The 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...
Read moreWeatherlight was the third and final expansion released as part of Magic’s Mirage block. It set itself apart from the previous two sets in the block by focusing on the graveyard.
Read moreGather round once again, friends, and let’s tell the tale of an ancient, initially incomplete cycle of cards.
Read moreMTG has tons of ways to remove a card from the field. You can bounce it back to its owner’s hand, destroy it, exile it, or even wrath the whole board away. But what about removing actual text from a card? It sounds like a design idea from...
Read moreGreen’s color identity is all about being big and verdant. It’s got the best mana production and ramp out of all the colors without relying on artifacts. It’s also the realm of the strongest creatures, token armies, and surprisingly abundant card...
Read moreAlthough I started playing Magic during Ice Age, that was my first real relationship with a card game. It was scary and confusing at times. I had to grapple with my crush’s complicated past, you know, mistakes like Fallen Empires or banding.
Read moreWhat exactly is a thopter? And what makes a good one? Let’s have a look and figure it out!
Read moreOdyssey is the set that made us care about the graveyard, count the number of cards there, cast some spells from the graveyard thanks to the flashback mechanic, and much more. Today I’m covering the story of those 350 cards, why you should care...
Read moreAnother day, another Ultimate Guide, right? Today’s Ultimate Guide is a bit unusual in that it’s focused on a multiplayer Draft format: Battle for Baldur’s Gate.
Read moreAchilles was an impressive warrior, but that ankle tho. Hercules, strong as can be, was also a haughty son of a gun. His Twelve Labors were mostly to purge the blood poison from *checks notes* committing a bunch of murders. It’s this flavor of...
Read moreArtifacts make up some of the most powerful cards in Magic. Many of them are colorless, making them easier to cast than colored spells. They also synergize very well together because there are plenty of cards that support other artifacts. One...
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