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It’s time for everyone’s favorite Blue powerhouse of a planeswalker! Before War of the Spark and the F.I.R.E. Planeswalkers came out, Jace, the Mind Sculptor was universally acknowledged as the GOAT. I remember when it first came out, when Bloodbraid Elf and Blightning were powerhouses in Standard, Legacy events were still something of a novelty, and Modern wasn’t even a format … Read more

Commander Masters, anyone? Magic: The Gathering’s Double Masters 2022 officially releases on July 8th. Double Masters 2022 is a Masters set containing 331 reprints, plus a new card in Cryptic Spires. Interestingly, Double Masters 2022 is designed around all ten of MTG’s three-color pairings, leading to a unique Draft experience. Speaking of Draft, each Double Masters 2022 Draft … Read more

The trick is to spend $300 on Tundra. A week ago a Twitter follower asked me to help them with a Commander deck. They wanted me to design something they could play with that was semi-competitive. It had to be good enough it wouldn’t just get combo’d out, and could stop opposing decks from winning. … Read more

Double Masters 2022 is jam-packed with high-value goodies—especially for Commander fans. Magic: The Gathering’s latest Masters set, Double Masters 2022, was released on July 8th, and contains reprints of highly desirable cards for multiple MTG formats. Anticipation for Double Masters 2022 grew during spoiler season as cards like Smothering Tithe, Allosaurus Shepherd, and Aether Vial got revealed. New artwork … Read more

The long-time Modern staple is coming to a format near you. For those that didn’t catch all the spoilers for Dominaria United that were uncovered during the Wizards Presents show, let’s just say there are going to be some very impressive cards printed in Dominaria United. There is one card though that I would like to highlight, and … Read more

Karsten crunches the numbers! On October 4, Wizards of the Coast announced a new product: 30th Anniversary Edition. It’s described as a “commemorative, collectible, non-tournament-legal product celebrating 30 years of Magic” that “lets fans and collectors experience some of the most iconic elements of Magic’s early years.” Each display of the 30th Anniversary Edition will contain four … Read more

A “Show and Tell” deck in Magic: The Gathering is a type of combo deck that aims to use the card “Show and Tell” to put powerful creatures or game-winning artifacts and enchantments into play, bypassing the opponent’s defenses. Building a “Show and Tell” deck in the Legacy format of Magic: The Gathering can be … Read more

Building a Delver deck in the Modern format of Magic: The Gathering can be a challenging and rewarding endeavor, and there is no one-size-fits-all strategy for doing so. However, here are some general tips that you might find helpful when building a Delver deck in Modern: Choose a strong core of cheap, efficient creatures that … Read more

A “Delver” deck in Magic: The Gathering is a type of blue-red tempo deck that aims to control the board with cheap, efficient creatures like “Delver of Secrets” and “Young Pyromancer,” then finish the opponent off with powerful spells like “Lightning Bolt” and “Force of Will.” Building a Delver deck in the Standard format of … Read more

Building a Delver deck in the Legacy format of Magic: The Gathering can be a challenging and rewarding endeavor, and there is no one-size-fits-all strategy for doing so. However, here are some general tips that you might find helpful when building a Delver deck in Legacy: Choose a strong core of cheap, efficient creatures that … Read more