SNC Pioneer Update
Since the release of Streets of New Capenna we have seen one card break out in the metagame in a huge way. Ledger Shredder (covered last week for Modern with Michael’s article) has helped redefine Pioneer. But there is more to this format than just the new bird! Bant Angels Angels is a deck that had a brief moment in ... Read More...
On This Date In Magic History: Modern Becomes Available on Magic Online (May 19th, 2011)
Nizzahon looks at a significant event on this day in MTG history. On May 19th, 2011, Modern was first introduced to the world on MTGO! Welcome to another edition of “On This Date in Magic History.” The first two articles in this series focused on Magic way back in the 1990s, but today we’re going to take a look at ... Read More...
Retrace – MTG Keywords Explained
Retrace appears on Instants and Sorceries, and is a mechanic that lets you get a lot of use out of those spells. If a card with Retrace is in your graveyard, you may pay its mana cost and discard a land from your hand to cast it from there, still obeying all normal timing restrictions. However, unlike a lot of ... Read More...
How To Scale A Deck’s Power Level
Scaling an EDH deck’s power level to a given table can be tricky, but Scott’s here to give you some helpful advice about how to do it! Power level in Commander has always been a hot button topic, and it’s only becoming more pressing as time goes on. The prevalence of treasures and built-for-Commander legendary creatures inches the power level ... Read More...
Shuffle Up & Play: An Interview with the Professor
There’s never a slow day at Tolarian Community College! Magic’s most-watched content creator launched his new YouTube series “Shuffle Up & Play” today, featuring a rotating cast of Magic personalities – and a rotating cast of formats to play. The first episode guest-stars TappyToeClaws and Georg Wang sitting down with a gauntlet of Pioneer decks. In a lightning half-hour of gameplay ... Read More...
CLB: Story and Predictions
CLB Previews start tomorrow! Chris is here with a quick recap of the Baldur’s Gate story, and some predictions for the new set! Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate previews start tomorrow, but I’m writing this a few days in the past, so I’m going to do something maybe a little foolish: I’m going to make some predictions that might ... Read More...
News of the Realm 5/13/22
With News of the Realm, we take a quick look at everything that went on at Card Kingdom, with our friends, and in the Magic world this week! Welcome one and all to News of the Realm! Here’s what we and our friends had going on for the week leading up to May 13th, 2022. The Professor told the story ... Read More...