After existing as a fan-made format for over five years, Oathbreaker has finally been recognized as an official Magic format by Wizards of the Coast. Though the format has dropped off in popularity since its invention, now that Wizards have...
Read moreAlthough there have been cards called “sorcerer” since the beloved Sorceress Queen in Arabian Nights, only now with Lorwyn Eclipsed are sorcerers an official creature type in MTG.
Read moreFour new uncommons have leaked from the upcoming Marvel Super Heroes set. What do these cards do, and what can they tell us about the set?
Read moreOmenpaths are portals between MTG planes, and the reason we’ve seen so many characters in MTG lore travelling to unfamiliar territory these days.
Read moreSaprolings are Magic’s classic 1/1 green creature token. They’ve been used for years as chump blockers, Skullclamp targets, and easy convokers.
Read moreLands don’t really have a color in traditional MTG. But in Commander, a card’s color identity is determined by the colors of pips on the cards, which restricts lands to the color identity of the deck’s commander. So “white” lands are just lands...
Read moreEdicts are a classic form of removal dating back to Diabolic Edict. It’s a powerful form of interaction that circumvents several defensive abilities and can ruin strategies like Voltron that depend on a single large creature. But which of these...
Read moreMagic players seem to collectively agree that cards and sets have become more complicated than they used to be. There’s more text on cards these days, they interact with each other in complex ways, and some even have six cards’ worth of text to...
Read moreMurders at Karlov Manor is a murder mystery themed MTG set, and it’s bringing with it a bunch of new mechanics that are based around that theme. One of the best-flavored ones is disguise, a play on a fan-favorite mechanic, morph!
Read moreWith over 140 sets spread across 30 years of Magic’s history, it can be daunting to figure out where to start when you’re looking to buy packs. As someone who has played Magic for more than 10 years and devoted countless hours to this game, allow...
Read moreEnter the play boosters! The play booster packs replaced set and draft boosters and come alongside collector boosters with full set releases. What are these play booster packs all about?
Read moreStarting in the fall of 2019, Wizards of the Coast introduced a greater variety to their array of sealed product by revealing the collector booster, which persists even beyond the introduction of play boosters. Collector boosters introduced cards...
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