Wizards’ Latest Change May Be The End of Multiple MTG Formats!
Competitive MTG players are discussing the impact of a recent change to future seasons of tournament play. Wizards of the Coast revived their Pro Tour circuit with a few changes to support MTG’s traditional play. These changes involve the Regional Championship Qualifier system, which grants an accessible starting point for players wanting to engage in […]
Chief Designer Discusses “Logistical Difficulties” of MTG
In the 1004th episode of his Drive To Work podcast, Magic: the Gathering’s chief designer Mark Rosewater discussed the concept of logistics in Magic: the Gathering’s design. This opened up a discussion with the community about the game’s increasing complexity. Rosewater ended up inviting players to share their thoughts on the game’s complexity on his […]
Is Product Overload Robbing Commander of its Identity?
A lot of discussion about the Commander format has been occurring recently in response to a video put out by the YouTube channel Magic Arcanum. In the video entitled: “Commander Has An Ugly Sweater Problem” Ryan Gomez, one of the two members of Magic Arcanum alongside producer Nicole Letson, outlines his concerns about deckbuilding in […]
Snakes and Sentimentally Focus For Two New MTG Secret Lairs
Yesterday afternoon, Wizards of the Coast Revealed two new MTG Secret Lair drops. These will be available online for a limited time from January 30th onwards as part of the 2023 Winter Superdrop. One focuses on snakes, featuring Aztec-inspired artwork drawn by a variety of different artists. The other is focussed on 1990s nostalgia with […]
Hasbro To Cut 1000 Jobs Following Q4 Disappointment
While MTG players are all too aware of how much Magic costs, the brand’s value has always been somewhat nebulous. That was, at least, until Hasbro boasted and announced MTG was on track to become the company’s first billion-dollar brand. Thanks to the business decisions that brought about this valuation, MTG players weren’t all too […]
Spiking Commander Staple Has Shocking Reprint Announcement!
Sometimes, in trying to give some good financial advice, we accidentally tell the future. That couldn’t be more true in regards to a recent Secret Lair reprint that was just announced a few moments before the writing of this article. We highlighted Counterbalance a few weeks ago because of its massive secondary market movements. We […]
MTG Players Widely Support TCGplayer Workers Union
Back in August 2022, the e-commerce giant eBay shocked MTG players as it announced it was acquiring card retailer TCGplayer for $295 million. Following this surprise acquisition, TCGplayer continued to operate independently as it has done since being founded in 1998. Despite this continued independence, however, eBay’s acquisition has evidently ruffled some feathers, both within […]
Repeated MTG Delay Ignites Fears of Year-Long Wait
Throughout the past two years, thanks to a particular pesky global pandemic, MTG fans have become no strangers to delays. So much so that ahead of a set’s release, it’s no longer surprising to see a “Product Delays” announcement. Blaming the problems on “ongoing supply chain disruptions,” we’ve seen delays affecting literally every major MTG […]
MTG Cheater Apologizes After Winning $20,000!
As long as MTG has a competitive circuit using physical cards, cheating will be an issue that pops up from time to time. Because many MTG matches do not have any form of moderation, like judges watching a player’s every move, it can be easier than people think to take an extra card off an […]
Insane New Commander Creates 1.5 Card MTG Infinite Combo!?
It doesn’t take long for new MTG spoilers to make their way into the secondary market and start affecting the price of cards that weren’t relevant a few days before. We saw this with the explosive rise in price to cards that the now confirmed All Will Be One combo off with in an article […]