Forgotten 27-Year Old Rare Spikes 238% Thanks to Breakout Commander

For a long time, MTG Spider Man wasn’t making any real waves in the MTG finance market. Some cards are making some semi-relevant competitive breakouts, but between Commander and two-player formats, no Spider Man cards are completely changing the scene. The only Spider Man card that is causing a larger series of financial trends is […]

Wizards of the Coast Is Getting Worryingly Stingy With Reprints

Curse of Opulence | Commande 2017

We’ve known for decades that Magic: The Gathering is an incredibly expensive game to play. Unfortunately, this problem has only been getting worse in recent years. Now, even top-tier Standard decks are starting to cost over $600. Even Mono-Red, a once-affordable budget archetype, can now cost upwards of $300 to build. Considering Standard’s position as […]

Banned Vampire Powerhouse Reappears in Alternative Format

It’s been over a year since Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord was banned in Pioneer. Rakdos Vampires was one of the most brutal strategies to face down in its heyday due to its mix of speed, raw power, and resiliency. Unfortunately for Sorin fans, the potent Planeswalker hasn’t seen much play elsewhere outside of Historic and Timeless. […]

MTG Players Request Major Secret Lair Change After Botched Sale

At 12:00 PM EST today, the Secret Lair Secret Scare Superdrop was unleashed upon the world. Considering the multitude of Universes Beyond crossovers available, this Secret Lair sale probably went about as well as most players were expecting. With so much high-demand items on the docket, the sale was an absolute disaster. After extremely fast […]

Rogue MTG Tempo Deck Leverages Underrated Combo to Top Finish in 198-Player Event

While many MTG players praise the current state of Modern thanks to its surprising diversity, it bizarrely cannot even hold a candle to Pioneer. Despite Wizards’ indifference towards the format, it’s ironically thriving. A Pioneer Showcase Challenge over the weekend revealed to players a surprisingly healthy metagame. There wasn’t a single duplicate deck in the […]

New Turtle Samurai is an Elite Combo Commander

At New York Comic Con, we got our first look at 2026’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set. While the flavor is a bit much for some MTG players’ tastes, there’s still a lot to look forward to. This Universes Beyond set seems to have some seriously powerful cards, for instance, which should make for great […]