Delirius Speculation Causes 266% MTG Price Spike

The biggest announcement of the past week in the world of Magic: The Gathering was undeniably the Commander Bracket System. While this offers the Commander community a more concrete way to matchmake against strangers, it also brings with it a ban and unban potential. The Game Changers list, a list of cards that are a […]

Elite New Goblins Help Typal Strategy Shine in Aetherdrift Standard

Back when MTG Foundations first came out, there was some hope that typal decks would arise in Standard. Major typal upgrades like Elvish Archdruid and Searslicer Goblin made their way to the format, but unfortunately, Elves and Goblin completely fell short of expectations. As it turns out, though, Aetherdrift may have provided the spark necessary […]

Synergistic MTG Mono-Blue Zombie Spikes 290%

Commander is one of Magic the Gathering’s most popular formats, in part because there are so many neat themes for players to build around. Whether you’re a fan of ramp strategies, typal decks, or go-wide archetypes, there’s something for everyone. More and more unique legends get printed every year, too, giving Commander a constant influx […]

Aetherdrift Upgrades Help Revive Old MTG Standard Deck in Alternate Format

Back when Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths released, one of the most feared decks in Standard was Cycling. By pairing elite assertive threats with a card that can singlehandedly end the game in Zenith Flare, the Cycling deck was extremely robust and versatile. Unfortunately, when Ikoria rotated out of Standard, Cycling went by the wayside. There […]

MTG Aetherdrift Draft Has a Major Color Balance Problem

Fang-Druid Summoner | Aetherdrift | Art by Nino Is

As more and more Aetherdrift cards were getting revealed during spoiler season, we were starting to fear that the Aetherdrift Draft environment would be rather lopsided and uninteresting. After all, mechanics like max speed that incentivize continuously dealing damage have the potential to lead to a blazing-fast format that punishes stumbling. Little did we know […]

These MTG Game Changers Should Not be On The List

Wizards of the Coast’s recent Commander-focused announcement has given the community a lot to think about. They introduced the Commander Bracket system in an attempt to improve matchmaking between strangers. The goal is to help close the distance between the powerful levels of players’ decks so that the entire table can enjoy the Commander game […]

Modern Horizons 3 Blink Staple Steadily Spikes 580.2%

Emperor of Bones

Following the major reveal of the new Commander bracket system, all eyes have been on Commander recently. Talk of potentially unbans and discussions about the brackets themselves have dominated the MTG space this week. Unsurprisingly, the thought of juicy Commander unbans has also caused a fair few price spikes already. While Commander has been soaking […]

MTG Creator Finds 1-Turn Max Speed Hack

Max Speed received a lot of flack from the community for… frankly, being an incredibly weak mechanic. While many may think that the idea of Max Speed should be something that favors an aggressive archetype, the reality is that Max Speed is rather slow. The quickest that you can achieve Max Speed is over a […]