Booster packs of Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) feel just about as lawless as the actual Wild West plane of villains itself. Play boosters are already new enough as it is, but OTJ boosters have so much going on. There’s “The Big Score”...
Read moreToday we’re pointing at everyone but ourselves, casting suspicion on our opponents and goading them into combat. Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser’s slinging blame left and right, so good luck blocking, opponents!
Read moreKaladesh was a fairly innovative Magic set. We’d seen artifact sets before, but Kaladesh’s mechanics made it feel distinct. It was a golden world full of invention and energy, and finally solidified how vehicles fit into Magic’s framework. Aether...
Read moreAntiquities is a puzzling set to look at through the lens of 30 years of Magic, with its emphasis on artifacts over other permanents and the strange ways in which different colors interacted with that card type. It’s also home to some all-timer...
Read moreAs a wise man once said: “If you’re not first, you’re last.” Sure, being the first at something is great, but Ricky Bobby’s dad didn’t seem to grasp that there’s merit in being second, too. Case in point: Limited Edition Beta, Magic’s second ever...
Read moreThe return of investigate in Murders at Karlov Manor lead to an entire Commander precon centered around Clue tokens. Morska, the commander of this deck, is actually a fairly open-ended legend, with a bunch of different directions you can take...
Read morePower creep’s a force to be reckoned with in Magic, pushing the boundaries of what Magic cards can do and how strong they are relative to the cards that came before them. It’s a natural part of any game that creates new game objects over time...
Read moreIconic Masters isn’t a bad set by any means; it was just poorly marketed. This Masters set seemed to promise some of Magic’s most, you know, iconic cards in an all-reprint set, but that “promise” was only half-delivered. Or perhaps never actually...
Read moreRepresenting from the Universes Beyond Fallout Commander decks we’ve got Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ with the sickest beats this side of post-apocalyptic America. Our resident disc jockey’s bringing you some enchanting tunes, courtesy of auras the...
Read moreMagic Origins focused on the simple designs and toned-down complexity players expected from the summer set, and experimented in a few areas foreign to the typical Core Set. From an emphasis on story elements to the introduction of new mechanics...
Read moreThe Fallout Commander line-up is here as the latest Universes Beyond crossover, and it’s all contained within a handful of Commander decks. As usual, we have the ins and outs for each deck, complete with reprint evaluation, individual deck...
Read moreGreek mythology is so entwined in pop culture and fantasy that it makes perfect sense Magic would eventually dip its toes in the deep well of ancient Greek lore. To be fair it had already been doing this well before Theros, with plenty of...
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