Tag: Standard

MTG Creator Finds 1-Turn Max Speed Hack

Max Speed received a lot of flack from the community for… frankly, being an incredibly weak mechanic. While many may think that the idea of Max Speed should be something that favors an aggressive archetype, the reality is that Max Speed is rather slow. The quickest that you can achieve Max Speed is over a […]

Dominant MTG Aetherdrift God Sees $50 Price Spike Overnight

Ketramose, the New Dawn

Ketramose, the New Dawn has been the center of attention since the release of Aetherdrift. Unlike Radiant Lotus, which could either be broken or unusable, it was very obvious that this God was good. We even ranked it as the best MTG card in Aetherdrift. Considering how much the card has overperformed on Aetherdrift’s opening […]

MTG Aetherdrift God is Already Taking Over Multiple Formats

Shark People MTG Aetherdrift Ketramose

If you ask us, Ketramose, the New Dawn is the clear frontrunner for MTG Aetherdrift overall. The card offers an insane amount of card draw, combos with infamously powerful creatures, and has enough synergies to see play in formats even as old as Modern. MTG Aetherdrift is getting its first digital appearances today, and Ketramose […]

Classic MTG Standard Archetypes Get Major Vehicle Upgrades

MTG Aetherdrift cards have arrived in Standard, and the set is having a large impact right away. Many well-established archetypes have gotten major improvements from Aetherdrift’s release. Even simple upgrades like Spell Pierce can make a huge difference. One group of cards that have overperformed out of the gates, though, are the vehicles. The design […]

Synergistic Aetherdrift Exhaust Duo Crushes 477-Player MTG Event

This weekend, the massive Regional Championship in the United States had all eyes on the Modern format. Most notably, an incredible win rate for Grinding Breach has raised concern about the format’s health. However, this weekend also gave us our first glimpse at Aetherdrift in a Standard setting. Multiple large Standard events took place this […]

Aetherdrift’s Best MTG Standard Card is an Upshifted Reprint

Despite all of MTG Aetherdrift’s new tools, a reprint seems to be making the most waves. Many Standard fanatics have been begging Wizards of the Coast to reprint Spell Pierce to make it Standard legal. Thankfully, Aetherdrift has finally delivered. The card may have been upshifted into being uncommon for the first time, but it’s […]