Wilds of Eldraine Early Look

Wilds of Eldraine: Early Look

Chris CornejoStandard

Wilds of Eldraine is swiftly approaching, and we’re here to fill you in on everything you need to know about the upcoming Standard set before preview season starts! The Story  In our first visit back to the main Magic multiverse since the New Phyrexian invasion, we come to an Eldraine still reeling from the effects of that conflict. A massive  …

What IS Escape?!

Escape – MTG Mechanics Explained

Card KingdomStrategy

Escape is a graveyard mechanic that can appear on any non-land card. Escape will always be written with a mana cost, and then an amount of cards to exile from your graveyard after that. When a card with Escape is in your graveyard, you may cast it by paying its escape cost, which is both the mana cost written and …

Magic Cards You'll See in Baldur's Gate 3

Magic Cards You’ll See in the First Five Hours of Baldur’s Gate 3

Kristen GregoryCommander

Baldur’s Gate 3 is already a monumentally popular video game in the short time since its Aug. 4 release date. If you’re as hyped as we are to be diving into Larian Studios’ new blockbuster, then join us as we journey through Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate to find references and easter eggs galore for the first five or …

Commander Masters Draft Guide

Commander Masters Draft Guide

Tom AndersonCommander

I’m not sure what percentage of the audience for Commander Masters is mostly excited about its Draft potential — but whatever size that minority is, I’m part of it. The first few Commander sets to introduce these modified draft rules were an unexpected hit, producing quality Limited gameplay filled with classic multiplayer moments.  Any of you shopping for a box …

Iona Shield of Emeria's Ban in Commander

Why is Iona, Shield of Emeria Banned in Commander?

Jacob LacknerCommander

While Commander’s grassroots origins make it different from many other Magic formats, it still has a ban list like the rest of them. However, since Commander is not a format with tons of tournament data to back up banning certain cards, some players are unsure why certain offenders end up on the list. Today, I’m going to take a look …