New Insane MTG Combo Deck Takes Over Championship!
Every weekend seems to be jam-packed with high-quality, competitive MTG events for players to spectate. This weekend was no different, as the second Arena Championship was hosted. Many participants are somewhat established in the competitive community, with appearances from players like recent Pro Tour ONE top finisher Benton Madsen and Innistrad Championship winner Yuuki Ichikawa. […]
8 Awesome and Awful Unreleased MTG Mechanics
Introduction Magic: The Gathering’s designers do a lot of hard work that players never get to see. Many mechanics get made, but then scrapped before they are put out into the world. In a recent podcast, Magic’s Chief Designer Mark Rosewater discussed 8 MTG mechanics that were playtested but never made it into the final […]
MTG Lord of The Rings Is the One Ring Actually A Good Card?
Introduction A card depicting is due to be printed in Tales of Middle-Earth, the upcoming MTG Lord of the Rings set. A huge amount of excitement has been generated over the fact that a single copy of this card will be written in Black Speech, receive unique artwork, and a tag demonstrating that it is […]
Wizards of the Coast Officially Recognizes New MTG Format!
One of the biggest attractions to Magic: the Gathering for many of its players is how customizable of an experience the game offers. There are tens of thousands of cards to choose from and a handful of different formats depending on how you want to play. Commander is, by far, the most popular among these […]
Lord of the Rings Cards Cause Old MTG Card to Shoot Past $50!
Its only a few days after the first reveal of the new Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth first look, and the cards revealed have already hit the secondary market hard. Players have been quick to identify some absurd interactions with cards of old that have caused them to skyrocket. If you have these […]
Lord of the Rings First Look Reveals Rarest MTG Card in History!
“This set is an amazing love letter to Tolkien fans” was the sentence that started off the First Look Stream for Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth set. Hosted by Blake Rasmussen, this incredible crossover features a fully draftable Modern-legal set that many players have been heavily anticipating. A few significant spoilers even dropped […]
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 […]