Clones see a lot of play in Commander, and are often considered one of the utility effects that should be in every deck (where possible). Like removal, they always have an application, provided there are creatures on board. While removal might deal with a problem, sometimes you’d rather become a part of the fun instead! Clones are a subset of …
Kristen suggests that white’s issues aren’t card draw or ramp – at least not entirely. The problems arise from how little tempo it can generate. Historically, white has struggled with ramp and card draw when it comes to EDH. It’s entirely reasonable that this would be the case if you examine how the colors interact in 60-card constructed Magic. Red …
Big news in the multiverse! While the Magic community is still happily soaking in the glow of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, Wizards has put out the first release information and card spoilers for the second new Standard set of 2022: Streets of New Capenna! Since this was just an early teaser, most of what Adam Styborski showed off on the Magic …
It’s no secret that Lurrus of the Dream-Den is one of the most successful cards in Modern. And once a card reaches a certain level of popularity or success, talk of bans inevitably follows. Today, I want to address the elephant cat in the room. To be clear, I don’t think Modern is in need of bans for balance reasons. …
If you’re like me, you’re bored of the Cat. Lurrus of the Dream-Den, that is. Before the companion nerf, Lurrus was in the running for best Magic card of all time, and it’s still one of the best in Modern. But while Lurrus has been very prevalent in Modern, it isn’t exactly popular. The Cat pushes many strong cards with …
“A NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHES!” The journey of a new competitive player – or at least a player new to a particular format – is often hard in Magic compared to other games. Each incarnation of Standard has its own field of tier decks and leading cards to study up on, even if your grasp of the fundamentals is strong from …
Poison counters are an alternate win condition that has been around since the early days of Magic. Instead of dealing 20 damage to your opponent, you could give them 10 poison counters and win the game. But the keyword “poisonous” didn’t appear until Future Sight, where it codified the mechanic and gave tribal Sliver decks an even more powerful angle …
Over the past couple of years, Treasures have permeated the Commander metagame at all power levels. Between the stifling stranglehold of Smothering Tithe, the explosive burst from Dockside Extortionist, and the constant stream from Pitiless Plunderer, we’re practically swimming in the stuff. It’s great when you’re the one with the Treasure, but it can prove to be a struggle to …
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty has only been legal on Magic Online for about two weeks at this point, and the hive mind is integrating new cards into decks faster than ever. By now, we have a solid idea which Neon Dynasty cards are going to make an impact in Modern: six unique cards have made enough appearances across nine different decks, …
Kristen asks a question you should be asking yourself in a game of Commander: How much life is an extra turn worth? So, I was a little devious when I recently put up a poll on Twitter. I asked people how much life they thought was fair to pay to take an extra turn in EDH if the spell cost …
