Magic is a game of words. Words make up the rules and mechanics of the game. MTG’s story is told through the cards first and through novels, free short stories, and other media second. This is where flavor text comes in.
Read moreI can’t think of a more mysterious, deadly, and interesting creature type than the mythical Praetors of Phyrexia. But the Phyrexian Praetors are more than just cardboard. They have a unique storyline that’s fully fleshed out, have detailed...
Read moreWe finally find ourselves at the culmination of Magic’s most recent story arc: the Dragonstorm. What began with the appearance of a mysterious Dragonhawk in Bloomburrow now comes to a head with the return to Magic’s most dragon-infested plane...
Read moreMagic’s biggest, baddest villain wasn’t going to stay down for long, was he? Tarkir: Dragonstorm brings the legendary Bolas back into the picture, at least for a little bit.
Read moreMultiverse-altering events are often exciting, especially when they creep into card design. One such story shift occurred after March of the Machine concluded the New Phyrexia storyline, birthing a series of “desparked planeswalkers.”
Read moreThe developers described it as a set that encompasses the basic, core elements of Magic. If a theoretical set was simply named “Magic: The Gathering,” this is what it would look like.
Read moreBattle for Zendikar (BFZ) debuted in 2015, and it was the first Magic set in the “two sets per MTG block” era (or two-block paradigm). Battle for Zendikar vastly expanded on playable Eldrazi creatures, and featured a roster of...
Read moreIn 1998, Urza’s Saga was released, and it’s an MTG set that changed Magic forever. After all, when MTG games can be decided on turn 1 and won by the player that won the coin flip, it ends up not being very fun. Imagine a world where many of the...
Read moreDuskmourn is the second set in the Dragonstorm Arc. It follows a rescue team composed of Kaito, Niko, Tyvar, Zimone, and The Wandering Emperor as they venture into the haunted-house-plane of Duskmourn in search of Nashi.
Read moreIt’s hard to express how impactful of a set Legends was for Magic: The Gathering. It was only the seventh MTG set ever to come out, and it introduced many elements to Magic that newer players may assume have always been around.
Read moreWith the Universes Beyond series, you are greeted with one of the most impressive feats yet: Hasbro somehow convinced the Tolkien estate to allow them to create an entire Lord of the Rings set!
Read moreConspiracy: Take the Crown released in August 2016 as the follow-up to the original Conspiracy. To date, they’re the only two Magic sets to be designed for “Conspiracy Draft,” a casual Limited format designed for multiplayer...
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