Innistrad is one of Magic’s most strongly defined planes. Its gothic horror setting and uniquely designed denizens stand out so clearly that you can probably tell a card is from an Innistrad set by just seeing the artwork.
Read moreIt’s no secret that Wizards has been going pretty hard on the Masters and other supplemental sets in the last few years. Basically every format other than Legacy and Vintage have gotten the treatment in one form or another, and it’s finally...
Read moreThere’s something really ‘90s/early ‘00s about the word “unlimited.” Maybe that’s just because of how many episodes of Justice League Unlimited I’ve seen over and over on Saturday mornings.
Read moreWhen Vintage was first announced as a playable format on Magic Online (MTGO), MTG players wondered how people would play without the most powerful cards in the format? Cards like the famous Power Nine and other Vintage staples weren’t available...
Read moreMTG players yearn for new formats almost daily. Exhausted with Commander or turned off by competitive formats, many have started looking back in time for a new casual, multiplayer Magic experience. The recent return of Planechase oversized cards...
Read moreThe recent return to the age of the Brothers’ War and its long-lasting consequences has sparked some interest for the stories of Magic’s past. What better reason to revisit older sets and compare them to modern design and art standards.
Read moreFear not, people of Innistrad! The big, flying, and good-aligned angels are coming to save the day, led by no one other than Avacyn herself now that she’s restored. Avacyn Restored is the set that concludes the original Innistrad block, which was...
Read moreWeatherlight was the third and final expansion released as part of Magic’s Mirage block. It set itself apart from the previous two sets in the block by focusing on the graveyard.
Read moreAlthough I started playing Magic during Ice Age, that was my first real relationship with a card game. It was scary and confusing at times. I had to grapple with my crush’s complicated past, you know, mistakes like Fallen Empires or banding.
Read moreOdyssey is the set that made us care about the graveyard, count the number of cards there, cast some spells from the graveyard thanks to the flashback mechanic, and much more. Today I’m covering the story of those 350 cards, why you should care...
Read moreGatecrash is the second set in the Return to Ravnica block, preceded by the titular Return to Ravnica, and followed by Dragon’s Maze, the final set in the block. While the original Ravnica block featured four guilds per set, Gatecrash and Return...
Read moreMOM is far from the first time Phyrexia has posed a threat. Before New Phyrexia and the modern age of Magic, Yawgmoth’s original Phyrexians threatened the safety of the Multiverse and especially Dominaria.
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