I love ramping. It’s my second favorite thing to do in Magic after drawing cards. Across the formats, ramping comes in all shapes and sizes. From the unassuming Enjoy the Kokomo approach to Magic: Get there fast and then we’ll take it slow. We...
Read moreMagic’s assassin commanders were fairly limited to a few typal options in Dimir (UB) and a certain Mardu (WRB) monarch once upon a time, but Assassin’s Creed gave us a lot of legendary assassins for our command zone.
Read moreThere are over 150 Commander precons with unique playstyles, advantages, and color identities. Let’s take a focused look at Jund’s slice of the precon pie.
Read moreLieutenants in MTG work as partners for your commander, giving you extra abilities if your legend(s) of choice is in play.
Read moreWhat’s up with Magic: The Gathering an broken otters? The latest is Tolabow, Loch Rascal, which has people arguing over how the card even works.
Read moreThe Hobbit will soon be upon us, so it’s good to know what all the archetypes in the set will be all about! Dwarves and elves and goblins, oh my! There are plenty of new mechanics and fun cards we’ve seen so far, with plenty more to...
Read moreWhen a good blue player sits down at the table, they’ve got the game in the palm of their hand and everything that happens does so because they allow it. With these cards, you can become the master of your tables.
Read moreOur second trip to Tolkein’s Middle-earth isn’t quite as large, but The Hobbit still looks like it’ll be a fun little adventure. The latest spoilers come from MagicCon Amsterdam, officially kicking off spoiler season.
Read moreSometimes, I just want to pick a commander with a clear plan, jam a bunch of broken cards and combos, and see how far I can push the power level without diving all the way into optimized turn-two-win territory. That’s what bracket 4 is all...
Read moreA good control commander advances your gameplan while putting your opponents off-balance. And the best ones do this so well that they become notorious at controlling the game.
Read moreThe MagicCon Reality Fracture preview stream just ended, and we’re getting a TON of powerful In-Universe cards. They’re pulling out all the stops for this one.
Read moreClues aren’t the only tokens in MTG that we can sacrifice to draw a card. In fact, there’s a more powerful token altogether: Shards. They’re only produced by Niko Aris, a planeswalker who, like many more, got desparked.
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