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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Preview season is one of my favorite times of year. Magic players get to huddle around MythicSpoiler or their news source of choice, eagerly awaiting the latest updates from content creators around the world as they show off the latest cards. These are normally spread out a bit over the course of a week or … Read more
This is an exciting time to be a Magic player. New sets these days are considerably above the typical power curve, and have generally come with an array of exciting designs to boot. Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths looks to be no different, and while the paper release of this set has been substantially delayed, I … Read more
Those who have been around me for any period of time know that I have a passion for Magic: The Gathering. I’ve played for nearly 15 years, starting with the equivalent of kitchen tables in college, moving into competitive Standard and Extended around Lorwyn and Shards of Alara, and then ending up back at the … Read more
