Riveteers Rampage Precon Upgrade Guide

Tom AndersonCommander

Tom takes a look at the Riveteers Rampage Commander Precon deck, and has some suggestions for how to give it a bit of an upgrade! It’s been an intense, colorful release week for Streets of New Capenna, but don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten the final Commander Precon guide. It’s green, it’s black, and it’s ready (red-y) to throw down: it’s …

Maestros Massacre Precon Upgrade Guide

Tom AndersonCommander

Tom takes a look at the Maestros Massacre Commander Precon deck, and has some suggestions for how to give it a bit of an upgrade! We now know the details for the Streets of New Capenna Commander precons, among the biggest products for the format this year. While we now see a couple of Commander decks released to accompany every …

Combo Crash Course: Mecha Magda

Tom AndersonCommander, Strategy

Mecha Magda has taken the cEDH scene by storm, and Tom thinks it has potential to show up elsewhere – so here’s how it works! No format in Magic loves a good combo quite like Commander. The Eternal card pool and a relaxed banlist allow players to pull together mind-blowing synergies from across time and space. Furthermore, the basic mechanics …

5 of Magic’s Most Common Rules Traps

Tom AndersonStrategy

Magic can be an extremely complex game. Tom takes a look at 5 of the most common rules pitfalls that players run into. Magic’s last few sets have been praised for the dynamism of their card effects. Every few months the design team at WotC are pushing back the boundaries of the existing rules. We’ve gotten new keywords, new kinds …

The Demon Crime Bosses in Standard

Tom AndersonStandard

We’re about to walk down the Streets of New Capenna, and Tom takes a look at what impact the Demon Crime Bosses will have on Standard! At time of writing, WotC is slowly peeling back the veils of subterfuge surrounding Streets of New Capenna and its powerful crime bosses. Not only do we now have the legendary creature cards for …

Predictions for Streets of New Capenna

Tom AndersonDesign

The release of Streets of New Capenna is on the horizon, and Tom looks ahead and tries to predict what the new set will bring! Streets of New Capenna season has arrived with the beginning of Story Month, along with some select card previews trickling out of the WotC mothership.  Like Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, this set also promises to explore …

About the Academic – an Interview with the Professor

Tom AndersonCommunity, Products

When the Professor launched his first ever Kickstarter campaign last week, he was ready for a long, busy day monitoring progress and putting out fires. Instead, he found himself “watching a movie of someone else running a successful Kickstarter”, as his next-generation TCG deckbox attracted over $1 million in pledges in 12 hours!  With three weeks still to go in …

Combo Crash Course: Heliod’s Company

Tom AndersonStrategy

Out of all the classic card effects in Magic, lifegain might get the least respect. And though it pains me to say it…with good reason. The problem with expending cards and mana to gain life – especially if that’s the only thing you’re doing – is that lifegain alone will never win the game for you, so all you’re doing …

An Early Look at Streets of New Capenna

Tom AndersonProducts

Big news in the multiverse! While the Magic community is still happily soaking in the glow of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, Wizards has put out the first release information and card spoilers for the second new Standard set of 2022: Streets of New Capenna!  Since this was just an early teaser, most of what Adam Styborski showed off on the Magic …