Plagued by a low desirability and over-production, Fallen Empires could be considered a failure of a set. But it introduced some staple mechanics and concepts to Magic players, setting the scene for design space still to come.
Read moreTempest was one of the first sets that I remember buying booster packs for. Not interested in the money cards, I fondly remember the common themes, which were more abundant as I bought more packs.
Read moreThe preconstructed Commander decks from Phyrexia: All Will Be One represent both sides of the conflict on the plane of New Phyrexia. You never know when the next Fierce Guardianship or Dockside Extortionist is going to be printed, so it’s...
Read moreThe third installment to the four-set Phyrexian story arc sees our heroes return to New Phyrexia in Phyrexia: All Will Be One. The poison counters we’ve seen hinted at since Kaldheim are returning to Standard in full force, and that’s not the...
Read moreFuture Sight was one of three funky sets from the Time Spiral block. Released in May 2007, Future Sight followed up Planar Chaos’ colorshifted cards by featuring a number of “futureshifted” cards.
Read moreOnslaught is the set that gave us fetch lands like Polluted Delta that changed MTG Constructed forever. On top of that we have tribal synergies, lands that cycle, and much more.
Read moreWizards has produced unique Magic products created with collectors in mind over the years. WotC’s first foray into collector product appeared 1993 in the Collector’s Edition and Collector’s Edition, International box sets.
Read moreMirrodin was the first MTG set to take place on a plane other than Dominaria. Mirrodin, a plane created by the planeswalker Karn, took the spotlight. Mirrodin was released in 2003, and it led a trend of sets that took place on another plane with...
Read moreLove it or hate it, Alchemy’s still holding strong, with the latest batch of digital-only cards supplementing The Brothers’ War. So what exactly does Alchemy: The Brothers’ War have in story for us?
Read more2020 was an interesting year for Magic products. Wizards has introduced a new product similar to Signature Spellbooks, but this time specifically focused on Commander players: Commander Collection.
Read moreIt seems like every set between now and the middle of next year is somewhat connected to the plane of Dominaria. We’ve got Dominaria United, The Brother’s War, and now the recently announced Dominaria Remastered.
Read moreWotC releases Challenger decks twice a year. This a series of preconstructed decks geared more towards competitive play. Today I’m going to break down the latest batch of them, this time for the Pioneer format, and have a look at whether or not...
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