Gnomes in Magic have seen a population boom thanks to The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. This set gave us not only a bunch of new gnomes, but also Gnome token generators. Here are all the best gnomes in Magic, ranked for your discovery and...
Read moreToday I’d like to do a bit of a deep dive into my personal favorite cube: the Vintage Cube! It’s a high-powered experience where you get to draft the most expensive and powerful cards in Magic, and be paired up against somebody with just as...
Read moreThere’s nothing quite like being in the zone. The thing is, there are at least seven different zones in a game of Magic, and often more! Cards are public knowledge in some zones but are hidden information in others; you can arrange your...
Read moreI watched a horror-musical-comedy about mermaids last night. For research purposes, promise. These weren’t the Disney Peter Pan brand of mermaids. No, these were the type that will eat your heart out. Good times.
Read moreScout is not the most iconic fantasy world archetype. They aren’t rangers like Aargorn, they aren’t rogues or burglars like Bilbo and Frodo, and they aren’t archers like Legolas. Instead, the scout mixes aspects of all three of these archetypes...
Read moreWith 13 MTG sets that have taken place on Ravnica, you’d have to expect some banger cards in a Ravnica Remastered set that collated all of that for one Draft environment. There are so many good reprints in this set, and I’m sure I’m leaving off a...
Read moreHave you ever wanted to haste a creature and cash it for a card? Well now you can, because Streets of New Capenna brought with it the blitz mechanic.
Read moreExplore is a mechanic that debuted in Ixalan, a set filled with adventure and exploration tropes. The Lost Caverns of Ixalan brought us back to that plane, and the explore theme returned, now in the underworld. Ixalan people have plenty of...
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 moreThe hideaway keyword was introduced in 2007’s Lorwyn, and it’s gone through some changes over the years. Originally intended as land-specific mechanic, it was expanded to nonland permanents in 2022 with the release of Streets of New Capenna...
Read moreGreek mythology has had a large impact on Magic. The influences spread beyond Theros, the plane directly inspired by Greek myths. We can see it in the creatures, the gorgons of Ravnica, and the minotaurs of Amonkhet.
Read moreSurprisingly, a Universes Beyond product ended up being my favorite release of 2023. I know what MTG veterans think about these products in general, but I definitely rode with wave of excitement with the release of Doctor Who.
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