Core sets have an interesting place in Magic’s history. Starting out as white-bordered, 100% reprint sets that excluded legendary creatures, they’ve gradually lost each of these restrictions, undergone a leave of absence, and have come roaring back in recent years with better and better card selections. Core Set 2021 is no exception to this recent …
We’ve all been in at least one game where we’ve played a card, preparing to make an epic play we’ve made countless times before, only to have an opponent point out “That isn’t actually how this card works”. Then, as we discuss how Spelltwine actually interacts with its targets, I begin going through the 5 …
I miss grilling with friends on lazy Sunday afternoons. I miss in-person board games on Thursday nights. But most of all, I miss paper Magic: The Gathering. COVID-19 has made in-person games an unsafe proposition for the foreseeable future, so I haven’t played an actual game of Commander in months. Magic: The Gathering Arena should …
The very first screen says so much about Tharsis, a fantastic space survival and resource management game. A large screen both hauntingly empty and yet with Mars taking up so much ominous space. This sets the tone for a game that puts the screws to you early and never lets up. The relentless struggle for …
Commander’s in a pretty great place right now. Anyone looking to enter this Vintage-lite format can do so pretty easily, choose from a huge variety of strategies, and quickly have a deck they are able to take to a local game store or friend’s house for a day of fun and camaraderie. Well…maybe not that …
When I was first learning to play Magic: The Gathering around 2006, I had the privilege of learning how to play with one of the most broken mechanics of all time: affinity. Playing artifact lands, Welding Jars, and Ornithopters to put out monster threats like Myr Enforcer and Broodstar was easy to understand, and I …
The 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons has done more for gaming and the tabletop RPG industry than any other entry in recent memory. The gameplay and management have been streamlined elegantly without becoming the number crunch of 3rd edition, but there’s still plenty of freedom for players and Dungeon Masters to create unique characters …
After clearing up the confusion that this announcement was not referring to the mechanic of the same name, but an individual card, multiple people in my MTG playgroup came to me with this question. The Commander Rules Committee has given a fairly succinct explanation as to their reasoning behind the ban, but if you aren’t …