So many commanders are value engines that snowball out of control, and they require their players to jump through hoops to reach that point. Some Commander games feel like four players playing their own mini-games until the table itself collapses...
Read moreEnergy quickly became the most popular deck in the Modern meta following the ban of Nadu, Winged Wisdom. In other words, Energy is now more dominant than Eldrazi, Scam, Twin, Pod, or BBE Jund ever were, and by nearly 5%.
Read moreWe all love to show off our personal style when playing Magic. Sleeves, deck boxes, and dice all show our friends and foes who we are. But the biggest way to flex on an opponent and show your true colors is through a custom playmat. Something...
Read moreWhile most of MTG Arena gameplay is likely played in the free-to-enter queues for Constructed formats, there are plenty of events that you have to pay for on Arena (often MTGA Drafts but some others too). As with any software package, however...
Read moreCarried by speculation on its potential unbanning in Magic’s Commander format, unplayable 5-color sorcery Coalition Victory’s price has soared by more than 600% in the last couple of weeks, according to MTGStocks.
Read moreCome 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...
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