It’s that time of the year again — time to say goodbye to four Standard sets. Throne of Eldraine, Theros Beyond Death, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, and Core 2021 will all be rotated out come September. This year, rotation is on Friday, September 17, 2021. After that date, the above sets will no longer be Standard-legal. With the loss of ... Read More...

Cascade decks have been a pillar of Modern since the release of Modern Horizons 2, but Living End has been around for quite a lot longer. But long gone are the days of Demonic Dread and Monstrous Carabid. Living End went through another evolution once, with the addition of As Foretold and Electrodominance, which removed the cascade cards from the ... Read More...

Standard rotation is so close I can feel it! As of today, we’re just four weeks away from rotation and the release of Innistrad: Midnight Hunt on Arena.  Last week, we took a look at the first batch of preview cards in Midnight Hunt to see how they might perform in Standard. Today, we’ll be doing the opposite: reexamining the ... Read More...

Innistrad: Midnight Hunt will be the 90th MTG expansion — a new Standard set which takes place on a particular named world, or plane, within Magic’s multiverse. For the first decade of expansion sets, the multiverse was more of a storytelling conceit or source for new villains, with the majority of sets taking place on Magic’s “home plane” of Dominaria. ... Read More...

Last week, we discussed modular: an ability that adds counters to artifact creatures and allows players to move those counters around. Today, we’ll be talking about another mechanic you’ll find on artifacts: sunburst! What is Sunburst? Like modular, sunburst first appeared in the artifact-heavy original Mirrodin block, and it appears solely on artifacts. Both artifact creatures and non-artifact creatures can ... Read More...

The hunt has begun, but how will the story end? This fall, Magic has released TWO new expansions set on the world of Innistrad. We’ve already had a taste of the Werewolf-themed set, Midnight Hunt, coming in September; now, it’s time to get ready for the most anticipated Vampire wedding of the season. Innistrad: Crimson Vow is available now, and ... Read More...

Commander is probably the most budget-friendly format in Magic, where a well-built $100 deck can hold its own against decks with ten times the value. At the same time, that cost can be a huge barrier to entry; some of the most famous and popular cards in the format are simply out of reach for many players, and sometimes it ... Read More...