Walking Ballista Variant Spoiled for MTG Aetherdrift

Walking Ballista is the type of incredibly powerful card that players have mixed feelings about. The card has become so powerful in past metagames that it threatened a homogenizing effect over the entire format. Similar to The One Ring, Walking Ballista is colorless, meaning everyone can run it. Currently, Walking Ballista is banned in Pioneer […]

MTG Aetherdrift Spoilers Showcase New Gearhulks and Rare Lands

Earlier in the day, a big chunk of Aetherdrift previews were revealed during a Magic livestream. From an equippable Planeswalker to a handful of new Vehicles and Mounts, Aetherdrift is jam-packed all sorts of goodies. One of the cooler aspects of the set is the emphasis on new cycles that borrow designs from past sets. […]

MTG Aetherdrift Reveals Equippable Planeswalker Among 20 New Cards

The MTG Aetherdrift spoiler season has finally begun! New mechanics have arrived, boasting some powerful abilities for players to try. Most importantly, however, we have a batch of new spoilers to digest! Two Planeswalkers have been revealed this time around, departing from the one-Planeswalker set rule that we’ve become so used to. One of these […]

Amusing MTG Deck with 49 One-Mana Spells Racks Up Wins on a Budget

Monastery Swiftspear | The Brothers' War

As fun as Magic is to play, sometimes it can be a bit difficult to invest into certain formats. Standard’s rotation makes it tough to keep up with financially, and most non-rotating formats have very few budget-friendly competitive options. Fortunately, one incredibly cheap archetype is starting to gain some traction in Pioneer. This deck is […]

MTG Aetherdrift Spoiler Season Kickoff Starts Tomorrow

Even though prerelease for Innistrad Remastered just passed, we’re quickly speeding into Aetherdrift’s spoiler season. Beginning this Tuesday, Magic’s first Standard-legal tentpole set of 2025 is just around the corner. Here’s everything you need to know about the kickoff to Aetherdrift spoiler season. Aetherdrift Spoiler Season Kickoff Tuesday at 11:00 AM EST, Weekly MTG will […]

Modern MTG Design Pushes Threats and Combos Beyond Their Limits

Power creep is not a new concept in MTG. Every year, it seems like cards are getting stronger and more efficient. This plays a massive role in how Constructed formats evolve. While power creep has its downsides, it isn’t the only issue we’ve seen that affects Constructed Magic over time. The bigger problem has been […]

New Innovations Make Simic Combo Deck Suddenly Dominant

With a slew of unbans announced not long ago in Modern and a handful of large Standard events taking place, Pioneer has gotten a lot less attention recently. However, the format is going through an interesting development, thanks to the rise of an innovative archetype. The deck in question is none other than Simic Neoform. […]