3 Underrated Standard Decks: December 2021
We’re on the eve of the Innistrad Championship, and the Standard format is rumored to be solved, with only a few variable decks in the metagame.Today, I’m here to shatter that notion. If you’re looking to climb the Mythic ladder, there are still plenty of decks that will help you get there. Here are three Standard decks that are a ... Read More...
MTG Arena Open Offers 1st High-Stakes Draft Event
Fans of Limited Magic around the world are preparing for this weekend’s MTG Arena Open — the first time ever that the platform will pay out cash prizes for Draft. The two-day, high-stakes Arena Open events have previously featured Standard and Historic as well as Sealed, but organizing a satisfactory Draft experience for high-level play will be a new logistical ... Read More...
10 Magic Cards That Defined 2021
Sweet Serra, is it really December already? It feels like only yesterday I was putting together the 2020 edition of what’s becoming our traditional recap piece, and despite WotC printing more new cards than ever in Magic history, it feels like few of them were immediate standouts. 2019 has cast a very long shadow — Throne of Eldraine only rotated ... Read More...
Training – MTG Keywords Explained
Innistrad: Crimson Vow is out now, and we’re here to break down some of the set’s new mechanics. Sometimes you learn best from a good example, and training is a mechanic that captures that flavor quite well. What is Training? Whenever a creature with training attacks, if there is another attacking creature that has greater power than it, the creature ... Read More...
Commander Kingdom Decklists: December 1, 2021
Need a break from holiday shopping? Join us for our monthly Commander stream, Commander Kingdom! This month, we’ll have Olivia Gobert-Hicks back to join us, along with LoadingReadyRun’s Ben Ulmer and Sam of Rhystic Studies. Tune into the show Wednesday, December 1st at 2 PM PST on Twitch, and check out our players’ decklists below. Olivia’s Galea, Kindler of Hope ... Read More...
The Best Card Draw Spells in Commander
Card draw makes the format go round. Without it, each player’s hand would be empty by turns 4 or 5, and every game would become a slog. It’s critical to make sure your deck has enough to keep up with the table, and to help you find the right answers at the right time. But with so many options, where ... Read More...
An Early Look at Magic’s Unfinity
Editor’s Note, 1/20/22: This article originally listed UNFINITY’s release date as April 1, 2022. The product’s release has since been postponed until the latter half of 2022. Magic‘s newest Un-set, UNFINITY, is officially counting down to blast-off. Lead designer Mark Rosewater gave us our first taste of the set this morning with a big preview article showing off the set’s ... Read More...