3+ day, 19+ 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…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (497+ words) Draftsim New Reality Fracture Planeswalker Mechanic Synergizes With Underplayed Jace Card Dramatic Reversal | Illustration by Eric Deschamps Yesterday’s Reality Fracture debut revealed a ton of cards from the set, like a new Emrakul, the five elder sphinxes, and the details…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (456+ words) Jace Reawakened | Illustration by Cristi Balanescu We just got an extended look at Reality Fracture, including a bunch of exciting new cards. Among the most exciting (and utterly strange) are the ones that reintroduce a classic mechanic…with a wild…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (549+ words) Battle Brawler | Illustration by Karl Kopinski The main aspect that bothers MTG players about Universes Beyond (UB) is the fact that most of those sets don’t feel like MTG. In a recent declaration, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks told us important…...

6+ day, 21+ 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, 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   (179+ words) Stingcaster Mage | Illustration by Gal Or Reality Fracture will be fully released in about a month, which means spoilers are going to be underway soon. However, we just got an update from Wizards of the Coast ahead of these spoilers…...

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   (201+ words) Glamdring | Illustration by Andrea Piparo But how do you win with this combo? Mathemagics is the secret, as casting it when X is 6 will make your opponent draw 64 cards, which is enough to win the game on the spot. Normally…...

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…...