From Elder Giants to Giant Pirates, 2020 saw plenty of exciting, new Magic cards. We escaped from the underworld and battled it out in the Underdome. Our creatures mutated, formed parties, and partnered with other commanders.  With 2020 coming to a close, let’s review the new cards released this year. Each of these cards are exemplary in their own ways. ... Read More...

Looking for something fun to watch during your holiday break? Check out the latest episode of Commander Kingdom: our monthly Commander livestream featuring guests from the Magic community. In our latest episode, we’re ringing in the new year with LoadingReadyRun’s Graham Stark, the Commander Advisory Group’s Shivam Bhatt, and the Command Zone’s Ladee Danger. Check out our recording of the ... Read More...

Last week in this series, we covered storm: a mechanic that allows you to copy spells and often win the game with them. But storm isn’t the only keyword that allows you to copy spells. This week, we’re learning about a little-known mechanic called ripple! What is Ripple? Ripple is a triggered ability that goes off when a card with ... Read More...

Wizards of the Coast has announced an exciting new Planeswalker character for Kaldheim: Niko Aris, a hero from Theros who uses they/them pronouns. A recent interview with the Creative team got players hyped to have a new, sympathetic, nonbinary character in Magic whose story isn’t all about their gender. Let’s take a look at how we got here, through the ... Read More...

Chances are that when you sit down for a game of Commander, it’s going to be “casual.” That only really holds true, though, if your definition of “casual” is strictly “not competitive.” Overwhelmingly, the non-competitive players outnumber those who want to push things to the limits, but the truth of the matter is that “casual” is a far more nebulous ... Read More...

I’ve found myself being critical of Wizards and Magic more often than not this year. Obviously, that all comes from a positive, hopeful place; I love Magic. I believe it can be a great experience for millions worldwide, and I want to see it reaching that potential well into the future. But it’s important not to get sucked into a negative mindset and ... Read More...

We are winding down on the year, and the various formats have settled down in place as we wait on Kaldheim spoiler season to kick into full gear. With all of that in mind, I decided today we should focus on some bigger picture topics. Often, in these articles, I am writing about short term gains and what’s currently happening. ... Read More...