The Mercadian Masques block sparks tons of feelings in players who were around back then. A lot of people remember it as one of the worst Standard blocks in Magic history. But there’s also a lot of fond memories. The block had some really...
Read moreBy design, core sets never tried to push the envelope too much when it came to the complexity of the included mechanics: Their main audience was always new players. But as we’ll see, Seventh Edition tried a few new tricks, always within the...
Read moreFollowing the recent trend of old set remasters that now includes Time Spiral Remastered and Dominaria Remastered, WotC recently announced the set Ravnica Remastered for 2024. The set should give us a nice dose of nostalgia with the opportunity...
Read moreLost Caverns of Ixalan will be Magic: The Gathering’s final Standard-legal release for 2023, taking us back to the Mesoamerican-inspired plane of pirates, merfolk, vampires, and dino-riding humans, with an underground twist on top.
Read moreMercadian Masques will likely be our only opportunity to explore Mercadia, a plane full of Black Markets, Bribery, and Misdirection, where many things are (literally) upside down and goblins, unlike their counterparts from other planes, are...
Read morePlaneshift was the second expansion to the Invasion block. It was a smaller set that expanded on the core concepts introduced in its predecessor and introduced some key cards and staple effects that we still see in games today.
Read moreSince the introduction of Universes Beyond, we’ve gotten Secret Lairs, insert sets and even a complete, draftable set with Tales of Middle-earth bringing Tolkien’s classic fantasy epic to our favorite game.
Read moreBy MTG designers’ own account, Prophecy was one of Magic’s all-time lows when it comes to design. The set ended up a bit disjointed from the block it was part of (Mercadian Masques block), and the block as a whole was on the low end...
Read moreCore Set 2021 will be the third Core Set released by Wizards since their hiatus after Magic Origins back in 2015. If you’ve been paying attention—and I’m assuming you have—you’ll know that it’s been heavily hinted to be a set revolving around...
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 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...
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