The 12 Best Set Boosters You Can Buy
In Mark Rosewater’s article that introduced the Set booster, his question was: “How does one make opening a booster more fun?” Let’s see if the Set boosters lived up to their promise.
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Everything You Need to Know About Targeting in Magic
If you play Magic long enough, you’ll end up in an argument with someone at your LGS over the concept of targeting. What counts as targeting? What’s “failing to find?” What about any target?
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Opinion: Magic’s New Commander Power Brackets Are a GOOD Thing— Here’s Why
Wizards of the Coast announced they would be taking over management of Commander. This announcement came with the outline of a four-tier bracket idea designed to be “a more objective approach to deck power level” than the current 1-10 deck level...
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Miracle Worker Upgrade Guide: 15 Easy Changes You Can Make
The Miracle Worker EDH precon is one of the most out-of-the-box focused precons I’ve seen in a while. The two strands of the deck, which we expect from precons, aren’t so very far apart in their focuses. Even without Aminatou, Veil Piercer on the...
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Jump Scare! Upgrade Guide: 20 Easy Changes You Can Make
The typical double focus of a Commander precon these days is pretty easy to spot in this one, as it’s right there in the face commander, Zimone, Mystery Unraveler. This human wizard’s landfall ability wants you to drop lands to get value...
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All 12 Outlast Cards in Magic Ranked
“Outlast has the problem where the cards look worse than they actually are,” wrote Mark Rosewater of the unpopular Khans of Tarkir mechanic. Maybe these cards are more useful than you remember?
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Battle Cry in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Battle cry, while relatively low powered, transcends Limited play and has some interesting applications in Constructed formats, especially Commander. Its potential includes a certain Neon Dynasty commander that’s broken into the top 10 most...
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Support in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards
Support’s easy enough to understand. It’s an older mechanic that might have some cool synergies if you’re brewing decks with flicker and counters in mind.
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The 10 Best Red Enchantment Removal Cards in Magic Ranked
Killing enchantments is, by design, outside of red’s wheelhouse. But sometimes you’re brewing with your favorite mono-red commander and you really want answers you shouldn’t have, or you’re at least curious about this forbidden...
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The Tap for Tea Mythic Box: Is it Worth It
There are a host of Magic-related subscription loot boxes out there, and in my explorations of them, I’ve seen quite a few that bring the fun of surprise and a decent amount of value. None is as unique as the boxes from Tap For Tea.
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Zur, Eternal Schemer Enchantment Commander Deck Guide
Anything that feels like breaking the rules in MTG is exciting, even if permission to break the rules is just right there in the rules of the card, so it’s no longer really breaking anything. It’s part of the fun of a game that lets us do magical...
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Imprint in MTG: Rules, History, and FAQ
Imprint is the complicated older cousin of cipher, which is itself a pretty complicated mechanic. It’s one of Mark Rosewater’s “all-time favorite mechanics,” but it has thus far topped out at a couple dozen cards, which means its overall...
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