How to Build a Foundation in Magic

Building a Foundation in Magic The Gathering

Chris CornejoProducts

Foundations is a set that’s all about making a new baseline for Magic. Cards from the set are going to be Standard-legal through 2029. So at least for the next half-decade, this set will be a good starting point to use for anyone. As the spiritual successor to the Core Sets, with a simpler design philosophy than other Standard-legal sets, …

Miracle Worker

Miracle Worker – Duskmourn Commander Precon Upgrade Guide

Chris CornejoCommander

I’m pleased to say that Duskmourn: House of Horror is happily horrifying! There are tons of good cards that are all going to hit your wallet pretty hard. The Commander precon decks offer a quick way to get battling with the full Duskmourn flavor, and we’re here today to look at the Miracle Worker deck. And figure out how to …

Peace Offering Bloomburrow Commander Precon Upgrade Guide

Peace Offering Bloomburrow Commander Precon Upgrade Guide

Chris CornejoCommander

Bloomburrow brings with it four new Commander Precon decks, and today we’re focusing on Peace Offering, a rather curious idea for a precon. Not because it’s lackluster or anything like that, but rather because the archetype it embraces, Group Hug, is one of the most tricky and political archetypes to pilot. That said, the pieces are definitely already here for …

Eldrazi Incursion: Modern Horizons 3 Commander Precon Upgrade Guide

Eldrazi Incursion: Modern Horizons 3 Commander Precon Deck Upgrade Guide

Chris CornejoCommander

The Eldrazi Incursion Precon Commander deck from Modern Horizons 3 is one of the most aniticipated precons of all time, and now that we have the full decklist, it doesn’t disappoint! But just because the deck looks both powerful and like a ton of fun out of the box doesn’t mean there isn’t some room for improvement, even on a …

Desert Bloom Commander Precon Upgrade Guide

Desert Bloom Commander Precon Upgrade Guide

Chris CornejoCommander

Outlaws of Thunder Junction comes out next week as of this writing, and along with it are four Commander decks. Today, we’re going to look at the Desert Bloom deck, a lands-based Red-White-Green deck that has some serious potential lurking in its shell.  First, we’ll take a look at Desert Bloom’s two potential commanders, then run down the other completely …

Mutant Menace Upgrade Guide

Mutant Menace Upgrade Guide

Chris CornejoCommander, Products

Mutant Menace, one of the new Universes Beyond: Fallout Commander decks, is a Blue-Black-Green deck that features one of the most popular deck themes, but with a twist. This is a counters deck, but not +1/+1 counters or anything like that; we’re working with the brand-new Rad counters!  The Wasteland of Fallout is an irradiated caricature of America, and one …

Revenant Recon Precon Upgrade Guide

Revenant Recon Precon Upgrade Guide

Chris CornejoCommander

Murders at Karlov Manor comes with four new Commander decks to check out. With strong new cards and reprints of classic staples, each precon is shaping up to be great. Revenant Recon is the blue/black precon, and this heavily surveil focused list has plenty of room for upgrades.   Revenant Recon: New Commanders  Before we get into how to improve the …

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Early Look

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan: Early Look

Chris CornejoCommander, Products, Standard

It’s been a while since Magic: The Gathering last visited Ixalan, and a lot has changed on the Meso-American inspired plane. Let’s jump in and take a look at everything we know about the upcoming set, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan!  The Story  A year has passed since the Phyrexian invasion of the Multiverse and Ixalan is healing its wounds …

Doctor Who Early Look

Doctor Who: Early Look

Chris CornejoCommander

2023 is Magic’s 30th anniversary and… wait, do you hear that? It’s a kind of whooshy, shimmery sound.   Weird. Anyway, coming up later this year in Magic, we…was this blue box always here? What is going on?  Doctor Who? 2023 is also the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, the venerable British sci-fi show. To celebrate these dual milestones, the …