During last week’s WeeklyMTG video, Wizards of the Coast Communications Director Blake Rasmussen confirmed Jumpstart 2022 will be out on Dec. 2 after being announced waaay back in August 2021. We’ll finally get a deserving sequel to Magic’s best new idea since Commander precons. A FRESH START Jumpstart 2022 signals a return to the strongest points of the original concept. …
Universes Beyond brings Transformers to The Brothers’ War
Wizards made an announcement on Friday which will completely transform how their Universes Beyond designs fit into the wider hobby. They announced that Set and Collectors Boosters for The Brothers’ War will be… more than meets the eye with the addition of Transformers. Yes, after dancing around the idea for years, tournament legal Transformers cards are finally going to be …
This Day in Magic History: Beta (Oct. 4, 1993)
Welcome to another edition of “This Day in Magic History.” Today, we’ll take a look at the release of Limited Edition Beta, which came out on Oct. 4, 1993. Beta is often overlooked because it is mostly just a reprint of Limited Edition Alpha. However, there are actually some significant differences between the two sets! In this article, I’ll discuss …
This Day In Magic History: Planechase (Sept. 4-6, 2009)
Welcome back to another edition of “This Day in Magic History.” Today, we’re going to look at the release of Planechase, which had its release events from Sept. 4-6, 2009. Planechase isn’t especially well-known these days, but it marked a number of important Magic firsts: it was the first supplemental set, the first set focused on multiplayer, the first set …
Legends’ Legacy Precon Upgrade Guide
Dominaria United is here, and it’s shaping up to be an epic set featuring countless legends, both new and returning. The main themes are legendary creatures and domain, and the preconstructed Commander decks releasing alongside the main set reflect these concepts. Today, I’ll be taking a look at the Legends’ Legacy precon — a deck that wants to leverage the …
Dominaria Remastered early predictions
Dominaria Remastered got a bit of a news update yesterday during the Wizards Presents stream on Twitch. We now know the reprint set will draw from 27 different sets across the history of Magic. And with that scrap of news, what better time to engage in some wild speculation and make some predictions? Let’s try to predict all the sets …
Early Look: Double Masters 2022
If you are looking for cards to power up your deck, new artwork for your favorite spells, or a premium draft experience, look no further than Double Masters 2022! Magic: The Gathering‘s next set arrives on July 8, 2022. We’ve already had a taste of what this set will bring, and more previews are on their way starting Thursday, June …
Early Look – Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate is right around the corner! Ahead of previews next week, Chris looks at what we already know. Streets of New Capenna is fully out in the wild, and while we’re having a blast with all the new goodies it brings, we also try to keep an eye on what’s coming up. Commander Legends: Battle …
About the Academic – an Interview with the Professor
When the Professor launched his first ever Kickstarter campaign last week, he was ready for a long, busy day monitoring progress and putting out fires. Instead, he found himself “watching a movie of someone else running a successful Kickstarter”, as his next-generation TCG deckbox attracted over $1 million in pledges in 12 hours! With three weeks still to go in …
It’s All Academic: The Professor’s Deck Box Blockbuster
If there was any doubt that Magic: The Gathering is more popular than ever, we have to look no further than the roaring success of The Academic. Less than 20 minutes after the launch of the Kickstarter, the project was fully funded. And as of writing this, 15,000 people have pledged more than $825,000. While this is a huge success for The Profession and Tolarian Community College, it is equally a success for the Magic community.