Voltron is my favorite archetype in Commander. I love nothing more than strapping up a heroic creature with auras and equipments. But I’ve just retired my three favorite Voltron decks. Why deconstruct them? Sharpen your blade and join me on the frontlines as I talk about why Voltron is taking over Bracket 3 thanks to increasingly powerful staples.  I STARTED ... Read More...

Humans are the most popular creature type in Magic, and most Universes Beyond sets feature some amount of Humans. This rising tide of support with new designs benefits Human typal decks the most. But what other deck archetype benefits the most from Universes Beyond? Let’s find out.  HUMANS IN MAGIC Humans are a big part of Magic, and it’s pretty ... Read More...

The level of rules jargon and community slang which permeates Magic discourse is a serious hurdle for new players to surmount. Nobody using these terms is deliberately trying to gate-keep the hobby, of course. But it’s tricky to know which terms a casual listener might need explained in the middle of such a discussion. So I’m writing out the explanations ... Read More...

Slivers are one of Magic’s most iconic creature types and it looks like we are going to see them return in the very near future. This is because they were mentioned several times in Episode 2 of the Edge of Eternities story. While they may not actually return in that upcoming set, it would be highly unusual for them to ... Read More...

Universes Beyond has so far given us cards from a myriad of different crossover IPs – some loved, and some less so. The advent of UB has undoubtedly changed Magic, but some cards have done so more than others. Which have been the strongest, most impactful cards from Universes Beyond so far? 10. PROSPER, TOME-BOUND One of the first major ... Read More...

Building a deck that can jam with other Bracket 2: Core decks can sometimes be more challenging than building something more powerful. Commander Format Panel member Kristen has some tips for building something more casual that plays well against modern precons and players new to Magic. A lot of feedback I get about Commander these days is that it’s often ... Read More...

The way Magic unites a huge global community of like-minded gamers is one of its strongest selling points – it’s so important they put The Gathering right there in the name! But like any focused and literate community that has discussed the same niche topic for 30 years, Magic players have generated a huge lexicon of slang, technical jargon, in-jokes ... Read More...