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I’m writing this piece after my first experience with Aetherdrift over the prerelease weekend and wow, what a rush that was! I’m a “Melvin” according to Wizards’ well-known player profiles – meaning I’m most excited by cards which use the Magic rules in clever or exciting ways – and it felt like so much of this set really touched that …
Creatures that can return to the battlefield from the graveyard have a very good track record in competitive Magic: the Gathering and we got a new one in Aetherdrift – Afterburner Expert. This Goblin can return to the graveyard any time you activate an Exhaust ability. Tacking on a 4/2 to any one of those abilities is quite powerful. It …
The Aetherdrift Commander precons offer us a simple choice: Living Energy, or nonliving legions of zombies. This week we’re going with the first option, and running our race with the best pit crew of artificers and aethercrafters Kaladesh has to offer! If you haven’t been paying close attention to the lore here, Aetherdrift is sneakily a “Return” set. The interplanar …
Energy made its debut in Kaladesh back in 2016, and for a long while we didn’t see very much of the mechanic outside of that Block. However, that’s changed a lot over the last year, when there has been a huge surge of energy cards, especially in Commander. In that time, there have been three energy-focused Commander precons. The first …
Aetherdrift releases February 14, and if you’ve got love in your heart for all things zoom-zoom in Commander, then you’ve got a hankering to build with vehicles again. Not all vehicle cards are created equally, so let’s look at the top 10 vehicles for vehicle decks to see which ones are worth a look. TOP 10 VEHICLES FOR COMMANDER 10. …
Aetherdrift prerelease is February 7-13, with release on February 14. It’s a large set with many good cards. Let’s review it for Commander. You can find other recent Commander set reviews here: Our Commander Set Review focuses only on the new cards, and not the reprints. It’s also not going to be covering the forgettable cards that are only really …
Aetherdrift Commander precons have some eye-catching new Commander cards in, even if you’re not all in on energy or reanimator. Let’s look at 10 of the Best Cards from the Aetherdrift precons, Eternal Might and Living Energy. Eternal Might and Living Energy release on February 14th, but if you’d rather pick up some singles, then here’s our recommendations for the …
Aetherdrift spoiler season is off to the races, and as we get a closer look at some of the mechanics that power this high-octane set, one returning design is bound to raise eyebrows. Aetherdrift is sort of a “Return to Kaladesh” in both lore and themes, and we can now confirm that inheritance extends to the reintroduction of energy cards! …
Aetherdrift releases on February 14th. Its story follows the events of the Ghirapur Grand Prix, an incredibly dangerous multi-planar race. This race was made possible by the opening of the Omenpaths following the events of the Phyrexian invasion. These portals allow anyone – and not just planeswalkers – to travel between planes. Many characters old and new are competing in …
Aetherdrift finishes the Verge land cycle started in Duskmourn. These lands are a brewer’s dream in Commander, and contribute to a smoother and more accessible manabase for everyone. Kristen argues you don’t need Duals anymore. Manabases are important. Hugely important. Just recently, I talked about the kinds of payoffs and interactions that Fetchlands gatekeep. I also had some thoughts on …
