At a slightly higher cost than a Standard release, you’d want Innistrad Remastered to contain some juice as far as reprints go. INR delivers, and there are some really top dollar cards included in the set. But is it worth opening overall?
Read moreAlternate arts are one of Magic’s best features. Many of the cards are story pieces, exposing bits of lore. Alternate arts give us another peek at these moments. They’re also a fantastic way to add character to a deck, not to mention potentially...
Read moreI love a good tweak to the typical Magic card frame, especially when it achieves something thematic or builds on the lore and world-building of a set. Not every frame is a hit, but with so many to choose from, let’s focus on the most...
Read moreYuriko, the Tiger’s Shadow: a fantastic Dimir general for your Commander deck that finds a home in both casual and cEDH gameplay. It’s a powerful commander and my favorite in the format, and I’m excited to share the 99 cards that I run in my...
Read moreYour local MTG experience may have changed in the last few years. Maybe your local game store doesn’t get the crowds it used to. Or maybe you’ve never even played Magic in-person before because you first got into it through MTG...
Read moreYou might remember some of the ape cards you’ve played with in MTG battles, but I bet you can’t remember them all. Truthfully, they aren’t all worth remembering, but I still want to take a close look at the ape creature type.
Read moreBest cards, plural, may be overstating this keyword ability a bit: as it turns out, there’s exactly two cards with the fortify keyword in all MTG. The same is true for fortification, the artifact subtype associated with the fortify keyword...
Read moreThe whirlwind of collecting Magic cards, building decks, and grinding out matches can sometimes feel quite delirious. Well, I’m here to hopefully help break up your restless mind with some delirium commanders.
Read moreOne of the first things I do whenever I build a new Commander deck is look for potential combos or cards I can run that synergize perfectly with the strategy. Of course, there are millions of combinations already that you can use, but not all...
Read moreExtra turn spells might be some of the most hated effects in Commander since they impact the sociality of the game by letting one player play more Magic than the others, on top of being busted. But they have a time and place.
Read moreHave you ever paid your commander tax only to have some blue mage Mana Leak your hopes and dreams? By choosing a commander that can’t be countered, you’ll know that there’s always going to be one spell those pesky blue mages can’t counter.
Read morePhyrexians have always been around in MTG, but they were only recently acknowledged as a real creature type. That along with the Phyrexian invasion of the Multiverse has given us tons and tons of new Phyrexian creatures, including new Phyrexian...
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