3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (982+ words) Valor's Reach Tag Team | Illustration by Johann Bodin Back in 2014, I was excited to play my new Abzan commander and highlight the Condemn in my deck. So when my friend finally cast his 6-mana commander, I got rid of it…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1458+ words) Sen Triplets | Illustration by Greg Staples Esper colors naturally lend themselves to value, card advantage, and a control game, elements that are highly valued in EDH, so today we’ll take a look at all the mythic rare cards with the…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (907+ words) Ashiok, Nightmare Muse | Illustration by Raymond Swanland Sonic and Shadow. Batman and Owlman. Pit and… Dark Pit. Throughout their journeys, our favorite protagonists often meet mirrored versions of themselves, characters that share many of their traits, but whose goals are…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (1304+ words) Maul Splicer | Illustration by Jason Chan Splicers are the artisans of New Phyrexia, formerly Mirrodin. These Phyrexian artificers have a common characteristic: Their main body is weak, but they bring a stronger 3/3 golem with them, which makes the splicer excellent…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1755+ words) Battle of Wits | Background Illustration by Jason Chan As nice as mainstream sets are, supplementary sets often give Wizards the freedom to do something special. That often means power creep—looking at you, Modern Horizons—but sometimes they just get…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1406+ words) Dragonlord Atarka | Illustration by Antonio José Manzanedo There are so many Gruul cards to love, like the iconic Rhythm of the Wild and the flavorful Bigger on the Inside. Today, we'll look at the best mythic rare cards Gruul has…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1511+ words) Elesh Norn | Illustration by Magali Villeneuve Rarity is a great tool for Magic developers to balance cards, typically for Limited formats. If a super strong card appears too often, it warps the Draft environment around itself. Thus higher rarity often…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (295+ words) The Eagles Are Coming! | Illustration by Zezhou Chen I don't think it's a secret at this point that black-red is good in The Hobbit. From the beginning, it's been the most played archetype, and it's also been the most winning…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1826+ words) Gollum, Riddle Master | Illustration by Irvin Rodriguez Greetings planeswalkers! The Hobbit has been out for over a week now, and the secret is out: Black is overpowered, the set is aggressive, and the games are very repetitive. But then again,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (250+ words) Gleaming Splendor | Illustration by Kekai Kotaki Commander staples are nice, but what about staples that also enable game winning combos? Well, it looks like Gleaming Splendor from The Hobbit is exactly what you've been looking for. This is because, in…...