The Strongest MTG Explorer Deck Just Got Banned Out of Nowhere
The Explorer Format is pretty wide open and fun! It brings a sense of Pioneer to the game, but Wizards of the Coast did say when they announced the format that they’d be monitoring the health of the format, and make bans if needed. Well in a surprise MTG Arena B&R Announcement today, WotC decided […]
Copy the Cruelest of MTG Ultimatums With This Balder’s Gate Leak
Spoilers of Battle for Balder’s Gate cards start next week on May 16. Yet, a new legendary creature, Zelvor, Elturel Exile, surfaced ahead of schedule and it is sure to be a popular one. Zevlor, Elturel Exile Single-target spells like and are generally weaker in four-player games of Commander compared to traditional one-on-one Magic formats. […]
When Did This Sideboard-Savvy Planeswalker Get So Expensive?
Some cards in Magic: the Gathering give you access to your sideboard, even though those sideboard cards aren’t technically inside the game. Karn, the Great Creator, is a planeswalker with a version of this ability that lets you add artifacts from your sideboard directly to your hand. This is insanely powerful and is why players […]
Upcoming MTG Stream Revealing 3 NEW Sets Sooner Than Expected
Wizards of the Coast is on a roll when it comes to releasing new sets! We’ve just seen the Teaser Post from Mark Rosewater about Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate. But not long after that post went up, we got a new announcement from WotC about some more new products coming up! Count’em 3! […]
MTG Lead Designer Drops Teaser Post For Upcoming Commander Set
It’s that time of the year again, the MaRo Teaser Post has gone live! This time around, we’re looking at the post for Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate. We’ve seen some leaks of cards from the set WAY ahead of schedule, so some of these could possibly be solved. That being said, Preview Season […]
Best MTG SINGLES to Buy From the Obscura Operation Commander Deck
Obscura Operation is a white, blue, and black Commander deck released alongside Streets of New Capenna. It revolves around the new mechanic called connive and granting evasive abilities to its attacking creatures. The deck contains many new-to-Commander exclusive cards, plus several much-needed reprints. Many cards in Obscura Operation are desired by other Commander decks. But you don’t have to […]
The Best New Capenna Crime Boss Emerges and Prices Rise
Each of New Capenna’s crime families is appealing to different players. And while players are using cards from each family in various Magic formats, as far as the bosses of each family go, they mostly had Commander appeal. In fact, upon the release of Streets of New Capenna, none of family bosses majorly impacted constructed […]
Smashing the Best Explorer Decks Together Is A Busted Result
Explorer is a booming place! There’s tons of innovation and variety in the format, and while there are a good number of top tier decks, you can do well with almost anything. Well, today we’re bringing you a SPICY list by none other than Fireshoes. The mad genius smashed 3 of the best decks in […]
Leaked Cards Reveal MTG Partner Mechanic to Return With a SPIN!
Someone got a few packs of Battle for Balder’s Gate well ahead of schedule and filmed themselves opening them on TikTok. As Balder’s Gate is the sequel to Commander Legends, many players expected the return of partnered commanders. But amongst the leaked cards, “partner” was nowhere to be seen. Instead, there’s a new mechanic called […]
The MTG Marketplace: Biggest Winners, Losers, and Trends of 05/02/22
This week, multiple cards from Streets of New Capenna shot up in price. Many players misjudged how good they were until they started showing up in decklists over the course of the week. Welcome to The MTG Marketplace, a weekly article on MTG Rocks where we cover each week’s biggest price spikes and overall market […]