There’s never been a more complicated time to collect Magic: The Gathering cards than 2023. Foil-etched cards, textured foils, Secret Lairs, Universes Beyond, Lord of the Rings, Fortnite, and now Doctor Who? You’ll be forgiven if you have no...
Read moreThis is the part in the intro where I’d make a fun Doctor Who pun and riff off one of the episodes or main characters, but my knowledge of the BBC phenomenon is basically limited to a blue phonebooth called the TARDIS and something about fish...
Read moreMagic often flirts with science fiction, but Doctor Who embraces the concept wholly. The Blast From the Past deck focuses on, well, the past, with a historic theme sure to excite an older crowd of Whovians!
Read moreBack to Middle-earth we go! With the Holiday Release comes a new card frame exclusive to the new and returning cards in the Lord of the Rings line-up. This “scroll frame” gives an old-timey parchment paper feel to the cards you know and love, but...
Read moreConfession: As a 30-something I’d never actually seen The Princess Bride. I know there’s a huge cult following for the movie, but up until recently the only thing I knew was that Andre the Giant was in it and people would occasionally come up to...
Read more“I’m going to kill you in a minute. I’m not even kidding. You’re going to be as dead as a fish on a slab any second now, all floppy and making smells. But don’t tell the boys. This is our secret girl plan.”
Read moreThe release of Zendikar Rising marks a very important time in the Magic calendar. The fall major set is always the landmark release of the year, with a lot depending on the quality of its design and overall appeal.
Read moreThe Canadian Highlander format has been a mainstay of Magic since its explosion outside of Canada in recent years. A format with unique tidbits, a very rich community, and some of the most unique gameplay within the whole of MTG, Canadian...
Read moreWilds of Eldraine gets your standard Alchemy release just over a month after the main set’s debut. The set brings 30 new cards to the digital-exclusive format on MTG Arena, and they’re all a bit familiar.
Read moreWith so many products it can be hard to keep track of what is in each set, especially when they’re as confusing as the Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Special Edition Collector Boosters. I’m going to go through some of the biggest...
Read moreI know you’re adamant about learning Magic: the Gathering. With so many mechanics, it can be difficult to keep up with them all. However, if you take it one step at a time, you can learn about each mechanic and eventually become the expert on...
Read moreEvery time we return to Ravnica, it seems like one of the guilds gets the short end of the stick, as far as effective and thematic mechanics go. Forecast isn’t bad, per se. It just lacks a certain splashy-ness that other mechanics have, and...
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