Standard Rotation is upon us once again. On Friday, August 1 2025, Standard will lose five sets. Rotation can be a great time to pick up cards before prices go up. Let’s check out what’s rotating in 2025.  STANDARD ROTATION 2025 If you want to check what’s in Standard, you can use a handy little site called “What’s in Standard?”. ... Read More...

Edge of Eternities releases on August 1st, and earlier this week we got the final chapter of the story. In this article, I’ll summarize the 11 chapter story into one digestible read. NEW PLANE, NEW STORY This story is set in a part of the multiverse we’ve never seen before – The Edge. It’s a space-like plane that surrounds the ... Read More...

Magic is diverting power to its main thrusters, and preparing to boldly go into a new frontier of genre fiction space opera! While we’ve had glimpses of advanced tech like robots and rocket launchers since 1994’s Antiquities, and Unfinity added some explicitly interstellar aesthetics to the game, Edge of Eternities is the first time we’ll be exploring the design space ... Read More...

Voltron is my favorite archetype in Commander. I love nothing more than strapping up a heroic creature with auras and equipments. But I’ve just retired my three favorite Voltron decks. Why deconstruct them? Sharpen your blade and join me on the frontlines as I talk about why Voltron is taking over Bracket 3 thanks to increasingly powerful staples.  I STARTED ... Read More...

Humans are the most popular creature type in Magic, and most Universes Beyond sets feature some amount of Humans. This rising tide of support with new designs benefits Human typal decks the most. But what other deck archetype benefits the most from Universes Beyond? Let’s find out.  HUMANS IN MAGIC Humans are a big part of Magic, and it’s pretty ... Read More...

The level of rules jargon and community slang which permeates Magic discourse is a serious hurdle for new players to surmount. Nobody using these terms is deliberately trying to gate-keep the hobby, of course. But it’s tricky to know which terms a casual listener might need explained in the middle of such a discussion. So I’m writing out the explanations ... Read More...

Slivers are one of Magic’s most iconic creature types and it looks like we are going to see them return in the very near future. This is because they were mentioned several times in Episode 2 of the Edge of Eternities story. While they may not actually return in that upcoming set, it would be highly unusual for them to ... Read More...