We’ve entered the post-March of the Machine world, and Wilds of Eldraine has shown us what that plane looks like after The Aftermath. But MOM brought something new that I’m curious to see return: battles.
Read moreIf you’ve engaged with the collectors’ side of Magic, you have likely seen graded cards. These are the cards in the official-looking hard sleeves with a number rating assigned to them. These grades are a way to determine the condition a card is...
Read moreWith the Odyssey block, of which Torment is the second set, Wizards of the Coast tried to break new ground in many ways, from the game mechanics to a new focus for the storyline.
Read moreThe Gruul Clans are known for opposing the oppressive rules of Ravnica’s civilization. From a flavor point of view, riot perfectly encapsulates the Gruul Clans.
Read moreLike many little bookworms, my first exposure to trolls came from a fairy tale about Three Billy Goats trying to cross a bridge. Then I met another one in a girls’ bathroom. And I met a few more on an adventure in Middle-earth. I got to beat up...
Read more“Mentally unbalanced; deranged,” Google says when asked for a definition of what “unhinged” means. In Magic: The Gathering, Unhinged is all of that, and on purpose: an expansion where the MTG devs very deliberately tried pushing...
Read moreIt seems like ages ago that Theros: Beyond Death was released, marking the last mainline, standard-legal release by Wizards of the Coast for MTG. The good news is that Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths will be arriving before we know it, bringing with it...
Read moreClash is a mechanic often remembered as a failure, if it’s remembered at all, more than a dozen years after the last clash cards were printed. But Mark Rosewater’s elegy for the mechanic is more nuanced: “I consider it a noble but failed...
Read moreHello, planeswalkers! I hope you have your bags packed because we’re on our way to Transylvania. MTG has created wonderfully detailed worlds, histories, and characters, but it doesn’t hurt sometimes to rely on well-known story material. With all...
Read moreMagic mechanics can get a little confusing sometimes, so we’re calling in the reinforcements. It’s me, I’m the reinforcements. Get it, reinforce-ments? I come prepared with rules knowledge and jokes!
Read moreAmonkhet block is home to such cool Egyptian-themed world-building and serves as the backdrop to one of the most important story arcs in Magic: The Bolas Arc. The setting is brought to life by the awesome mechanics in both Amonkhet and Hour of...
Read moreWhen looking at Wilds of Eldraine from a financial standpoint, and above all when factoring a card’s selling price as you sit down for a Wilds of Eldraine draft, the first thing to mention is that all Wilds of Eldraine boosters (including...
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