We were all new Magic: The Gathering players at one point. For a lot of us, that probably feels like a long time ago, and Magic feels like a different game than it was then. Over the years, Magic has both changed gradually over time and...
Read moreIn Mark Rosewater’s article that introduced the Set booster, his question was: “How does one make opening a booster more fun?” Let’s see if the Set boosters lived up to their promise.
Read moreYou may have heard these two, seemingly simple, words floating around the web, in your local game store, or amongst your friends: Secret Lair. You may have even wondered, “Secret Lair, what does that mean?” Secret Lairs are limited edition...
Read moreJudge promos are something of a special card type in Magic. They’re rare, with a very limited amount being produced, and often feature some of the most powerful fan-favorite cards in the entire game.
Read moreIt’s a different take on horror, and as a fan, this stuff gets me excited. I like my scares to be fresh, even if they’ve been locked away in a basement or cursed to stay under the floorboards for generations. Duskmourn has scary and...
Read moreOil slick foils are promotional foils for Phyrexia: All Will Be One and have a special deep luster. The arts are all quite dark – thematically, the foiling effect evokes the idea that the cards are coated in glistening oil.
Read moreIt seems like almost every new Magic set brings with it a new style of foil treatment. Though it can be cool to get unique types of cards, especially if certain foil treatments curl less than regular foils, it can also be a little confusing at...
Read moreIn 1998, Urza’s Saga was released, and it’s an MTG set that changed Magic forever. After all, when MTG games can be decided on turn 1 and won by the player that won the coin flip, it ends up not being very fun. Imagine a world where many of the...
Read moreLooking to give the gift of Magic to a beginner? Not sure where to start with the discontinuation of planeswalker decks and the recent move to EDH precons with each set? Then you might want to consider buying this special person an MTG Arena...
Read moreDuskmourn’s kind of a scary place, isn’t it? This Magic plane sucks you in without warning, traps you within narrow corridors and claustrophobic rooms, and everything seems like it’s out to kill you. Now tell me that doesn’t sound exactly like...
Read moreIt’s hard to express how impactful of a set Legends was for Magic: The Gathering. It was only the seventh MTG set ever to come out, and it introduced many elements to Magic that newer players may assume have always been around.
Read moreMTG Arena introduced the Mastery Emporium, which is altogether a small, but useful quality-of-life change that makes the client better to use. The change happened mostly in the background, so I’ll clue you in on how it works.
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