2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (982+ words) Valor's Reach Tag Team | Illustration by Johann Bodin Back in 2014, I was excited to play my new Abzan commander and highlight the Condemn in my deck. So when my friend finally cast his 6-mana commander, I got rid of it…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1304+ words) Maul Splicer | Illustration by Jason Chan Splicers are the artisans of New Phyrexia, formerly Mirrodin. These Phyrexian artificers have a common characteristic: Their main body is weak, but they bring a stronger 3/3 golem with them, which makes the splicer excellent…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (532+ words) Chrome Mox | Illustration by MSCHF Earlier today, Gavin Verhey announced, on behalf of the entire Pauper format panel team, that they will be reversing a previous decision on the new Zeta Secret Lair set that resulted in cards receiving a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1303+ words) Liliana the Repentant | Illustration by Aleksi Briclot Reality Fracture (FRA) is the big finale to Magic’s current storyline arc, with familiar characters returning alongside alternate-reality versions of themselves as Jace's Echoverse collides with the Multiverse. This makes Reality Fracture one…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (713+ words) Chandra, Chill of Compliance | Illustration by Kieran Yanner Ajani Resolute | Illustration by Aleksi Briclot To the first point, Hydras are almost exclusively green, Krakens blue, and Phoenixes red. These are quintessential creatures for these colors, and so seeing them in…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1258+ words) But… does that mean that you should snag a copy of Mood Swings? How do you even play the game? If you love Magic, will you be in the mood for this game too? I'll answer all those questions for…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (382+ words) Mishra's Bauble | Background Illustration by Zack Stella On Monday, August 24, the prominent MTG card database Scryfall.com updated their front page with a grey background texture and images for some card art we'd never seen before. Clicking any of those…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (709+ words) Draftsim Fixing MTG’s Latest Limited Let-Down with 35 Hobbit-Sized Changes On an Adventure | Illustration by Nia Kovalevski It’s no secret that The Hobbit is a poorly designed Limited set. Complaints about the format are everywhere online, and many of them were…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1826+ words) Gollum, Riddle Master | Illustration by Irvin Rodriguez Greetings planeswalkers! The Hobbit has been out for over a week now, and the secret is out: Black is overpowered, the set is aggressive, and the games are very repetitive. But then again,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (375+ words) Riddles in the Dark | Illustration by Lorenzo Mastroianni What starts with “S” and ends with “it”? Some riddles from MTG Arena's adaptation of The Hobbit! MTGA is running back a series of riddles similar to what they did for Murders…...