Red 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 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 moreGhost movies are, for me, the scariest subgenre of horror. At the same time, ghosts are the least scary import from horror into the fantasy genre of all the monsters. Maybe it’s because a haunting is most scary when you’re alone, and that can’t...
Read moreFoundations looks like one of Magic’s more powerful core sets I can remember, and Foundations Jumpstart has a much wider selection of powerful commanders than is typical for recent Jumpstart sets. Is there a new banger like Allosaurus...
Read moreIn 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.
Read moreIf 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?
Read moreWizards 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...
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreThe 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...
Read more“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?
Read moreBattle 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...
Read moreSupport’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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