging brews!
Read moreLike any well-established creature type, zombies have plenty of support pieces and lords. In fact, there are so many zombie lords that you couldn’t possibly fit them all into a single list without unbalancing it, so I’m here to shed some...
Read moreThe EOE prerelease looks like an excellent event to hit up. It’s our first chance to play with the new cards and explore the world ourselves, and a great chance to catch up with the Magic community.
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