Planeshift was the second expansion to the Invasion block. It was a smaller set that expanded on the core concepts introduced in its predecessor and introduced some key cards and staple effects that we still see in games today.
Read more“Tapping down” opponents’ creatures has always been in blue and white’s wheelhouse, but its usefulness is debatable. It can still be an effective strategy to control the board, especially with the release of Hylda of the Icy Crown. Hylda’s...
Read moreThere’s nothing in all the various fantasy warzones across the Multiverse that quite compares to the thunderous charge of knights beating their way across the battlefield. One of Magic’s newest legendary knight commanders, Sidar Jabari of...
Read moreMTG players yearn for new formats almost daily. Exhausted with Commander or turned off by competitive formats, many have started looking back in time for a new casual, multiplayer Magic experience. The recent return of Planechase oversized cards...
Read moreSome cards can only ever really exist in the Commander format. Their abilities either reference rules that don’t exist outside of the format or just aren’t effective outside of multiplayer formats. But these commanders are a joy to build around...
Read moreGatecrash is the second set in the Return to Ravnica block, preceded by the titular Return to Ravnica, and followed by Dragon’s Maze, the final set in the block. While the original Ravnica block featured four guilds per set, Gatecrash and Return...
Read moreThis wacky format originated back in 2009. Planechase is a supplementary set for multiplayer games of Magic, creating the Planechase format, where players duke it out across a variety of battlefields from across Magic’s story. It consists of four...
Read moreIn case you hadn’t heard, we used to punish people for playing basics in Magic. No, it’s true! There was a time when creatures were regularly given a landwalk ability as a hose for another color.
Read moreThis Lord Xander, the Collector deck wins by milling out your opponents’ libraries or their life via attacks from Xander. You’re looking to copy Lord Xander at least twice so you can swing on the whole pod each turn since its abilities can...
Read moreIf you find yourself huffing and puffing while stowing your Magic gear for transport, it might be time to invest in an MTG carrying case backpack of one kind or another. But which to buy? What are you even looking for in a backpack?
Read moreThe rats in this Karumonix, the Rat King Commander deck aren’t the affectionate type. They’ll sicken your opponents with poison counters all while nibbling at their cards in hand to keep them from executing their own win conditions.
Read morePlagued by a low desirability and over-production, Fallen Empires could be considered a failure of a set. But it introduced some staple mechanics and concepts to Magic players, setting the scene for design space still to come.
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