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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 …
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 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 …
The release of Aetherdrift is right around the corner, arriving on February 1st (you can preorder now!). Well, I should probably say it’s “just down the road,” because Aetherdrift’s setting is a multiplanar race. That means we should expect to see a whole lot of vehicles. In fact, as I’m writing this we’ve already seen a few. In Magic’s more …
Double-faced cards are one of the most popular mechanics in Magic: the Gathering. A double-faced card (DFC) has a regular card frame on each side and no card back. They made their debut in Innistrad way back in 2011, where they were used to indicate the dual nature of many of the denizens of the plane. On Innistrad, the moon …
In Limited Magic a build-around card is one that needs the right cards around it in order for it to pan out as an effective card in your deck. In other words, you usually have to “build-around” it. Typically, this term gets used for cards that ask for some type of synergy that isn’t one of the main themes in …
Dark Ascension is the second set in the original Innistrad Block. Released in 2012, the set is filled with lots of spooky creatures of the night, as all Innistrad sets are. With Innistrad Remastered on the horizon, it’s a good time to take a look back at one of the very first sets that takes place on this popular plane. …
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 …
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 …
Invasion is one of the most important sets in Magic history. Released in 2000, it represents both a very important moment in the history of Magic design, and an equally important moment in Magic lore. In the story, Invasion and its Block (the subsequent sets Planeshift and Apocalypse) was the culmination of several years of Magic story. The Phyrexian invasion …
