Shards 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 moreIn 2014, Magic: The Gathering players traveled through time and the Eternities to the plane of Tarkir, home of Sarkhan the planeswalker and graveyard of dragons. Tarkir was a harsh world ruled by warring Khans, who wrested control of their...
Read moreThis time on Ixalan the set isn’t so strongly focused on factions and their mutual dynamics. They’re still present and relevant, but the focus of this set’s story is on adventure and discovery. It’s a journey to the center of Ixalan in search of...
Read moreFourth Edition is a very, very ancient core set. So much so that, when looking at its cards, you may wonder if your eyes have grown old and tired and if you’re seeing things right.
Read moreLike many other British millennials, I was introduced to Doctor Who with the modern reboot in 2005 and have become a huge fan of the show. Today, I’m going to talk you through what Doctor Who is about and discuss some of my favorite new cards...
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 moreThese past few years of Magic story have been… honestly not great. Passing from three-set blocks to single-set releases also meant that the story’s pace started going faster and faster. We spend less time in new or returning planes, story arcs...
Read moreThere have been a variety of ways Magic has told its story over the years. There have been tie-in novels, the free story articles that Wizards publishes online, and of course the cards themselves.
Read moreSummer Magic isn’t officially the name of a Magic set. Instead, it’s the nickname for a set that was so poorly produced that it had to be recalled and destroyed by Wizards. However, a few boxes of the set made their way into circulation, and the...
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