Modern Horizons 3 brings with it Kudo, King Among Bears, the ultimate hatebear and only possible commander for a true hatebears Commander deck. What makes a Kudo deck work? Let’s dig into the oppressive hatebear archetype and see for...
Read moreThe guilds of Ravnica may seem like an inseparable part of Magic: The Gathering these days, but that wasn’t always the case! Ravnica: City of Guilds was Magic’s first premier set on Ravnica, a plane completely engulfed in an expansive...
Read moreSeveral online retailers offer bundles you can purchase to complete an entire cycle of cards at once, usually at a discount. Let’s look at the best MTG proxy bundle deals on the web!
Read moreBack in 2013, during Born of the Gods and Journey into Nyx Standard, I had just assembled a cheap pile of jank that I was calling “Junk enchantments” (we wouldn’t learn the word Abzan for another year or so).
Read moreOne of the beautiful things about modern Magic is that the sheer volume of cards means you can build a deck that does just about whatever you want. To that point, many of the most common archetypes are “solved,” in that the most optimal choices...
Read moreThere may exist among you, dear readers, some other old dorks with fond memories of 2012’s Gatecrash and the generally-bad Boros/RW mechanic battalion. For years, we’ve brewed and brewed deck lists in an attempt to slam together a...
Read moreThere have been a few legendary creatures suitable to command a surveil EDH deck, but none have pushed the limits so much as Mirko, Obsessive Theorist from Murders at Karlov Manor Commander. Mirko’s built-in reanimation means it already...
Read moreWurms have captivated Magic players for years. Since the turn of the century, wurm creatures had solidified their place as the top end of green’s mana curve in intro decks and sealed events, and soon after found themselves buried away inside the...
Read moreThere’s an effortless beauty to a power-2 creature with an enters-the-battlefield effect. From “bears with set’s mechanic” to surprise removal, low-to-the-ground creatures are really what makes Magic tick. Today, we’re running out a horde of...
Read moreGruul decks get a bad rap for being simple, combat-based “turn ‘em sideways” decks. Anzrag, the Quake-Mole, while not necessarily breaking this mold, does suddenly force the player to consider the sequence of their attacks and plan for an...
Read moreRakdos, Lord of Riots is the Demon-King of the Ravnican guild of the same name. He is a violent megalomaniac hellbent (epic reference to Ravnica: City of Guilds, Jeff, great job) on the hedonistic existence of the never-ending party.
Read moreMany, but not all of Magic: The Gathering’s casual and competitive formats allow players to use a sideboard alongside their decks. This separate collection of 15 cards often makes the difference in the outcomes of best-of 3 matches, and knowing...
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