MTG Lord of the Rings EDH Sleeper is Incredibly Underrated!
The verdict is out: Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth is having an impact on Magic: the Gathering as a game and as an icon that we’ve never seen before. The set is warping every format it’s legal in, massive streamers are getting involved with the hunt for Magic’s two million dollar card, and […]
LOTR Combo Makes Longest Named MTG Legend Viable!
Lord of the Rings brought multiple powerful cards to the forefront of the Modern format. Cards like The One Ring and Delighted Halfling have been popping up in lots of different archetypes, cementing themselves as significant parts of the format. Beyond individual cards, Lord of the Rings also brought a handful of combos to various […]
MTG Bulk Rare Wins 400+ Person Event on a Budget!
For as linear as the format is, Pioneer continues to evolve and showcase breakout cards and decks. This weekend, we saw a unique take on a red aggressive deck designed to maximize Pia Nalaar, Consul of Revival win the Magic Online Pioneer Showcase Challenge. Pia Nalaar is an extremely pushed card from March of the […]
Popular Combo Deck Maximizes Multiple LOTR Cards at Once!
This weekend’s events showcased several extremely powerful Lord of the Rings cards in multiple formats. There were tons of copies of The One Ring, Orcish Bowmasters, and Delighted Halfling in Modern and Legacy events. It appears as though these cards are powerhouses, especially in Modern, at least for the time being. Perhaps what’s most interesting […]
Nostalgic MTG Archetype Returns Thanks to Broken Combo!
Ever since the printing of Faerie Mastermind in March of the Machine, Dimir Rogues has seen mild representation in Pioneer. With a bunch of Creatures with Flash and solid interaction in the form of discard spells, removal, and Counterspells, the deck has a decent tempo gameplan for a variety of matchups. One of the bigger […]
MTG’s The One Ring May be Better Than Expected
Few cards being released with Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth were expected to have a big impact on competitive play. Wizards of the Coast stated repetitively that this set was not intended to be a Modern Horizons 3 in disguise. As a result, very few new cards are truly powerful enough to see […]
New MTG LOTR Deck Turns Historically Hated Combo Infinite!
Lord of the Rings cards have come with a lot of hype. This is true not only for flavor reasons and for Limited but also for Constructed formats. Cards like the One Ring and Orcish Bowmasters are becoming Eternal format staples. Interestingly, Lord of the Rings cards are also legal on Arena, and there are […]
MTG Genius Merges Multiple Decks to Create Super-Combo!
Every competitive MTG has a metagame. This isn’t a controversial statement or anything – as players weed out various deck construction ideas against one another, some are bound to come out on top. These decks tend to sit at the top of the pyramid of any given metagame, synonymously sitting on the throne while being […]
Mardu Colors Are Dominating Early Lord of the Rings Limited!
Lord of the Rings may not have been available for drafting for long, but there are already clear patterns forming within the format. Specific color combinations are performing much better overall than others to start. Unsurprisingly, the best performing archetypes have a lot of the best performing commons and uncommons in their colors, but it’s […]
Top 11 Best MTG Win Conditions in Commander
Commander is the most popular MTG format right now. This is largely due to the casual, multiplayer experience the game offers, allowing you to play amongst a group of friends with any cards the game has to offer. Unfortunately, it can be quite difficult to close out a game unless you’re playing at a cEDH […]