MTG Designer Clarifies Confusing Universes Beyond Reprint Legality
The legality of Universes Beyond cards has always been a contentious topic. At first, the fact that cards from outside Magic’s multiverse could be played in Eternal formats was a lot to take in. Unsurprisingly, their step into Modern with The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth similarly drew a lot of flack. As […]
MTG Players Request to Visit Chinese-Themed Plane
Recently, Magic: The Gathering has been going all over as the game moves in a bold new direction. Not only are Universes Beyond sets taking us in a new direction, but even Magic’s in-universe sets are getting weird. Recently, we’ve had murder mystery, the wild west, a death race, and we’re going to space before […]
MTG Designer Shoots Down Multiple Fan-Requested Sets
Wizards of the Coast is making a lot of Magic: The Gathering sets nowadays. In 2025 alone, we’re getting seven major sets, six of which are Standard legal. On top of that, there are also all the Secret Lair Superdrops, Chaos Vault experiments, and major events. With all that going on, it’s no wonder that […]
MTG Designer Explains Missing Tarkir: Dragonstorm Planeswalker
Tarkir: Dragonstorm already looks like it’s going to be one hell of an MTG set. We’ve just had the official debut event, and Wizards of the Coast revealed some monstrously powerful cards. With new mechanics, Commanders, and art treatments, there’s tons to enjoy and get excited about. Despite all this, one of MTG’s most iconic […]
MTG Designer Hints At Major Change For Fan-Favorite Color
An aggressive plan for future expansion.
MTG Players Request Fewer Commander Precons from Wizards
It’s no secret that Commander has long been the most popular MTG format by quite some margin. On paper, at least, this format is easily the most accessible, and arguably the most fun too. Following the introduction of the Commander Bracket System, the strengths of this format have only become stronger. Unsurprisingly, part of this […]
MTG Players Request to Remove Core Universes Beyond Feature
Universes Beyond has always been a contentious subject since it first debuted in 2020. Thankfully, Wizards of the Coast has come a long way since the debut crossover with The Walking Dead. Massive strides have been made in the accessibility, look, and general feel of Universes Beyond cards. Nowadays, like it or not, Universes Beyond […]
MTG Designer Shuts Down Three-Sided MTG Cards For the Most Boring Reason
For better or worse, the MTG innovation engine has no brakes. Not only is Wizards constantly pioneering bold new developments like Chaos Vault, but there’s no end of new mechanics too. Arriving alongside the release of every new set, Magic has a constant deluge of weird, wonderful, and uniquely named mechanics. Thankfully, despite MTG’s relentless […]
MTG Designer Reveals Welcome Tonal Shift for 2025
There was a lot to enjoy about each of the MTG sets released throughout 2024. Each set contained a fair few exciting cards that helped to mix up and revitalize multiple formats. Unfortunately, while every set had great cards and Limited gameplay, the tone wasn’t beloved by MTG players. Between Murders of Karlov Manor and […]
Broken MTG Spells Could Work with a Controversial Fix
Commander is by far MTG’s most popular format, and it has a very unique set of rules compared to traditional Constructed formats. It’s singleton, it uses 100 cards, and of course, your Commander itself gets its own collection of rules that make the format so interesting. However, in some cases, the rules can be a […]