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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 …
Are you ready to be Eclipsed? The long-awaited new Lorwyn set is coming out this weekend, and there’s no better way to celebrate the occasion than by attending your local Prerelease. These events are Magic’s version of a red carpet premiere. Why not turn the excitement of a new set into an excuse for a party? You can team up …
Well, it’s officially the new year on the CK Blog (and I suppose everywhere else too). As a veteran writer, I’m making it my new year’s resolution to try and remain topical and hip with Magic’s younger demographics. I hear all the kids these days talking about “aura farming” – showing off by doing things in stylish, unexpected ways. Auras …
Over the years, Magic has invented a multitude of mechanics to build decks around, each with its own unique advantages, dedicated support cards and memorable payoffs. But when all of those archetypes are thrown together into the grand melting pot of Commander, a few top-tier choices stand out. They offer versatile deck building options, consistent performance across different areas of …
Typal decks are one of Magic’s great strategic standbys, and one of the greatest times to be playing them was during the original Lorwyn block. It featured the game’s deepest and most powerful creature types in merfolk, elves and goblins alongside new choices like treefolk and faeries, and introduced the Tribal (now Kindred) card type to strengthen them. The changeling …
Depending on what parts of the Magic community you tuned into over the past month, the most likely topics of conversation have been either the post-ban Standard format or Avatar: The Last Airbender. My own articles have mostly been concerned with ATLA, discussing the set’s Limited format and how it fulfills the promise of Universes Beyond. But just as I …
