For almost 20 years now, Planeswalkers have been central to Magic’s identity as a game. The Gatewatch (along with other notables like Sarkhan, Ral, Vraska and Sorin) established a recurring central cast for the game’s storyline. They created marketable, consistent mascots for their respective color combinations and home planes. By these business-centric measures, Planeswalker cards have been an unmitigated success. …
It’s Halloween week and that means it’s time for a Halloween-themed article. Magic has no shortage of super spooky Magic cards. There’s even a card that directly references the holiday itself, in the form of All Hallow’s Eve. While there aren’t any other cards that directly reference the holiday, there are tons of cards that have Halloween vibes. In this …
The announcement that Universes Beyond sets will be legal in all formats – including Standard – beginning with new sets in 2025 came as something of a shock to the Magic community. Is it actually a good move? You might have been lucky enough to attend MagicCon Vegas this weekend. You might also, like me, have been at home, refreshing …
MagicCon Las Vegas happened this past weekend, and with it came a presentation from Wizards of the Coast breaking down what we have to look forward to from Magic in 2025. We’ve gathered that information here for you – so without further ado, prepare for THE FUTURE! Ahem. Anyway, the future starts with a look to the past: Innistrad Remastered – …
I touched on this last week, but isn’t it crazy to think back to a time when white decks could legitimately complain about not getting good cards? While we were in the middle of that era it felt truly interminable, but now it already feels like the distant past. Yet even back in that before-time, there were still some fringe …
Captain America, First Avenger was previewed alongside Storm, Wolverine, Iron Man and Black Panther as the first of Wizards’ Universes Beyond: Marvel cards in a series of Secret Lair drops. These Marvel cards are a mixture of brand new designs and reprints, some of which have been reskinned to better fit the theme. [EDITOR’S NOTE: The Marvel Superdrop won’t release …
Magic’s next standard release is Foundations. Preview season begins later this week and it releases on November 15th. It’s the first time we’ve seen a core set in four years. If you want a deep dive on core sets and their history, I wrote an article about that last week. Suffice it to say that core sets are beginner products …
Bolt Bend is a supremely fun Magic card in the Commander format. Red redirect spells are some of the most potent tools of interaction when you’re not playing blue. Kristen shares her anecdotes about what Bolt Bend can do for you. If you’ve been reading our articles lately, you might have come across “Red is the New Blue In Commander”. …
Magic: the Gathering is a game that takes place in countless settings and themes. The game has regularly explored settings involving body horror and gothic horror to name a few, and some of that art has been quite divisive. One thing that Magic always does well is its art, though, and when it comes to horror, terror, and disgust, the …
Caretaker’s Talent has been taking hold in multiple formats, becoming a cornerstone of multiple decks that Tom dives deep into here! The cycle of rare Talents have been frontrunners for Bloomburrow’s best constructed cards right out of the blocks. In the first week after the set released, I wrote about a string of upstart Standard decks that were already emerging …
