New Artifact “Dig Through Time” From MTG Neon Dynasty
is so good it is banned in Modern. But Wizards of the Coast has a new take on Dig Through Time, in the form of Reality Heist, a powerful artifact draw-spell from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. Reality Heist In the right deck, Reality Heist will cost only two mana to add two artifacts from the top […]
WOTC Vice President of Design Addresses the MTG Modern Banned List
Before the Banned and Restricted (B&R) announcement happened earlier this week, Wizards of the Coast declared they would change multiple Magic: the Gathering formats. Many Magic players, myself included, speculated that WOTC would take the opportunity to address the Modern since Modern Horizons 2 redefined the format. The B&R announcement on Tuesday affected Standard, Historic, […]
Will Modern Be Affected in The Ban Announcement on 01/25/22?
Last week, during their announcement of Pauper bannings, Wizards of the Coast declared there would be another ban announcement on 01/25/22. They did not, however, specify which formats they would change. This left many players speculating what could change. Alchemy will not receive any bannings as it is a digital format and cards receive nerfs […]
It’s Time to UNBAN Deathrite Shaman in MTG Modern
Sometimes Magic cards are too good. They’re overpowered and warp the balance of the game. This was the case with in Modern and as a result, Wizards of the Coast banned the card from the format. Modern’s banned list is pretty long and is comprised of notorious cards that at one point or another broke […]
Multi-Format Death & Taxes MTG Staple is Getting Expensive
Esper Sentinel is one of many Modern Horizons 2 cards that impacted multiple MTG formats and now it is going up in price. Taxing effects in Magic: the Gathering make players jump through additional hoops to cast their spells, such as requiring additional mana to be paid, as in the case of . Sentinel is […]
Ragavan is a Perfectly Acceptable MTG Modern Card
Modern Horizons 2 resculpted MTG metagames. The set impacted Legacy and Commander, and it absolutely flipped Modern on its head. There are just so many solid cards from the set, perhaps the best of which is . There’s a divide amongst Magic players about whether the Monkey Pirate is too good and deserves to be […]
The MTG Marketplace: Biggest Winners, Losers and Trends of 01/10/2021
This week, multiple Modern staples continue to climb in value, and an EDH bounce spell spikes in price out of nowhere! Plus, I’ve included a few spells that don’t cost what they used to. They’re much cheaper and ripe for buying now. Welcome to The MTG Marketplace, a weekly article on MTG Rocks where we […]
Once Expensive MTG Demon Absolutely CRASHES in Value – Is it Time to Buy?
When was first released in Zendikar Rising, many players thought it would make a natural fit for Modern decks. You could easily OHKO opponents with in combination with the extra beefy stats of Shadow and Scourge. Because of this, Scourge was pretty pricy when it first came out. Death’s Shadow was and continues to be […]
This Competitive Multi-Format MTG Land KEEPS Going Up in Price
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms introduced five-new “man-lands”, a nickname given to lands that can be animated into creatures and attack. All of them are pretty good, but Den of the Bugbear is rising above the others in both play and price! Unlike many other man-lands in MTG’s history like , Den of the Bugbear […]
Buy the Most Versatile MTG Removal Spell Before It Gets Expensive
Depending on who you ask, Modern Horizons 2 either ruined the Modern format or changed it for the better. I happen to be of the latter opinion and got into a dispute with another MTG Rocks writer on the topic in the podcast we put out this week. Regardless of your opinion on the matter, […]