What counts as “janky” in MTG? Looking at the origins of the word in African American slang, most dictionary etymologies guess it’s a version of “junky” from the ‘80s, but an interesting deeper dive suggests it might have started as a version of...
Read moreOrzhov enchantments are often role-players in specific decks. These cards may have slipped past your notice before now, but today is the day to find a hidden gem for your black and white deck!
Read moreIf you’ve played a Lightning Draft at a MagicCon, you might have an idea of what to expect if you go for Pick-Two Draft on Arena. It’s a relatively simple Draft variant compared to things like Winchester Draft or other alternative formats...
Read moreDropping a key combo piece or even a critical mass of creatures for a lethal crack back on an opponent’s end step, when sorcery speed interactions are no longer possible, can be huge. That’s what a flash enabler can do for you.
Read moreWard became evergreen from the moment it hit Magic, and while it’s used maybe a bit too often these days, it’s a great alternative to the obnoxious protection abilities of the past.
Read moreBlack decks have a penchant for big mana plays and artifacts, which makes black mana rocks a perfect fit for the color.
Read moreAlthough you can often find decent build-around rare commanders for cheap, there’s something extra fun about taking an uncommon legend and sitting across the table from a pile of mythic rares.
Read moreGreen does a great job with banger low rarity cards, from commons like. But it also has a lot of power at mythic rare, making it a pretty versatile color that’s one of the easier for new player to understand.
Read moreAlthough card draw is theoretically only a secondary part of black’s color pie, there are enough powerful black card draw effects to make it into your Commander deck. Let’s delve into the dark depths of black card draw and find the missing...
Read moreRed has the worst card draw of any color. The other four have creatures that enter and draw a card, or have card draw as a passive effect, or have an activated card drawing ability. But red? No dice.
Read moreMarvel Super Heroes gives us an MTG version of traditional comic book power-ups, and the design is slick. Let’s see how it works!
Read moreTalk a walk on the spiritual side with the spookiest commanders this side of the afterlife.
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