Alchemy is a format that allows you to play with Standard cards, digitally-rebalanced cards, and digital-only cards and mechanics exclusive to MTG Arena. These digital-only cards are also legal in Arena Eternal formats like Historic and...
Read moreEvery 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 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 moreWe had so much new Magic in 2020. A new Theros set was released, companions and modal double-faced cards (MDFC) were introduced, and more bans than any of us want to see again. But we got through it, and 2021 is starting us off with our first new...
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 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...
Read moreAfter the finale of the Phyrexian storyline in March of the Machine and then its Aftermath, we’re going to be returning to Eldraine for a second visit. This plane seems to be the location of story resets, as last time we were here was immediately...
Read moreExodus is a very, very old set – so old that, strictly speaking, Magic: The Gathering was a different game back then with literal different rules and card types that no longer exist.
Read moreMercadian Masques will likely be our only opportunity to explore Mercadia, a plane full of Black Markets, Bribery, and Misdirection, where many things are (literally) upside down and goblins, unlike their counterparts from other planes, are...
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