Underground Sea

And no, it’s not just Ninjas. 2021 is coming to a close, and the long-awaited return to Kamigawa — Magic: The Gathering’s plane set in the Senkogu period of Japan — is fast approaching. Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty is the very first 2022 Standard set, with a planned release date of February 18th, 2022. Wizards of the Coast … Read more

Count to 10 for the win. I very recently talked about the problem with Infect in Commander. In general, the downsides of trying to poison the table down are greater than your shot at actually successfully counting to ten for the entire table. However, with the new Commander precon, Corrupting Influence, focusing on the Toxic variant … Read more

haha Underworld Breach go brrrrrrrr For quite a while, Red was left out in the cold when discussing competitive Commander (cEDH) and its top-performing decks. Especially during the time of Flash being legal, people held the color so low regard that they opted to play Thrasios, Triton Hero and Tymna the Weaver as the Commanders for their decks, forgoing what is … Read more

The best of the angelic host. When it comes to soaring over the opposition, there are few creature types better than Angels. These iconic creatures, traditionally aligned with the White slice of the color pie, have an impact on every format but they’ve found a home in Commander. These are the best angelic cards in … Read more

Brian explores his feelings about Stoneforge Mystic and explains why its place in Modern may be more limited than players expect. She’s back. She went out to buy a pack of cigarettes in 2011 and her car must have broken down on the return trip or something because it took a long time for her … Read more

Don’t tell your Dentist about these (sweet) picks. Wilds of Eldraine releases a week today, and while the power level is much tamer compared to Throne of Eldraine, there are cards from the upcoming Standard expansion that are bound to see play in Standard, Pioneer, and Modern upon release. With exciting Adventure cards and a slew of new … Read more

Pirates, Vampires, and Dinosaurs are confirmed to return, but what else do players want to see? Magic: The Gathering’s winter 2023 Standard set is The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. Releasing globally on November 17th, the return to Ixalan takes players to the underground a year after Phyrexians invaded the plane. Familiar characters like Huatli and Saheeli appear … Read more

Served up on a sliver platter. Slivers have been a part of Magic for a very long time – since 1999’s Tempest block, where they were first introduced along with their various abilities, all of which affected all other Slivers on the battlefield. The way these abilities work has changed in more recent times, notably when M14 templated Slivers … Read more

Powerful cards at affordable prices. It’s been about a month since the release of Phyrexia: All Will Be One, where the second return to Phyrexia has offered some remarkably strong cards such as Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines, who is already making waves in Pioneer, Modern, and Commander. Even though it is effortless to focus on headline … Read more

Open the door, get on the floor Everybody walk the— Welcome to the first part of my Lost Caverns of Ixalan Financial Set Review. This is looking like a really exciting set so far, and I’m itching to get deep into the previews and see what goodies we’re going to get to play within a couple of … Read more