MTG Players Debate the Philosophy of Commander
Introduction On the 16th of March Sheldon Menery, a founding member of the Commander Rules Committee, published his annual article on the state of the format. This piece triggered a discussion among the MTG player base about just what Commander should be and whether the format is currently in a healthy place. Many players hold […]
MTG Fans Go Wild Over New Promotional Reprints!
As paper play has been continually recovering since the Covid pandemic, more and more promotional cards from these events have been making it into MTG players’ hands. Some of these, like the from the Secret Lair Showdown series, end up being extremely expensive. Others, like the from Cycle Three of the Regional Championships, are beautiful […]
MTG is Finally Fixing Its Story Problems!
Having almost 30 years of history behind it, it’s safe to say Magic: the Gathering has an incredibly rich story. With gorgeous art, entertaining flavor text, as well as dedicated story chapters, the game certainly has no shortage of world-building. Thanks to all this, even the game’s planes can sometimes feel like their own intricately […]
Wizards of the Coast Officially Recognizes New MTG Format!
One of the biggest attractions to Magic: the Gathering for many of its players is how customizable of an experience the game offers. There are tens of thousands of cards to choose from and a handful of different formats depending on how you want to play. Commander is, by far, the most popular among these […]
Lord of the Rings Cards Cause Old MTG Card to Shoot Past $50!
Its only a few days after the first reveal of the new Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth first look, and the cards revealed have already hit the secondary market hard. Players have been quick to identify some absurd interactions with cards of old that have caused them to skyrocket. If you have these […]
MTG Players Baffled By Missing Important Reprints
After a surprisingly large amount of nothing, Wizards of the Coast has finally properly revealed Shadows over Innistrad Remastered. Revealing the entire card image gallery with little fanfare, MTG Arena players now know what they’re in for. As hoped and expected, thankfully, there are a lot of needed reprints that pushed Explorer one step closer […]
The Rarest MTG Card May Be Too Rare For Its Own Good
Throughout recent sets, Wizards of the Coast, and Hasbro, have been pushing the artificial collectibility of MTG more and more. Creating new foiling techniques, art treatments, and serialized cards, MTG’s collectible market has been more saturated than ever before. Despite collectibles being pushed to new extremes within every recent MTG set, it doesn’t appear Wizards […]
Impressive MTG Speedrun Exposes a Major Problem!
When it comes to the wide world of speedrunning, Magic: the Gathering may not be the first game you think of. Instead, you might sensibly think of games like Minecraft, Super Mario 64, or, somewhat bizarrely, Subway Surfers. While these three games are the most popular titles on speedrun.com, they’re hardly the only games being […]
Lord of the Rings First Look Reveals Rarest MTG Card in History!
“This set is an amazing love letter to Tolkien fans” was the sentence that started off the First Look Stream for Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth set. Hosted by Blake Rasmussen, this incredible crossover features a fully draftable Modern-legal set that many players have been heavily anticipating. A few significant spoilers even dropped […]
MTG Players Save Hundreds on Unexpected Shipping Change!
Secret Lair products, when financially viable, can be a fantastic way to pick up some powerful MTG singles with fantastic artwork for cheap. Look at the recent double-sided Megatron card! While Transformers may not be the most popular IP to dip into MTG through the new promotion, it is undeniably, very cost-efficient. At its cheapest, […]