Magic’s 30th anniversary is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than by returning to the plane where it all began, Dominaria! Magic’s next Standard set will be Dominaria United, which releases in early September of 2022.
Read moreIxalan means lands. We’re going to go over all the different land cycles (and there’s a lot more than usual!) and where to find them, as well as do a bit of ranking and analysis.
Read moreThe original Ixalan set had four main creature types, with a strong vampire theme in black and white. Although The Lost Caves of Ixalan doesn’t have a strong typal theme, the Commander precon decks are clearly inspired by the old Ixalan.
Read moreDexterity cards are objectively weird. So weird, in fact, that they’ve been banned in every format! Vintage lets you play Ancestral Recall, Black Lotus, and Time Walk, but not Falling Star or Clay Pigeon.
Read moreExplorers of the Deep is Magic’s first merfolk-themed Commander deck. Previous decks have had legendary merfolk as a main or alternate commander, but this is the first attempt at a fully fleshed out Commander deck centered on merfolk.
Read moreOn to the Ahoy Mateys precon from Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC). All the fun of being a pirate without the need for all those torrent websites. Yeah, I’m talking about you. Don’t worry though, these are more of your “plunder the open...
Read moreBefore Innistrad’s transform cards, before MDFCs, before flip-walkers, there were the original flip cards from the Kamigawa block. They were innovative at the time, but they’ve been replaced by newer versions of this design space since.
Read moreRise of the Eldrazi is one of the most interesting Magic sets ever released. But there’s also an interesting mechanic that saw lots of competitive play, and that’s totem armor.
Read moreShowcase Legends of Ixalan are the main alternate frame treatment printed in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. It’s stunning set of alt-arts that represent some of the legends of the lost civilizations that live beneath the surface of the plane.
Read moreBetween 2003-2010, MTG had an era of design where sets had to fit into a pre-chosen mechanical theme, with a world and cards that were shaped to satisfy that idea. In this way, Shadowmoor, the color-matters set was created, and one of the set’s...
Read moreThe Commander precons accompanying new sets are fantastic products. Not only do they introduce a bunch of new cards for the format, but they also provide an easy entry point for new players to start playing Magic’s most popular format.
Read moreThe Lost Caverns of Ixalan is the most powerful set to hit Standard since Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. I’ve tried to build a narrative around these cards and what the set is doing well, while highlighting the cards I think will matter in Standard, the...
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