New Dragon Combo Lets You Cheat Huge Planeswalker into Play

Over the past week, Shiko, Paragon of the Way has solidified itself as a top-tier Standard addition from Tarkir: Dragonstorm. Doubling as a beefy finisher and a value engine, Shiko has helped Jeskai Dragons rise to stardom. With powerful cards like Stock Up to copy, Shiko really pulls its weight in Standard. Interestingly, some players […]

New Land Helps Banned Commander Card Thrive in Alternative Format

Hullbreacher is an extremely powerful card. Ironically, it was printed in a Commander-focused set only to be banned in Commander after all. When combined with “Wheel” effects, you can force your opponents to ditch their hands of cards while you draw a fresh set and make a boatload of Treasures. Winning the game from there […]

Surging MTG Graveyard Combo Deck Obliterates Standard Menace

If you’ve been actively playing Standard a lot this past week, you’ve probably run into a lot of Izzet Prowess. Thanks to the power of Cori-Steel Cutter, Izzet Prowess is capable of winning long, grindy games just as much as it can run people over that aren’t prepared. If you want to have success in […]

Versatile MTG Common Dragon Sees Tons of Play

Tarkir: Dragonstorm is chock full of sweet Dragon haymakers that are designed to take over games. Cards like Ureni, the Song Unending make it very difficult for the opponent to come back in the game once they resolve. Yet, from a Constructed standpoint, most of the Dragons that are seeing consistent play so far are […]

5 Tarkir: Dragonstorm Cards Create New MTG Dragon Control Deck

Tarkir: Dragonstorm has only been out for a little over a week, and it’s already had a massive impact on the Standard format. Players thought that this set might be powerful, but few had expected it’d break the established metagame this much. Cori-Steel Cutter, for instance, is now everywhere, thanks to Izzzet Prowess, firmly cementing […]

Powerful New Storm Dragon Revolutionizes Top-Tier MTG Archetype

Storm is undoubtedly one of Magic the Gathering’s most broken mechanics. The keyword has a whole “Scale” named after it, where MTG head designer tracks what mechanics are most likely to reappear in future premier sets. Unsurprisingly, Storm is given a 10 and is therefore near the top of the list of mechanics that won’t […]