If the past few years of Magic are anything to go by, I have to assume that it’s a corporate-mandated requirement for each year’s Spring set to include strong overtones of “hold on a second, they really did that?” and “wait, this is a real Magic...
Read moreToday is a really exciting day. For years, Draftsim has been known for its awesome draft simulator. You may know and love the site for its lightning-speed set updates and its in-depth draft data analysis articles. More recently, we’ve been...
Read moreAs many of us bide our time in quarantine or in lockdown, waiting out social distancing restrictions due to COVID-19, we’re seriously starting to miss out on “The Gathering” part of Magic: the Gathering. A couple weeks ago, I...
Read more| Illustration by Mike Raabe Patches and updates: every program, game, app, and system has them. They’re essential for any application that is currently being supported, and MTG Arena is no exception. Other than new sets being added to the client...
Read moreIf you’re new to Magic, you may not be aware that there’s much more to our favorite trading card game than just, well, card games. There are worlds of stories behind the creatures and Planeswalkers that grace your MTG matches.
Read moreLooking for some direction early on in this Theros Beyond Death draft format? We’ve got some card rankings to help you out. These lists are generated by a machine learning algorithm created by Ryan Saxe based on around 100,000 of your...
Read moreRyan Saxe analyzes over 80,000 Draftsim drafts and creates a drafting bot that both understands archetypes and knows how to stay open during a draft.
Read moreLet’s talk about size! And obviously by that I mean the size of MTG cards.
Read moreWell then. As you might know, back in September, I pushed a major update to Draftsim’s user interface. It was a lot snazzier and fancier than the old site and it included a major redesign up to and even including the blog. Overall, I think...
Read moreI have to say, I was pretty excited when I found out that Ben Stark had created a Spikes Academy course. Ben has the reputation of being one of the best – if not the best – limited players in the world. His Magic resume is impeccable, with an...
Read moreMTG Arena has finally been released on Mac OS! Check out where to get it, and take a trip down memory lane to see what it took to play it before the official release.
Read moreNov 10, 2019: Another round of major updates for mobile devices has been pushed since this article was published. Read more about the changes here. You may have noticed things look different around here. Well, a lot different! I’m so...
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