White Still Needs More Card Draw (And It’s Not Why You Think)

Kristen GregoryCommander, Products, Strategy

There’s something that’s been on my mind lately, and it’s white card draw. I promise that this article isn’t about beating a dead horse. Quite the opposite, in fact – I do believe that white is now “fixed” in the sense it has more card draw options. There’s just a deeper issue here about deckbuilding. WHITE CAN DRAW ALL THE …

Top 10 Cards to Watch from the Magic: the Gathering Spider-Man Set

Kristen GregoryProducts, Strategy

Marvel’s Spider-Man is the first mainline Marvel Universes Beyond booster product, and it’s fast approaching. There’s a whole Spider-verse of Spider-Mans out there, so we’ve condensed the highlights of the previews here: our top 10 cards to watch from Spider-Man.  TOP 10 MAGIC CARDS TO WATCH FROM SPIDER-MAN 10. IMPOSTER SYNDROME Oh hey look, it’s the meme.  Slow clap Yeah, …

Did Spider-Man Learn Anything from Assassin’s Creed?

Tom AndersonProducts

Magic players have become well-accustomed to Universes Beyond products of late. We’re reaching the point where it’s no longer a novelty seeing pop-culture icons clash with planeswalkers on the tabletop. But the upcoming Marvel’s Spider-Man release is an exception even in its own exceptional class. Despite a huge number of flashy legendary cards, with effects primed to appeal to casual …

How Many Spider-Men Are Too Many Spider-Mans?

Kristen GregoryProducts, Strategy

How many Spider-Men are too many Spider-Man? It’s a question I find myself asking as we head into Universes Beyond: Marvel’s Spider-Man season. As of the writing of this article, when you search “Spider-Man” on Scryfall, you get 13 different cards. That’s not including the additional “technically” Spider-Man creatures like Iron Spider, SP//dr, Piloted by Peni, or Spider-Ham, Peter Porker. …

Only 90’s Kids Understand: Are Old-School Mechanics Still Useful?

Tom AndersonCommander, Products, Strategy

Magic’s long and unbroken history of development makes it truly unique among strategy games – three decades of evolution and expansion, stretching back towards Antiquities. The constant churn of new cards and new mechanics keeps Magic fresh and current. It also creates something akin to “generations” in its audience. We each discover and learn the Magic of our own time, …

How Hard Is it To Cast Anti-Venom?

Jacob LacknerProducts, Strategy

Marvel’s Spider-Man is the next Standard-release set. You can preorder the set now, and it releases on September 26th. We’ve already seen a huge chunk of the set, and there’s one card in particular that caught my eye because of it’s eye-popping casting cost. Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer is the first-ever card to cost “WWWWW,” and only the 7th card in …

Marvel’s Spider-Man Early Shipping Deadlines

Haelee WoodProducts

The web-slinging hero is swinging into your collection, and we’ve got the scoop on how to get your Marvel’s Spider-Man goodies as quickly as possible! Whether you’re grabbing sealed products or snagging singles, check out these key deadlines to make sure your order ships right on schedule. Early Ship for Sealed Products Orders placed by 11:59 pm PDT on September …

Your Old Cards Are Secretly OP Now

Jacob LacknerCommander, Legacy, Products, Standard, Strategy

The power level of Magic cards is not static. This is because new cards are created all the time, creating a brand-new context for your cards every time that happens. This often leads to cards that were once viewed as useless or uninteresting suddenly getting a major upgrade, sometimes decades after originally being printed. So, get out your shoe boxes …

Edge of Eternities Draft Guide

Tom AndersonEvents, Products, Strategy

It might be weird to say I feel sympathy for a Magic set. But Edge of Eternities really got a raw deal: not only was its debut slotted between huge Universes Beyond sets like Final Fantasy and Marvel’s Spider-Man, but it also had the challenge of launching the game’s first “space fantasy” setting. Could this one release manage to make …