Uncommon Standard Staple Makes Waves in All-Powerful MTG Format
Self-bounce decks have become a well-established group of archetypes in Standard as well as Pioneer. This Town Ain’t Big Enough has proven to be an incredibly powerful tempo element that generates value in conjunction with a range of potent enchantments. As good as these synergies are, though, we never expected to see them make a […]
20-Year-Old MTG Free Removal Spell Eclipses $50
Every now and again, a dominant powerhouse will get printed and completely change the landscape of a particular Constructed format. This is exactly what happened with the release of Ketramose, the New Dawn from Aetherdrift. Both Orzhov midrange and Orzhov Necrodominance shells became extremely popular archetype options in Modern that incorporated the new God quite […]
MTG Spider-Man First Look Reveals Disappointing Chaff
2025 is set to be a big year for Magic. Multiple Universes Beyond sets, including MTG Final Fantasy and MTG Spider-Man, are coming our way and will indeed be Standard legal. Over a week ago, we got our first glimpse at MTG Final Fantasy as some amusing cards were previewed. Now, despite MTG Spider-Man’s release […]
Fan-Favorite Frog Noble Puts up Elite Result in Powerful Format
Sometimes, even if a Magic card is powerful, it takes some work in order to maximize it. Not every strong card is able to find a home right away. It can take some time and effort to find a good shell for the card to fit in. This has been the case with Glarb, Calamity’s […]
MTG Aetherdrift Draw Spell Spikes 1857% After Pro Tour Win
Pro Tour Aetherdrift turned out to be quite a surprising turn of events. Rather than Esper Pixie running rampant, Domain Overlords stole the show, winning the event in the hands of Matt Mass. While this was already quite a surprise the impact of new Aetherdrift cards was even more remarkable. Within the winning list from […]
Absurd Dragonstorm Removal Spell Will Create New Archetypes
We may have only seen a handful of cards so far, but Tarkir: Dragonstorm already looks like a flashy MTG set. Between a new Mox effect, a literal Dragon with Storm, and a series of exciting and powerful abilities, this looks like a high-power Standard-legal set. While the new Mox is definitely the flashiest Tarkir […]
Strange Pro Tour Appearance Creates 210% MTG Card Price Spike
Goblins are back and better than ever! One of the most beloved typal decks in the MTG community got massive support from MTG Foundations, but Aetherdrift seems to have finally allowed the archetype to be competitively viable again. Howlsquad Heavy was the final push that Goblins needed to make a Standard appearance, but it’s not […]
Versatile MTG Unfinity Vehicle Crushes Competition in High-Powered Format
Magic is full of a lot of wacky and unusual sets, and the group of Un-sets are definitely at the top of the list. These collections of cards are designed to be humorous more than anything. As such, most cards from Un-sets don’t actually show up in any major format. However, many cards from sets […]
MTG Final Fantasy Creature Grants +9999 Power
MTG Final Fantasy’s First Look has come and gone, and Wizards of the Coast has seriously delivered. On top of spoiling some mechanically awesome MTG cards, there are tons of flavorful references too. It seems both MTG fans and Final Fantasy fans have reason to be impressed today. As suspected, despite only being a first […]
MTG Aetherdrift God and Infamous Frog Create Combo Kills
If you’ve been keeping up with spoiler hype for Aetherdrift, you’ve probably heard a number of players talk about Ketramose, the New Dawn. Ketramose is an elite value engine with potential in a wide variety of archetypes. It’s very easy to trigger Ketramose and draw a bunch of cards over the course of the game. […]