Awesome Iconic Reprints Announced for MTG Arena!
Following last week’s Weekly MTG Livestream, players were left somewhat baffled by the near complete absence of spoilers. Despite Shadows over Innistrad Remastered launching in two weeks, at the time of the livestream, Wizards was being bizarrely coy. Across social media, YouTube, and Wizards website, there was nary a peep beyond a few tantalizing MTG […]
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, […]
First MTG Lord of the Rings Cards Officially Revealed!
MTG players are eagerly awaiting the first look Livestream of the upcoming Universes Beyond Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth set occurring tomorrow. Tolkien’s IP is right at home with the fantasy setting accompanying MTG storytelling, so players being excited about MTG’s straight-to-Modern set is unsurprising. What players did not expect was that some […]
Recycled MTG Cards Leak March of the Machine Details
As a physical card game, which has pieces that can easily go missing, it’s not uncommon for upcoming MTG cards to get leaked. We saw this extensively with Phyrexia: All Will Be One, which was leaked time and time again. The set was leaked so much, in fact, that practically every card was revealed before […]
MTG Production Error Makes New Chase Foils Worse
In Phyrexia: All Will Be One, Wizards once again pushed the collectibility of MTG to a new extreme. This was quite a worrying feat, considering this had just been done in the previous set, The Brothers’ War. Rather than repeating the chase serialized cards, however, this time around, Wizards went all out on art treatments. […]
Ancient Staple Creates Broken Deck, Exploding 500% in Price!
Modern players have been cooking up a storm with the new cards from Phyrexia: All Will Be One. ‘s potential in a reanimator deck has been a known variable thanks to innovations to the Legacy archetype. Players didn’t know that Atraxa’s reanimation potential was so good that it put the archetype back on the map […]
MTG Chief Designer Reveals Most Problematic Mechanic
Introduction The chief designer of MTG, Mark Rosewater, recently posted on his blog about the game mechanic he finds most problematic. Rosewater wrote: “Hexproof is the most problematic evergreen mechanic”. Evergreen mechanics are mechanics designed to appear in every set, for example: Flying, Trample, and Deathtouch. But what is it about Hexproof that makes it […]
Popular MTG Set Returns To Arena
For those getting tired of hyper-aggressive Phyrexia: All Will Be One drafts or those who just want to mix things up, some good news is in store. Strixhaven: School of Mages has returned as a playable Premier draft format on MTG Arena and will be available to play from March 10th to March 21st. Strixhaven […]
Has Everyone Been Drafting Phyrexia: All Will Be One Wrong?
Introduction Conventional wisdom about Phyrexia: All Will Be One Limited is that it’s a blisteringly fast and aggressive format. Red and Green are widely regarded as the best color pair to draft. Blue, meanwhile, is seen as the format’s worst color, and Control decks are seen as unplayable due to Aggro decks being so powerful […]
MTG Accessory Manufacturer Apologizes for Production Mistakes
As a physical card game, unfortunately, Magic: the Gathering isn’t immune to production mishaps. Unfortunately, due to factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, this issue hasn’t been an uncommon sight throughout recent sets. In 2022 alone, we saw countless misprints, miss-cuts, and products being delayed thanks to production issues. Some of these products were even […]