“Mentally unbalanced; deranged,” Google says when asked for a definition of what “unhinged” means. In Magic: The Gathering, Unhinged is all of that, and on purpose: an expansion where the MTG devs very deliberately tried pushing...
Read moreClash is a mechanic often remembered as a failure, if it’s remembered at all, more than a dozen years after the last clash cards were printed. But Mark Rosewater’s elegy for the mechanic is more nuanced: “I consider it a noble but failed...
Read moreHello, planeswalkers! I hope you have your bags packed because we’re on our way to Transylvania. MTG has created wonderfully detailed worlds, histories, and characters, but it doesn’t hurt sometimes to rely on well-known story material. With all...
Read moreMagic mechanics can get a little confusing sometimes, so we’re calling in the reinforcements. It’s me, I’m the reinforcements. Get it, reinforce-ments? I come prepared with rules knowledge and jokes!
Read moreAmonkhet block is home to such cool Egyptian-themed world-building and serves as the backdrop to one of the most important story arcs in Magic: The Bolas Arc. The setting is brought to life by the awesome mechanics in both Amonkhet and Hour of...
Read moreWhen looking at Wilds of Eldraine from a financial standpoint, and above all when factoring a card’s selling price as you sit down for a Wilds of Eldraine draft, the first thing to mention is that all Wilds of Eldraine boosters (including...
Read morePerhaps the humblest of aims is breaking the rule set right there on one type of card. Walls, and later defenders, can’t attack. If you read that and think, “But what if I really want them to?”, this article is for you.
Read moreTiny little creatures are integral to fantasy settings. Kobolds are a small creature in Magic, both literally and figuratively. Let’s talk about these resilient little creatures in MTG!
Read moreIt seems to be a pattern that after a disappointing end to a long built-up storyline, Magic brings us to Eldraine for a nice palate cleanser. Wilds of Eldraine brings along returning mechanics from our first visit, like adventure spells and Food...
Read moreWilds of Eldraine is here, and it’s got some new lands for you. In addition to some sweet full art basics, we’ve got the start of an interesting cycle and a key piece for adventures decks.
Read moreWilds of Eldraine is here, and with each new MTG set comes the exciting of being able to test new strategies and play with new cards, whether in Limited, Constructed, Cube, EDH, you name it. Not all cards are created equally, so we need to rank...
Read moreComing hot off the coattails of Commander Masters and its somewhat controversial line-up of Commander precons, we get to take a breather and sit back with a pair of fairly simple decks that highlight some of the enchanting themes from Wilds of...
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