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Commander has a serious problem when it comes to balancing its strongest tier of cards. As a casual format built on the promise of fun, self-expression and inclusiveness, simply banning cards for being successful is a poor fit. That kind of logic would have seen Sol Ring banned decades ago – after all, it’s been included in nearly every Commander …
I often explain to people that Magic as a hobby is more about studying than it is playing games. You can spend countless hours improving your knowledge, even as a veteran planeswalker – looking up cards, reading about combos, pondering the possibilities of your deck. Perhaps that passion for learning is what makes the multiversal wizard school Strixhaven, and its …
As a wise muppet once opined: it’s not easy being green – and that goes for more than just frogs. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set has not had an easy debut into Standard, appearing just as the format is reaching historic peaks with the size and power of its card pool. That’s a high barrier to entry. But it …
The latest Magic release is another Universes Beyond tie-in, with the totally-tubular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cards now available at your LGS and on MTGArena. I personally don’t know much about the TMNT franchise, so unlike some other Universes Beyond sets I can’t say how good a job this one does adapting signature characters and storylines. I’m only focused on …
If I was asked what qualities which define the current era of Magic: The Gathering, there’s a few answers I could give. First, that more new cards are being released than ever before. Second, that cards are becoming more complicated, with even commons having more rules text on average than previous eras. Third, that thanks to Universes Beyond the game …
Are you ready for the most radical set release of the year? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is Magic’s next huge mainstream crossover under the Universes Beyond banner. All the ass-kicking, fun-loving, pizza-munching action of the legendary TMNT comics and cartoons will be reborn as part of the world’s most popular TCG – and you can attend the world premiere at …
The buzz this week has all been around spoilers for our next Universes Beyond set: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I’m not familiar with any of the brand’s incarnations, but if I had any expectations for the set going in it would be some new Mutant, Ninja and Turtle cards – and of course I was right. The goal of Universes …
Lorwyn Eclipsed is a Limited format that wears its heart on its sleeve. When a set is built from the ground up around a handful of key creature types, changelings, and other typal synergies, most players don’t need a fancy strategy guide like this one to tell them what’s up. You just jump into this set, choose a type like …
For a set with a lot of expectations riding on it after an 18-year buildup, Lorwyn Eclipsed seems to be at least an initial success. While it’s hard to define exactly what makes a Magic set “good” overall, there’s a lot of specific qualitative boxes this one has managed to tick. There’s a strong aesthetic and mechanical identity. The Limited …
Lorwyn Eclipsed is out and looking to be an absolute treat. I had a great time last weekend at the prerelease, enjoying some Two-Headed Giant with my mates and feeling the new mechanics in action for the first time. The other big benefit of playing prereleases is coming home with a double-armful of commons and uncommons to sort through. We …
