$2 Three-Mana Board Wipe Crushes Competition in Every Format

With every set, it’s very common during spoiler season for a handful of cards to receive a ton of hype. Players are naturally quick to judge how strong or weak they think all the new cards are before having a chance to play with them. In some cases, a card that receives a ton of […]

Multi-Format Mythic All-Star Sees 245% Price Spike

Screaming Nemesis

At this point, it’s no surprise that assertive red decks have grown in popularity since the release of MTG Foundations. With elite upgrades like Burst Lightning and Boltwave making their way to Standard and Pioneer, it felt inevitable that red decks would be on the rise. Not only has this caused a shakeup in the […]

MTG Fallout and Duskmourn Powerhouses Give Synergistic Deck a New Twist

Abhorrent Oculus | Duskmourn: House of Horror | Art by Bryan Sola

On October 16, MTG Fallout cards finally debuted on Magic Online. MTG Fallout is a cool Universes Beyond set that brought a lot of neat Commander cards to the table. On top of that, though, MTG Fallout gave rise to a few Legacy staples. Cards like Pre-War Formalwear have made their presences felt in the […]

Duskmourn Pre-Game Effect Gives Potent Combo Deck a New Twist

Over the past couple months, the Modern metagame has become quite stale. While the ban to Nadu, Winged Wisdom was absolutely necessary, it has been far from a fix for the format. Now, Energy variants are completely dominant, with Belcher combo also putting up excellent results. There simply hasn’t been a ton of room for […]

Budget Red Aggro Deck Puts up Unbelievable Tournament Results

Monastery Swiftspear

Mono-red aggro is a typical archetype that is rarely bad in Standard. Being able to present a very fast clock backed up by some burn spells has remained a recipe for success over the years. That being said, while mono-red is often serviceable, it’s unusual that the strategy is the best thing to be doing. […]

Unusual Doomsday Deck Wins MTG World Championship

Doomsday Excruciator | Duskmourn: House of Horror

This past weekend, we got to see how Duskmourn Standard would unfold on the biggest stage. The World Championship with a little over 100 of the top players showcased a wide variety of cool archetypes. Recently, we covered the Temur Prowess archetype that garnered a lot of attention. Unfortunately, as cool as that deck was, […]

Incredible Otter Combo Deck Makes Big Splash at MTG World Championship

This weekend, in addition to all the announcements taking place at MagicCon Las Vegas, we also got to witness the World Championship. The top performing players from around the globe were competing for cash and glory. This massive Standard event showcased a pretty wide range of archetypes. From Gruul Prowess to Dimir Demons, the metagame […]

Neoform Crushes Competition Thanks to Busted Duskmourn Three-Drop

Duskmourn cards have been available for tournament usage for almost a month at this point, and they continue to have a huge impact on a variety of formats. Players are still finding ways to build around these new designs. Archetypes like the newly crafted Jund Delirium shell wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for the powerful […]

Underrated Duskmourn Plant Perfectly Enables Dominant Delirium Deck

Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen Duskmourn cards expand their reach, influencing formats beyond just Standard and Pioneer. Abhorrent Oculus has become a multi-format staple, popping up in Modern as an excellent win condition. Floodpits Drowner, believe it or not, has made an appearance in Merfolk decks in Vintage. Today, we’re going to focus […]

Essential MTG Format is the Best it has Been This Decade

Abhorrent Oculus | Duskmourn: House of Horror | Art by Bryan Sola

Duskmourn cards have now been available for tournament play for over three weeks, and we’ve seen them have a huge impact across a variety of formats. Given the miniscule size of the Standard card pool compared to other non-rotating formats, it’s not too surprising that a set as powerful as Duskmourn is creating some major […]