Best Budget Commanders: Green
Welcome back to the Best Budget Commanders series! This is the final installment, and we’re taking a look at green: the color of nature, instinct, and the best mana ramp you can get your hands on. There’s much more to green than just mana acceleration, though — from spawning swarming armies of elves, to building tall, towering threats, there is ... Read More...
Learning from Limited in Commander: UW Flyers
We all have a favorite Limited archetype, and whether that’s Blue-Red Spellslinger, Five-Color Green, or Blue-White Flyers, there’s something satisfying about the gameplay that keeps us coming back for more. Today, I want to look at how to capture one of those archetypes in an EDH deck. We’ll look at how to “scale up” that archetype for Commander, what cards ... Read More...
3 New Decks with Historic Anthology IV
I’m not much of a brewer, but ever since Historic Anthology IV was announced, I’ve been anxiously building new Historic decks. There are plenty of exciting new cards in the set — if you haven’t yet, check out Mason Clark’s article about some of the best cards to add to your Arena collection. Today, I have three new decks to ... Read More...
Top 5 Cards from Historic Anthology IV
Historic Anthology IV drops on MTG Arena today, bringing a wide variety of new cards into the Historic format. The full bundle of 25 cards is available for purchase in the Arena Store, but what if you’re just looking for the best cards to craft with your wildcards? Today, I’ll be going over my top 5 picks from the set! ... Read More...
Strixhaven Predictions
Well we all had a ton of fun with Kaldheim, didn’t we! But the big Magic wheel is always turning, and it’s time to wait. Isn’t this awful soon to be moving on from Kaldheim? That’s certainly how I reacted when WotC dropped their unexpected Strixhaven preview article back on February 18th. As the hype train left the station, they ... Read More...
Split Second – MTG Keywords Explained
As you’ve learned to play Magic: The Gathering, you’ve probably familiarized yourself with the instant and sorcery card types. These spells have a one-time effect — on your turn, and maybe on someone else’s. But in the early days of Magic, there was a third spell type with short-term effects. Interrupts were like instants, but more powerful — you could ... Read More...
Modern Horizons 2
In 2019, Magic released Modern Horizons: a set that redefined the Modern format. With brand-new card designs and carefully-curated reprints from pre-2003, Modern Horizons expanded Modern’s card pool and created new format archetypes and staples. Now, new direct-to-Modern set is here. Modern Horizons 2 is available now, and you can order cards today from Card Kingdom. Here’s all the info ... Read More...