Magic’s first-ever expansion set was Arabian Nights. This set not only took a pretty significant step away from the somewhat traditional European high fantasy aesthetic of the first sets, but it did so by representing already existing cultures...
Read moreRavnica is one of Magic’s most popular settings. The City of Guilds has often been revisited and even hosted the events of War of the Spark, concluding one of Magic’s biggest story arcs. It’s even received the remastered treatment with Ravnica...
Read moreYeehaw, Magic players! MTG’s been to Egypt, it’s been to ancient Greece, it’s supposedly going to space in the near future, but this year we’re going where no planeswalker’s gone before: the western frontier. The 30th Anniversary panel revealed...
Read moreHow much thought have you given to your life counter? You can always use apps, but some people enjoy going analog with a physical life counter. Today, I’m looking at a bunch of life counters to determine which are worth the price to fit your...
Read moreWelcome to one of the most labyrinthic parts of Outlaws of Thunder Junction – tryin’ to wrangle some sort of sense from all the set codes an’ set symbols in an OTJ boost pack.
Read moreWow, Outlaws of Thunder Junction spoiler season was messy, wasn’t it? Between the chaotic main set, the Breaking News bonus sheet, repurposed “The Big Score” cards, and Special Guests, it felt like literally everything was coming to Thunder...
Read moreBooster packs of Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) feel just about as lawless as the actual Wild West plane of villains itself. Play boosters are already new enough as it is, but OTJ boosters have so much going on. There’s “The Big Score”...
Read moreThe last MTG set from the Mirrodin block, Fifth Dawn, was released in 2004. While it didn’t bring tons of powerful cards like its predecessor sets, Mirrodin and Darksteel, it has some hidden gems worth exploring. Some of them are key in decks...
Read moreKaladesh was a fairly innovative Magic set. We’d seen artifact sets before, but Kaladesh’s mechanics made it feel distinct. It was a golden world full of invention and energy, and finally solidified how vehicles fit into Magic’s framework. Aether...
Read moreReleased in 2008, Morningtide contains one of my favorite cards in MTG. To be completely transparent, I couldn’t play with the Lorwyn block, but I used some of its most powerful cards in formats like Extended and Modern in the early days.
Read moreShards of Alara was the MTG set that fleshed out and named the allied 3-color combinations as we know them today: Bant, Esper, Grixis, Jund, and Naya. That’s also why these combinations are called “shards”
Read moreMaybe I’m old, but I remember a time when cards from Magic sets were just Magic cards. No Universes Beyond. No alternate art. Just regular cards, maybe some foil cards, and that was it.
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