Thunder Junction Teaser Reveals Terrifying MTG Abilities For Commander
Outlaws of Thunder Junction spoiler season is right around the corner! Aside from some new cards hitting the scene shortly, this also means that some other MTG traditions related to spoiler seasons are coming to fruition. Yesterday, MTG designer Mark Rosewater gave players some teasers for the new set over on Blogatog. Think of these […]
Broken MTG Combo Deck Gains Foothold in Alternative Format!
In some cases, when a combo becomes extremely powerful and popular in one particular Constructed format, players will go out of their way to give it a shot in other environments. Take the classic Temur shell, for example. This deck has been elite in Modern for quite some time now. However, Modern isn’t the only […]
Forgotten MTG Storm Combo Deck Receives Massive Karlov Manor Upgrade!
Just recently, was given the axe in Modern. Some players have been quick to look for replacements within Cascade shells, turning to or even . Meanwhile, other players have turned towards strategies like Golgari combo that, while already strong, had weak matchups against Cascade decks. Even though the banning of Violent Outburst isn’t the end […]
MTG Bans May Have Failed to Kill Problematic Archetype
It’s only been a few days since was banned in Modern, and players are already frantically searching for ways to replace the powerful Instant in Cascade shells. Unsurprisingly, is the first card lots of players have turned to. In decks, it’s a relatively easy card to slot in place of Violent Outburst, even without many […]
Top Five Most Broken MTG Modern Decks of All Time
Since Modern was created back in 2011, there have been a multitude of extremely powerful decks that have emerged and required bannings to keep in check. From elite build-around pieces like to overly efficient enablers, such as , Modern has had its fair share of bans over the last decade and change. Most recently, bit […]
Forgotten MTG Cascade Card Sees 500% Price Spike After Bans!
A major ban announcement took place yesterday, and players are already looking ahead towards the future of the Modern format. With out of the picture, lots of people are hopeful that Cascade shells will die down a bit. After all, both and decks have made up a huge chunk of the Modern metagame over the […]
MTG Players Highlight Concerns Over Lackluster Ban Announcement
Earlier today, a major ban announcement dropped affecting the Modern and Vintage formats. was ultimately banned in Modern, while became unrestricted in Vintage. Violent Outburst’s banning isn’t an enormous surprise, as and decks continued to rise in recent months. Players being able to play a playset of Ponder in Vintage is a bit surprising but […]
MTG Finally Bans Modern Menace and Unrestricts One Card
As interesting and fun as new cards are, few things are as exciting in MTG as bans. Capable of massively shaking up a format and balancing a format-breaking deck, there’s no denying their awesome and important potential. Thankfully, while they can cause a shake-up, bans aren’t nearly as volatile as before, as now they’re on […]
Forgotten 6-Cent Uncommon Suddenly Emerges in Multiple Formats!
Magic the Gathering has been around for over 30 years and has introduced tens of thousands of unique cards to the world. Unsurprisingly, many of these cards don’t end up seeing the light of day when it comes to competitive Constructed play. There have been plenty of powerful cards throughout MTG’s history that never quite […]
Multitude of MTG Karlov Manor Cards Transform Modern Valakut Strategy!
With the month of February having come and gone, Murders at Karlov Manor has been out for quite some time now. Players have had a good chance to see how the metagames of various formats have developed. Within the first week, we started to see a multitude of Karlov Manor cards make a big impact, […]