When you think about it, every set is a brand-new version of Magic: one design team’s remix of familiar frameworks and staples. Limited formats let us sample unique flavors of gameplay, and sets with great Draft environments are spoken fondly of for years or even decades afterwards. Next month, WotC are giving current players a chance to relive one of ... Read More...

It’s well-known that Commander is a great format for players on a budget. The card pool is massive, you don’t need to buy expensive cards by the playset, and lower power levels are both popular and affordable. The enormous card pool does mean that deck-building can be a long and arduous process, however, especially if you’re trying to find the ... Read More...

Challenger Decks — Magic‘s line of preconstructed Standard decks — are back for 2021! While tabletop organized play is on pause due to COVID-19, you can still battle with these ready-to-play decks at home with family and friends. Each Challenger Deck includes a 60-card deck and 15-card sideboard, plus a storage box and five double-sided tokens. All four decks are ... Read More...

Update 2/18/21: We appreciate your continued patience as our team works on getting caught up. We are currently working toward getting all orders processed within 72 hours and will keep you updated on our progress. While warm weather systems have melted the snow and helped clear the roads here in Seattle, other cities throughout the continental US continue to experience ... Read More...

Magic has mostly moved online since early 2020, but Magic players are eagerly awaiting the return of tabletop organized play and some of their favorite formats like Modern. A handful of people, including myself, have distanced themselves from some formats since competitive Magic’s focus shifted to Standard and Historic. Standard and Historic are some of my favorite formats, but this ... Read More...

Showdown of the Skalds has proven to be one of the most impressive cards added to Standard from Kaldheim. The new saga grants a huge boost of card advantage to aggressive decks, as well as a power spike the following turn. Since Kaldheim’s release, players have been trying to figure out the best deck for Showdown; today, we’ll be covering ... Read More...

The Magic community has had its frosty mitts on Kaldheim for a couple weeks now, and we’re starting to notice the effects filtering through into the Standard metagame. With some completely fresh mechanical possibilities and a high power level, there are several new cards and shells with potential, even once the set’s honeymoon phase fades.  But the depth of the ... Read More...