What IS Decayed?!

Decayed – MTG Mechanics Explained

Card KingdomStrategy

Decayed is a hyper-specific mechanic from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt, and appears solely on Zombie creature tokens. If a creature has the mechanic, that represents two different things: The creature cannot block, and if it ever attacks, it gets sacrificed at the end of that combat. And that’s it. Once a Decayed creature attacks, it will get sacrificed at the end …

Wilds of Eldraine Predictions

Wilds of Eldraine Predictions

Chris CornejoStandard

Wilds of Eldraine previews are nearly upon us and the story is almost over — so it’s time for some predictions! I make no guarantees beyond these being educated guesses since they’re mostly based on what I think would be neat. Just take everything here with at least a pinch of salt. That said, let’s get to the prognosticating!  Prediction …

What to expect from standard 2024

What to Expect from Standard 2024

Tom AndersonStandard

In what has become an annual tradition, Wizards of the Coast launched an all-out barrage on content creators and Magic pundits like myself by announcing more than a year’s worth of new products in one go. The “Magic at 30” panel at Gen Con used the game’s 30th anniversary to preview major Universes Beyond tie-ins and the return of Modern …

What to Expect from Ravnica and Innistrad Remastered

What to Expect from Ravnica and Innistrad Remastered

Jacob LacknerCommander, Modern, Pioneer, Standard

At Gen Con, Wizards of the Coast revealed more information about their upcoming release schedule than they ever have before. They told us about everything we’re going to see from today all the way through 2026! One of the more interesting things they announced were two upcoming Remastered sets. Ravnica Remastered will come out in January of 2024 and Innistrad …

Banned and Restricted Update 2023

Banned and Restricted Update: August 2023

Mason ClarkLegacy, Modern, Pioneer

This week, Wizards of the Coast announced their last Banned and Restricted update before switching to a new, yearly cadence in October. But while conversation in the community was blowing up about targets for Modern and Pioneer, every possible option escaped the hammer. Instead, Wizards of the Coast actually unbanned two cards, one in Modern and one in Legacy. The …

Wilds of Eldraine Early Look

Wilds of Eldraine: Early Look

Chris CornejoStandard

Wilds of Eldraine is swiftly approaching, and we’re here to fill you in on everything you need to know about the upcoming Standard set before preview season starts! The Story  In our first visit back to the main Magic multiverse since the New Phyrexian invasion, we come to an Eldraine still reeling from the effects of that conflict. A massive  …

What IS Escape?!

Escape – MTG Mechanics Explained

Card KingdomStrategy

Escape is a graveyard mechanic that can appear on any non-land card. Escape will always be written with a mana cost, and then an amount of cards to exile from your graveyard after that. When a card with Escape is in your graveyard, you may cast it by paying its escape cost, which is both the mana cost written and …

Magic Cards You'll See in Baldur's Gate 3

Magic Cards You’ll See in the First Five Hours of Baldur’s Gate 3

Kristen GregoryCommander

Baldur’s Gate 3 is already a monumentally popular video game in the short time since its Aug. 4 release date. If you’re as hyped as we are to be diving into Larian Studios’ new blockbuster, then join us as we journey through Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate to find references and easter eggs galore for the first five or …