Everything to Know About Magic 30
Magic: The Gathering is celebrating its 30th anniversary in Las Vegas this year, and Wizards of the Coast have given players a complete rundown of everything happening at the event before tickets sales go live on Aug. 11. From special promo cards, to unique panels and the Magic World Championship XXVIII, there is something to do for every kind of ... Read More...
Battle Cry – MTG Keywords Explained
Battle Cry is a combat mechanic that appears solely on creatures, and is a little unique in that it’s an attack-encouraging mechanic that affects every attacking creature except for the one that has it. When a creature with Battle Cry attacks, each other attacking creature gets +1/+0 until the end of the turn. This means that if you have multiple ... Read More...
Building a More Interesting Deck in Commander, Part 2
Everyone wants to feel unique when playing Commander. Building a Commander deck that is unlike any other lets you stand by your creation with pride. However, this can be quite difficult given the sheer volume of players and decks out there. To give some perspective, EDHREC alone has data on over a million decks — so finding a unique take ... Read More...
Commander Cards to Pick Up for 2022 Rotation
It’s that time again — rotation 2022 — which means it’s time to say goodbye to four Standard sets. Zendikar Rising, Kaldheim, Strixhaven: School of Mages, and Adventures in the Forgotten Realms will rotate out come September. This year, rotation is on Friday, Sept. 9. After that date, the above sets will no longer be Standard legal. With the loss ... Read More...
Modern Deck Guide: Temur Creativity
Indomitable Creativity has shown up a few times, in a few different versions, during the last year or so of Modern’s history. The shells change, but the core game plan has stayed the same: control the board, then use Indomitable Creativity to generate a huge mana advantage. Previous versions of Creativity chose Serra’s Emissary and Emrakul, the Aeons Torn as ... Read More...
Explorer Anthology 1 Closes the Gap to Pioneer
When Magic: The Gathering Arena launched Explorer, its stated purpose was to ease players into Pioneer by aligning the formats over time. A key part of this process are anthologies — a specifically curated collection of cards injected right into Arena, available for purchase as a whole. And now, three months after Explorer’s release, Explorer Anthology 1 is here. But ... Read More...
Pioneer Tier List: August 2022
It has been just more than a month since our last tier list for Pioneer. A lot has changed in that time, back when people scoffed at Arclight remaining a top deck after Expressive Iteration’s ban and when mono-green was a force in the format that few could answer. Multiple new decks and innovations on old decks have developed, and ... Read More...