MTG Designer Discusses Future For Extremely Controversial Mechanic

Some of Magic: The Gathering’s mechanics have been complete headscratchers. I have no idea how Companions ever passed playtesting, but I understand the idea behind it. Commanders are fun to play with, and adopting that idea to constructed formats could help bridge the gap between MTG microcommunities. All of that said, the execution massively failed, […]

New Regional Championship Promos Feature $13 Death Combo Piece

We’re fresh off Pro Tour Edge of Eternities and watching Belcher dominate the top eight was a thing of beauty. With the event in the rear-view mirror, though, it’s already time for players to start preparing for the upcoming competitive season. The next round of Regional Championship Qualifiers starts in November, and we just got […]

Wizards Quietly Increases Prices for MTG Lorwyn Eclipsed

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It’s no secret that Magic: The Gathering can be an expensive game to play. Outside of Pauper and Draft, costs can ramp up quickly, even in once-affordable formats like Standard. Currently, a top-tier Standard deck can set you back over $600, so it’s no wonder that many players want to get their money’s worth. Thankfully, […]

MTG Spider Man Card Creates New Combo with 30-Cent Rare

It’s now been close to a week since MTG Spider Man and Through the Omenpaths cards became tournament legal, and we’ve seen a lot of innovation right out of the gates. From Standard to Pauper, the new cards are making an immediate impact. One of the coolest archetypes that the new cards have enabled is […]

New Lethal Combo Deck Abuses Six MTG Spider Man Legends

Over the past couple days, a ton of information has been thrown our way. In the midst of all of these Secret Lairs and new sets getting revealed, though, it’s easy to turn our attention away from MTG Spider Man, which is fresh off its own release. Despite being a small set, these new cards […]

Five Experimental MTG Unbans Make Reserved List Card Legal

While Commander is primarily a casual format for jamming wacky strategies with friends, there are more competitive variants of the format for those who want to streamline their strategies. Players have two different options for exploring competitive Commander play: cEDH and Duel Commander. Duel Commander, an aptly named two-player format, has a massive ban list […]

MTG Group Hug Card Jumps to $40 Thanks to Extremely Low Supply

Magic: The Gathering just dropped one of the biggest announcements that its playerbase has ever seen. The entire 2026 set schedule and 19 different Secret Lairs were all released to the public in one afternoon. Despite this, and an entire Pro Tour taking place during the announcements, MagicCon: Atlanta hasn’t heavily impacted the MTG finance […]