While new Magic mechanics keep the game fresh and exciting, I always enjoy seeing returning keyword abilities. Sometimes it’s just because they’re my favorites, like cycling and kicker, but other times, it’s because visiting a mechanic for the...
Read moreThe typical double focus of a Commander precon these days is pretty easy to spot in this one, as it’s right there in the face commander, Zimone, Mystery Unraveler. This human wizard’s landfall ability wants you to drop lands to get value...
Read moreGreetings planeswalkers! It’s time to leave the idyllic land of Bloomburrow (and its fiery but mostly peaceful Draft format) for something darker. Not too dark, though, as Dana Fischer wouldn’t have been able to play the Magic set, but dark...
Read moreIn its original form, Endless Punishment lives up to its name by consistently dealing damage to opponents for basic elements of gameplay like drawing cards or casting spells – it’s what in Magic slang is known as a “group slug”...
Read moreToday we’re taking a look at Death Toll, a Golgari Commander precon from Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander, and it already looks like one of the better ones. This deck is playable right out of the box and has two Golgari commanders, but we can...
Read moreDuskmourn: House of Horror brings a modern horror flavor to everybody’s favorite card game. Today, I’ll be looking over the entire set and reviewing each individual card for Sealed play and Booster Draft.
Read moreThe Eldrazi are some of the most menacing and powerful creatures in all of Magic. I like the way that sounds, so I put together this Kozilek, the Great Distortion decklist to really maximize that mission statement. Today I’ll go over the list...
Read moreWhile the Modern meta shifts with time, some decks are also good, like today’s topic: Tron. Let’s go over what’s new with the deck since Modern Horizons 3 and discuss why it’s one of Modern’s top archetypes.
Read moreBloomburrow is out on shelves now, and for the first time in a while for a Standard Magic set, I’m excited! There are tons of things I’m enjoying about it, from the lore to BLB drafts to the fun new typal strategies. But Bloomburrow also brought...
Read moreModern Horizons 3 gave us The Necrobloom, a unique and powerful Abzan commander. It’s a token generator, a Field of the Dead variant right from the command zone, and a card that allows you to “draw your lands from the graveyard” via the dredge...
Read moreI’ve done it! I’ve done it! I’ve solved Magic: The Gathering! The problem all along was paying mana to cast spells! The solution was so simple: What if we stopped paying mana for them? I’d like to introduce you to The Infamous Cruelclaw.
Read moreAnything that feels like breaking the rules in MTG is exciting, even if permission to break the rules is just right there in the rules of the card, so it’s no longer really breaking anything. It’s part of the fun of a game that lets us do magical...
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