Come for a list of the best virtues, have you? Well, there’s temperance, kindness, charity… I hear patience is a virtue too. Oh wait, you’re probably here for the Wilds of Eldraine virtues. Hey, in my defense Humility is a Magic card.
Read moreEach of Ravnica’s 10 guilds has a unique identity that pairs nicely with its color combination. The hedonistic Cult of Rakdos is dedicated to entertaining the demon they worship, putting on circus-like performances with a bit more of an emphasis...
Read moreStephen A. Smith is no stranger to weighing in on drafts, but he was recently asked by to give his take on a very different kind: a Magic: The Gathering draft. Ever the consummate professional, Smith got straight to work analyzing the two Magic...
Read moreWotC is reconsidering its position about having only a single Planeswalker in each premier Magic set, according to MTG Head Designer Mark Rosewater. “We are talking about it,” Rosewater wrote in his blog last Sunday, answering a...
Read moreJudge promos are something of a special card type in Magic. They’re rare, with a very limited amount being produced, and often feature some of the most powerful fan-favorite cards in the entire game.
Read moreIt’s a different take on horror, and as a fan, this stuff gets me excited. I like my scares to be fresh, even if they’ve been locked away in a basement or cursed to stay under the floorboards for generations. Duskmourn has scary and...
Read moreClaiming the two top spots at Magic’s Champions Cup in Shizuoka, Japan, Mono-Black Demons went from an interesting deck to a bona fide Pioneer powerhouse. After beating a field of 259 MTG players, Tomoaki Ogasawara defeated Tasuro Asano...
Read moreThe color red in Magic is designed for one thing in particular: dealing damage. It may do a few other things, but the one thing it can do well in every format in Magic is deal a lot of damage. What if you were to modify that damage in some way...
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 moreOil slick foils are promotional foils for Phyrexia: All Will Be One and have a special deep luster. The arts are all quite dark – thematically, the foiling effect evokes the idea that the cards are coated in glistening oil.
Read morePartner is one of MTG’s most powerful keyword abilities in the EDH format, with partner commanders routinely topping cEDH tournaments and showing the highest conversion rates. Is it too powerful, though?
Read moreWacky does not mean cheap, though: some of the most expensive MB2 cards, including the technically unplayable Alchemy “reprints,” are soaring well over the $200 mark.
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