For almost 20 years now, Planeswalkers have been central to Magic’s identity as a game. The Gatewatch (along with other notables like Sarkhan, Ral, Vraska and Sorin) established a recurring central cast for the game’s storyline. They created marketable, consistent mascots for their respective color combinations and home planes. By these business-centric measures, Planeswalker cards have been an unmitigated success. …
What Happened in the Duskmourn Story?
Duskmourn: House of Horror releases on September 27th, and it’s set on a brand new plane with the same name. It’s a world inspired by modern horror tropes, so it’s just in time for spooky season! The plane is entirely contained within the walls of a frightening and sentient haunted mansion. This makes Duskmourn one of the most terrifying planes …
What Happens in the Bloomburrow Story?
Bloomburrow releases on August 2nd and it’s set on a brand new plane with the same name. It’s a world filled with anthropomorphic animals. Unlike other animal people we’ve seen in the past (like Viashinos or Loxodon) the residents of Bloomburrow are the same size as their animal species would be in our own world. THE CALAMITY BEASTS ARE COMING! …
What Happens in the Outlaws of Thunder Junction Story
Outlaws of Thunder Junction releases on April 19th. This newest set introduces us to a brand new plane, the eponymous and American west-inspired Thunder Junction. The multiverse changed in a big way recently, with the introduction of the omenpaths during the Phyrexian invasion. These planar portals allow non-planeswalkers to travel to other planes. Thunder Junction is one of these planes, …
What Happens in the Story of Murders at Karlov Manor?
Murders at Karlov Manor releases on February 9th. In this latest set, we take a return visit to Ravnica, but it’s a different kind of Ravnica set. During our previous visits, the stories were quite grand in scale. But this time, the set revolves around a single mystery and its investigation. In this article, I’m going to summarize the events …
10 Ravnica Natives Least Likely to Murder You
Murders at Karlov Manor has set up a murder mystery on Ravnica. As the story unfolds, we edge ever closer to the truth. But who won’t make the suspect list? Which Ravnican citizens won’t be taken in for questioning? Here’s our picks of the Ravnican natives least likely to commit murder – and why. 10 RAVNICA NATIVES WHO OBVIOUSLY AREN’T …
Why Do Magic Players Love Ravnica?
Ravnica Remastered releases on January 12th, 2024. It’s a set filled with awesome reprints from our various trips to the plane. Apart from Dominaria, Ravnica is the plane that we have visited the most frequently. In fact, the next Standard-release Magic set, Murders at Karlov Manor is a Ravnica set too! We visit the plane regularly because it is the …
Wilds of Eldraine: Exploring the Fairy Tales
Thematic, top-down card designs have become a real highlight of Magic in the past decade with parallels to Greek mythology, cyberpunk and even film noir. As a result, it’s no surprise that Wilds of Eldraine used so many fairy tales as its foundation. This approach has become even more common in the wake of Universes Beyond to try and directly …
Welcome to March of the Machine Madness!
March of the Machine is a set based around conflict across the multiverse. Beloved heroes and villains are squaring off in epic battles in both the story and the cards themselves. But while any fan of fantasy loves a good war arc, they also love a tournament arc! So, given the timing, we decided to host March of the Machine …
March of the Machine Madness, Heroes of the Multiverse Power Ranking
Welcome to March of the Machine Madness, where we’re taking the next week to ask you which Magic characters would win in a fight. Considering March of the Machine is taking us all over the multiverse, forcing characters against each other in mortal combat, we thought the timing was perfect. However, we would never just pit two characters against each …