Initiative essentially functions as a variation of Monarch. For someone to initially take the Initiative, someone has to play a card that grants it. Once the initiative is in the game, just like Monarch, it remains in the game until the game ends, and only one player at a time can have the initiative. When you take the initiative, or ... Read More...

Background is an interesting variant of the Partner Mechanic, and Scott takes a look at some possible Commander Background pairings for fun new decks! With Battle For Baldur’s Gate comes Backgrounds, the spiritual successor to Partner and Friends Forever. It’s fairly straightforward in concept: you take a legendary creature with “Choose a Background”, and pair it with a Background. These ... Read More...

Kristen sets out to get the record straight on board wipes. How many should you run? Should you hold back on casting them? There’s been a lot of chatter in recent times around how many board wipes you should be playing in Commander. Whilst traditional deck building templates have indicated as many as five to seven board wipes, the current ... Read More...

It is no secret that since the banning of Lurrus of the Dream-Den, Four-Color Yorion has carved out its spot as the best deck in Modern. Yes, yes, I know the metagame percentage of Izzet Murktide, but Four-Color has an artificially low play rate due to its high price on Magic Online. Tournament data suggests that Four-Color Yorion performs much ... Read More...

Nizzahon looks at a significant event on this day in MTG history. On June 10th, 1994, Legends was released! Welcome to another edition of “This Day in Magic History.” This time around, we’re taking a look at the release of Legends. Overall, I think Legends is a set that is not fondly remembered. When people talk about it, it is ... Read More...

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 ... Read More...

Pioneer has changed forever. Both Winota, Joiner of Forces and Expressive Iteration were banned this week. Over the last year, the format has completely and totally warped around these two cards. Winota has been the default uninteractive deck that also had an amazing back up plan. Blue-red piles have been the ultimate forms of value with out having to go ... Read More...