MTG Designer Calls Fan-Favorite Mechanic “A Mistake”
A classic mechanic gets the cold shoulder!
MTG Final Fantasy Commanders Revealed
Magic: The Gathering’s next Universes Beyond set, Final Fantasy, has officially had its first cards revealed. We’re scheduled to get first looks for the set this Tuesday, but some cards have come a day early. The face Commanders for the MTG Final Fantasy Commander preconstructed decks have hit the internet. Magic’s Final Fantasy release will […]
MTG Final Fantasy Spoilers to Be Revealed Tomorrow
To put it lightly, 2025 is an incredibly busy year for Magic: The Gathering. For the first time ever, six Standard-legal sets are being released this year, three of which are Universes Beyond crossovers. Considering how successful the Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth was, all eyes are on these crossovers. Kicking things off […]
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 […]
New MTG Aetherdrift Commons Shine In Cycling Combo Deck
The cycle of violence continues…
Delirius Speculation Causes 266% MTG Price Spike
The biggest announcement of the past week in the world of Magic: The Gathering was undeniably the Commander Bracket System. While this offers the Commander community a more concrete way to matchmake against strangers, it also brings with it a ban and unban potential. The Game Changers list, a list of cards that are a […]
Elite New Goblins Help Typal Strategy Shine in Aetherdrift Standard
Back when MTG Foundations first came out, there was some hope that typal decks would arise in Standard. Major typal upgrades like Elvish Archdruid and Searslicer Goblin made their way to the format, but unfortunately, Elves and Goblin completely fell short of expectations. As it turns out, though, Aetherdrift may have provided the spark necessary […]
Synergistic MTG Mono-Blue Zombie Spikes 290%
Commander is one of Magic the Gathering’s most popular formats, in part because there are so many neat themes for players to build around. Whether you’re a fan of ramp strategies, typal decks, or go-wide archetypes, there’s something for everyone. More and more unique legends get printed every year, too, giving Commander a constant influx […]
Aetherdrift Upgrades Help Revive Old MTG Standard Deck in Alternate Format
Back when Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths released, one of the most feared decks in Standard was Cycling. By pairing elite assertive threats with a card that can singlehandedly end the game in Zenith Flare, the Cycling deck was extremely robust and versatile. Unfortunately, when Ikoria rotated out of Standard, Cycling went by the wayside. There […]
MTG Aetherdrift Draft Has a Major Color Balance Problem
As more and more Aetherdrift cards were getting revealed during spoiler season, we were starting to fear that the Aetherdrift Draft environment would be rather lopsided and uninteresting. After all, mechanics like max speed that incentivize continuously dealing damage have the potential to lead to a blazing-fast format that punishes stumbling. Little did we know […]