As a plane, Dominaria’s mechanical identity is roughly “Magic the way Richard Garfield intended” — and Dominaria United returns to the core gameplay values people praised in the last Dominaria draft format.  Matches are slower on average than in Streets of New Capenna or even Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. A lot of cards lock their power behind kicker costs or activated ... Read More...

Recently I ran down what I believed were the top five Dominaria United cards for Modern, but now that we have a week of tournaments under our belt, I’d like to take a look at the early standouts.  It takes a lot for most Standard sets to put multiple cards into decks as a four of in Modern, yet Dominaria ... Read More...

New sets always mean new Commanders, and Dominaria United has even more than most. As the beginning of an interconnected, five-set story arc, there are many characters to introduce — old and new. And whether those characters are familiar faces or brand new to the lore, that means a lot of new cards are out there to potentially lead (or ... Read More...

Standard is back on the menu thanks to Dominaria United. After years of waning support, the format will take center stage at the next Regional Championship cycle. Combine that with rotation 2022 in sight and this is the most exciting time of year for Standard. The format was previously dominated by cards like Goldspan Dragon from the day of its ... Read More...

Dominaria United is upon us, and many Commander players just want to know what the best cards in the set are. Today, I’ll break down what’s great from the set. DMU has a bunch of cards aimed at Standard and some pretty niche effects, too. I won’t be covering these, as they don’t add enough value to your collection. We’re ... Read More...

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 ... Read More...

Enlist is a combat mechanic that involves two creatures. When a creature with it attacks, you may tap a non-attacking creature you control that has already gotten over its “summoning sickness.” In other words, a creature with haste or that you’ve controlled since at least when your turn began. When you tap a creature this way, the creature with Enlist ... Read More...