Shards of Alara was the MTG set that fleshed out and named the allied 3-color combinations as we know them today: Bant, Esper, Grixis, Jund, and Naya. That’s also why these combinations are called “shards”
Read moreThrone of Eldraine introduced Food tokens, which became one of my favorite Limited mechanics. It added so much texture to the format, giving control decks legs against more aggressive decks leveraging Rimrock Knight and other cheap creatures.
Read moreMaybe I’m old, but I remember a time when cards from Magic sets were just Magic cards. No Universes Beyond. No alternate art. Just regular cards, maybe some foil cards, and that was it.
Read moreZacama, Primal Calamity isn’t the most popular dinosaur in EDH; that crown belongs to Gishath, Sun’s Avatar. But for my money, Zacama can be one of the most fun ways to start your dinosaur adventure. Is this deck actually viable? Or is it just a...
Read moreI dedicate today’s list to all the enchantment lovers out there, specifically the lovers of cheap low-curve auras. Keep your Eldrazi Conscription and Colossification at home, I’m bringing it down much, much lower, and exploring the best low-mana...
Read moreThat’s right. After somehow managing to talk about Rakdos every chance I got, I’m finally writing about a Rakdos commander. However, this isn’t a “pure Rakdos” deck in the sense that I didn’t build it thinking in building around the commander...
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 moreA classically powerful mono-green EDH deck is Marwyn, the Nurturer. There’s a cEDH build of this deck, which shares 80% of the cards and the plan with the better Selvala, Heart of the Wilds deck, but I think Selvala, even down at cEDH tier 2 or...
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 moreSeven EXCLUSIVE new preview cards from Outlaws of Thunder Junction. Yeehaw!
Read moreOne of my favorite recurring characters in Murders at Karlov Manor is Etrata, the Dimir assassin. In our previous Return to Ravnica “block,” we got [REPLACE CARD]Etrata, the Silencer[/REPLACE], which was one of my favorite designs from that MTG...
Read moreYidris, Maelstrom Wielder is the cascade master, and I’m here to show you how this One Punch Man commander only needs one hit to win the game. Let’s dive right into it!
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