• An Introduction to Magic: the Gathering’s Formats

    An Introduction to Magic: the Gathering’s Formats

    Magic is a very popular game, so it’s no surprise that the game is always getting new players. In fact, the potential for new players might be at its highest ever as Universes Beyond sets have become commonplace. Whatever you may think about those types of sets, which are based on non-Magic intellectual properties, it…


  • Commander Brackets Beta Update – Unbans, Game Changer Swaps and More!

    Commander Brackets Beta Update – Unbans, Game Changer Swaps and More!

    The Commander Bracket System was updated today, April 22, in an article from Gavin Verhey. Five cards have been unbanned, including Coalition Victory and Gifts Ungiven, and the Game Changer list has seen two cards removed and eighteen cards added to the list. The update adds a lot more guidance on the brackets system, too.…


  • Does Tarkir: Dragonstorm Save In-Universe Magic Sets?

    Does Tarkir: Dragonstorm Save In-Universe Magic Sets?

    It’s a Saturday afternoon, and the warm English spring sun is lighting up the room in the kinda way you have to shut the curtains if you want to play a video game. I’ve just picked up and eaten lunch, after a morning outside, and I’m finishing the dishes. In the background, Luis Scott Vargas…


  • Using the Advanced Search Tool Like a Pro

    Using the Advanced Search Tool Like a Pro

    Every Magic player knows that moment: you can picture a card’s art, remember its effect, even recall its mana cost, but the name slips your mind. Our Advanced Search is designed to solve exactly this problem, giving you multiple ways to find cards even when you can’t remember their names.  So why is our Advanced…