The hardest thing about Judith, Carnage Connoisseur is spelling “connoisseur.” Everything else is easy. At least that’s what Judith makes it look like, as always. Pack your deck with spells that do damage in Rakdos {RB} colors and go ham is the...
Read moreRakdos, Lord of Riots is the Demon-King of the Ravnican guild of the same name. He is a violent megalomaniac hellbent (epic reference to Ravnica: City of Guilds, Jeff, great job) on the hedonistic existence of the never-ending party.
Read moreFor me, the best part about a new Magic set debuting is perusing the legendary creatures to get Commander deck ideas. Murders at Karlov Manoroffers many new commander creatures to explore and build decks around.
Read moreMurders at Karlov Manor is a murder mystery themed set that takes place on the plane of Ravnica. “Who is killing all these people? What is their intention? Which weapons did they use to do it?” Seeing as this environment matches Clue/Cluedo...
Read moreI first started delving into Commander back when Return to Ravnica was still somewhat recent. That set along with the dual-colored gods from the Theros block placed 2-colored strategies and archetypes at the forefront of Magic’s meta, at least...
Read moreMagic has had its fair share of iconic sets. Some are known for returning to fan-favorite planes, like Dominaria Unitedor Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. Others introduced unique, defining elements, like Dominaria’s introduction of sagas or Ixalan’s...
Read moreIxalan is best known for introducing new typal synergies. This MTG set canonized dinosaurs and pirates, providing the types with commanders, synergy pieces, and the critical mass needed to build around them.
Read moreOn MTG Arena, these format usually mean the investment of a lot of gems and wildcards to build a competitive deck, so today we’ll explore Arena’s classic Eternal format, Historic, and its newer, even more Eternal format, Timeless. We’ll give you...
Read moreMany, but not all of Magic: The Gathering’s casual and competitive formats allow players to use a sideboard alongside their decks. This separate collection of 15 cards often makes the difference in the outcomes of best-of 3 matches, and knowing...
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...
Read moreSome slang terms in MTG are pretty obvious when you first read them. Deck thinning isn’t really one of those terms, although it’s not too difficult to get your head around once you’ve discovered what it means.
Read moreThere isn’t just one way to play with Planechase cards, and the most common “format” of Planechase (one big pile) is far from what was originally envisaged. An alternative way to use Planes is to “draft” a planar deck from a central...
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