One 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...
Read moreWith the Odyssey block, of which Torment is the second set, Wizards of the Coast tried to break new ground in many ways, from the game mechanics to a new focus for the storyline.
Read moreInnistrad 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 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 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.
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