Every foray to a new plane brings fresh settings, new stories, and interesting mechanics. Kaladesh, the home plane of Chandra Nalaar first referenced in Magic Origins, brought all three—with an emphasis on interesting mechanics!
Read moreWorldwake is a small set in the original Zendikar block, released in early February 2010 following the successful Zendikar set.
Read moreOur first foray to the plane of Ixalan in its namesake set changed many typal decks. Merfolk added green to their slice of the color pie and vampires added white. And dinosaurs and pirates, before only hinted at, became canonical creature types...
Read moreEarly MTG was nothing like what we know today. Few people played the game, the sets were sold in tiny quantities overall, and information about the game, card prices and rarities was scarce. Rarity wasn’t even included on the cards, unlike the...
Read moreReturn to Ravnica is a large set with more than 250 MTG cards, and it marks the beginning of the Pioneer era. As is Ravnican tradition the set had its own themes, mechanics, and playstyle, so if you like the combinations in this set, stay with me...
Read moreAh, the “old” days of Magic. When we only had to choose which set we wanted to crack open, not which booster type. When sets were released as blocks, and bundles were called “fat packs.”
Read moreMagic has had its fair share of iconic sets. Some are known for returning to fan-favorite planes, like Dominaria Unitedor Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. Others introduced unique, defining elements, like Dominaria’s introduction of sagas or Ixalan’s...
Read moreGreek mythology is so entwined in pop culture and fantasy that it makes perfect sense Magic would eventually dip its toes in the deep well of ancient Greek lore. To be fair it had already been doing this well before Theros, with plenty of...
Read moreOne of the first sets to ever have a Commander focus was Commander Legends with loads of new cards and reprints for our favorite free-for-all format. It was the first set to mix two of the best formats in Draft and Commander, a set in which you...
Read moreDragons of Tarkir is the bookend of the Khans of Tarkir block, during which Sarkhan Vol manages to travel through time and save not only all of Tarkir’s dragons from extinction but also revive one of Magic’s most powerful...
Read moreFollowing the trend of old set remasters such as Time Spiral Remastered and Dominaria Remastered, WotC delivers Ravnica Remastered. The set gives us a nice dose of nostalgia with the opportunity to once again play with old and forgotten cards and...
Read moreShards of Alara is one of the most influential and pivotal sets from modern MTG design. From a story standpoint, it’s a set that started to focus on Nicol Bolas’s greater plan, and setting Bolas on the path to be one of MTG’s greatest...
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