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 […]
New MTG Set Causes Problematic Commander Card to hit $50!
Phyrexia: All Will Be One is a pretty powerful set of cards, which means that there will likely be a lot of secondary market spikes. We’ve seen multiple infinite combos impact the secondary market in a big way, but larger themes presented in the Phyrexia: All Will Be One set are also causing some cards […]
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 […]
Insane New Aggro Card Printed in MTG Phyrexia: All Will Be One
Phyrexia: All Will Be One is shaping up to be a very impactful set. We’ve seen some very strong mythic rare cards, a highly contentious counterspell, and a plethora of powerful planeswalkers. With all of the power this set contains, it can be difficult to focus on the discourse around individual cards. One card from the set is […]
MTG Players Call For Banning of Suboptimal Obnoxious Deck!
Explorer’s mission is to make a format on Magic Arena as close to Pioneer as possible. Staying true to this mission, after the pestering of many MTG players, MTG Arena finally got Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx. This brought to life a slightly weaker version of the Mono-Green Nykthos menace that’s been a massive part of […]
MTG Players Enamored by Anime Art Reprints
Since the introduction of the Secret Lair sub-brand in 2019, MTG’s art style has been on quite a journey. Working with countless artists, each with their own striking style, Secret Lair drops aren’t afraid of pushing the boundaries on what a Magic card can look like. The recently announced Draw Your Hand Secret Lair drop, […]
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 […]
New MTG Legendary Most Pushed 3-Drop Creature Ever!?
Phyrexia: All Will Be One is a set for which Standard players have been waiting quite a long time. While Standard is starting to see some life with the appearance of some non-midrange archetypes in the format, this set looks leagues ahead of what is already Standard legal. To highlight just how far power creep […]
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 […]