Core 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...
Read moreMagic: The Gathering has many lands full of wondrous enchantments, spells, and wizardry, but none are quite like the fairy tales we find in Throne of Eldraine. The Eldraine plane is a high-fantasy medieval setting, inspired by Arthurian legend...
Read moreSummer Magic isn’t officially the name of a Magic set. Instead, it’s the nickname for a set that was so poorly produced that it had to be recalled and destroyed by Wizards. However, a few boxes of the set made their way into circulation, and the...
Read moreInnistrad is one of Magic’s most strongly defined planes. Its gothic horror setting and uniquely designed denizens stand out so clearly that you can probably tell a card is from an Innistrad set by just seeing the artwork.
Read moreIt’s no secret that Wizards has been going pretty hard on the Masters and other supplemental sets in the last few years. Basically every format other than Legacy and Vintage have gotten the treatment in one form or another, and it’s finally...
Read moreThere’s something really ‘90s/early ‘00s about the word “unlimited.” Maybe that’s just because of how many episodes of Justice League Unlimited I’ve seen over and over on Saturday mornings.
Read moreWhen Vintage was first announced as a playable format on Magic Online (MTGO), MTG players wondered how people would play without the most powerful cards in the format? Cards like the famous Power Nine and other Vintage staples weren’t available...
Read moreThe recent return to the age of the Brothers’ War and its long-lasting consequences has sparked some interest for the stories of Magic’s past. What better reason to revisit older sets and compare them to modern design and art standards.
Read moreFear not, people of Innistrad! The big, flying, and good-aligned angels are coming to save the day, led by no one other than Avacyn herself now that she’s restored. Avacyn Restored is the set that concludes the original Innistrad block, which was...
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