3+ day, 1+ 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…...

3+ week, 2+ 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,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1755+ words) Battle of Wits | Background Illustration by Jason Chan As nice as mainstream sets are, supplementary sets often give Wizards the freedom to do something special. That often means power creep—looking at you, Modern Horizons—but sometimes they just get…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1346+ words) Graceblade Artisan | Illustration by Magali Villeneuve Star Wars: Unlimited, or SWU, is a Star Wars thematic card game still in its early days. When I see SWU, I see more Lightning Bolts and Serra Angels and less Ninja Turtles or…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (642+ words) Head of the Hunt | Illustration by Andrea Piparo Do you want to win a Collector Booster Box of The Hobbit? Well, you're in luck! All you have to do is play in the Arena Direct, build a Sealed deck, and…...

5+ day, 48+ min ago   (549+ words) Battle Brawler | Illustration by Karl Kopinski The main aspect that bothers MTG players about Universes Beyond (UB) is the fact that most of those sets don’t feel like MTG. In a recent declaration, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks told us important…...

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…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (250+ words) Gleaming Splendor | Illustration by Kekai Kotaki Commander staples are nice, but what about staples that also enable game winning combos? Well, it looks like Gleaming Splendor from The Hobbit is exactly what you've been looking for. This is because, in…...

6+ day, 23+ 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, 5+ day ago   (455+ words) Scuttling Sliver | Illustration by Mike Bierek Homer, the Hermit is one of the new commanders printed in Mystery Booster Commander Edition (MBC), and it’s clearly a commander for the minorities, considering the few numbers of these creature types. Typal commanders…...