What if I told you that you didn’t have to spend so much for every Commander deck? That’s right, Pauper has spread its budget-friendly deck building to Commander in the form of Pauper Commander, the commons-only casual format designed to capture...
Read moreBattle for Zendikar (BFZ) debuted in 2015, and it was the first Magic set in the “two sets per MTG block” era (or two-block paradigm). Battle for Zendikar vastly expanded on playable Eldrazi creatures, and featured a roster of...
Read moreBuying singles is sage advice to Magic players and collectors. But what if you wanted to acquire cards without buying anything outright? Let’s explore some of the off-beat ways you might build your collection through alternative methods.
Read moreManaging your MTGO Inventory is sometimes a bit of a headache thanks to how volatile the card prices are. That’s why I’m going over my preferred buy bots and their best features.
Read moreSome mechanics don’t last long in the limelight once their set has moved on. They might not be the strongest or the most impactful, but that doesn’t mean there’s no way to figure out how to make obscure, seldom-seen mechanics like fateful hour...
Read moreThis Magic set has around 120 new cards and 120 classic reprints, and they’ll all be legal in Standard for the next five years, at least. I’ve managed to filter the cards I think will make a bigger impact in formats like Cube, EDH, and especially...
Read moreThe Lost Caverns of Ixalan just arrived, and it brought the mechanic craft alongside it. Craft is a really crazy and dense mechanic, with a lot going on. Whether you’re going to the set’s prerelease, or you’re playing Standard on MTG Arena, or...
Read moreWe were all new Magic: The Gathering players at one point. For a lot of us, that probably feels like a long time ago, and Magic feels like a different game than it was then. Over the years, Magic has both changed gradually over time and...
Read moreFoundations is upon us, and with it comes this advance look at what’s hot on the collector’s market. We’re breaking down (some) of this Magic set’s most expensive cards, and it should be really interesting this time given how it’s about a...
Read moreFoundations looks like one of Magic’s more powerful core sets I can remember, and Foundations Jumpstart has a much wider selection of powerful commanders than is typical for recent Jumpstart sets. Is there a new banger like Allosaurus...
Read moreIn Mark Rosewater’s article that introduced the Set booster, his question was: “How does one make opening a booster more fun?” Let’s see if the Set boosters lived up to their promise.
Read moreThe best defense is a good offense, as people may say. Or in MTG lingo: Math is for blockers! Berserkers embody the “attack first, questions later” philosophy in many medias, tabletop games, video games, and of course, in Magic. Today we’re...
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