While a great deal happened during Pro Tour March of the Machine last weekend, arguably the biggest news broke in the middle of the tournament. After years of the cards sticking around for a Standard rotation of two years, Wizards of the Coast announced plans to lengthen that period to three years. In effect, this means rotation won’t happen at ... Read More...

Mana rituals! These distinctive, potent and strategically narrow cards are most often used to accelerate the endgame of combo decks. Perhaps due to that dangerous power, new rituals have become something of a rare sight in recent sets, no longer something Wizards of the Coast’s design team feels needs to feature prominently in Magic. However, they are an elemental building ... Read More...

After losing his spark, Ob Nixilis returns to creature form in flample fashion. How should you build this big, criminal boy? Janel gives you the rundown on how to ping your way to victory with the Captive Kingpin. From unleashing an apocalyptic extinction on his home plane to The Chain Veil turning him into a literal demon, it’s fair to ... Read More...

Aftermath appears on instants and sorceries and is a variant of split cards. It’s technically three abilities, which are 1) You may cast the half of this card that has Aftermath from the graveyard, 2) You may ONLY cast the half of this card that has Aftermath from the graveyard, and 3) if this spell was cast from the graveyard, ... Read More...

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, we’re going to look at Leovold, ... Read More...

Usually what comes after-math is a solution to your problem. If your problem was needing a legal Commander for your Planeswalker deck, then March of the Machine: The Aftermath has you covered. It’s got other sweet cards, and a heavy serving of lore, too.  Today’s Commander Set Review will cover the full set, because it’s not very big. We usually ... Read More...

As has become tradition for big events these days, Wizards of the Coast used MagicCon Minneapolis to give players their first previews of the upcoming Doctor Who Commander decks, set the tone for the Wilds of Eldraine, show off face cards in the Commander Masters precons and begin tempting us with another look at Lord of the Rings: Tales of ... Read More...