Modern fans around the world are woke up to an early Christmas present on Monday, as the latest Banned & Restricted announcement made some huge and widely-anticipated moves to shake up the non-rotating format. While there was some light attention paid to cards in Pioneer and Legacy, it’s clear that rebalancing Modern was the #1 priority for this ban cycle. ... Read More...

Innistrad Remastered releases on January 24th, 2025. It’s going to feature cards from our various visits to the plane, including in original Innistrad Block, Shadows Over Innistrad Block, and Innistrad: Midnight Hunt and Crimson Vow. To get you prepared for a return to one of the most popular planes, I’m going to recap the Innistrad story. INNISTRAD: THE PLANE OF ... Read More...

Edgar Markov is seeing a reprint in the upcoming Innistrad Remastered set, and many vampire fans will be excited to build an Edgar deck for the first time. We share some of our picks for what we’d include if we were building it, including some cool tech cards. The Grand Pappy of Innistrad Edgar Markov is back, and this time ... Read More...

It’s been a bumper year for Equipment cards, and our resident combat specialist Kristen has her lowdown on the Top 10 Equipment Cards of the Year. En garde! If you know me you know I love a good sword. There’s something badass about tooling up your favorite creatures with weapons of warfare. What were the best ones of the year? ... Read More...

As we near the end of 2024, we can look back on the year and see that there were several powerful, popular Commanders printed during our most recent trip around the sun. For example, Voja, Jaws of the Conclave and The Wise Mothman are ranked 48th and 58th respectively on EDHRec, despite being printed so recently. While these Commanders certainly ... Read More...

Commander Format Panel member Kristen Gregory talks about the decks she’s built, taken apart, and upgraded through the year. How many will make the cut for a new year of Commander? Last year I put up a second “Class of” article, with 2023’s graduates. I had a lot of fun with it, so let’s run it back. You can check ... Read More...

Over the years, Magic has invented a multitude of mechanics to build decks around, each with its own unique advantages, dedicated support cards, and memorable payoffs. But when all of those archetypes are thrown together into the grand melting pot of Commander, a few top-tier choices stand out. They offer versatile deck building options, consistent performance across different areas of ... Read More...