CategoryMagic The Gathering

Terror of the Peaks Is Core Set 2021’s Most Overlooked Card

Terror of the Peaks is a one-sided Pandemonium on a stick, and Patrick Chapin sees its potential in Standard! See what “The Innovator” brewed up!

Why Basri Ket Is More Versatile Than You Think

White’s newest planeswalker hasn’t been turning many heads, but Michael Majors is here to change that!

A Lot More Than Two Explores: Examining Ikoria Standard After Players Tour Online Weekend

Good gravy, Growth Spiral! Ben Friedman surveys the results from the Players Tour Online weekend for clues to the waning days of Ikoria Standard.

-1/-Fun: Why Kaervek, The Spiteful Will Shake Up Standard

Kaervek, the Spiteful will give your opponents’ creatures -1/-1 and your opponents -Fun/-Fun! Ari Lax shows how to use it in the new Standard!

Everything I Know About Temur Reclamation In Ikoria Standard

Fresh off a Top 16 finish at Players Tour Online 2, World Champion PVDDR breaks down Standard’s Temur Reclamation as he plays it!

Core Set 2021 First Looks, Part 2: The Planeswalkers

Sheldon Menery dives into the Core Set 2021 planeswalkers for Commander and finds hidden gems among the Planeswalker Deck cards!

Commander Top 10: Mangara, The Diplomat

Quality card draw on a mono-white commander? Bennie Smith is ready for it! See how he builds a 100-card deck around Mangara, the Diplomat.

A First Look Into Core Set 2021 Limited Archetypes

What do the early previews tell us about Core Set 2021 Limited? Ryan Saxe makes like Kinetic Augur and starts searching for clues!

Sullivan’s Satchel: Working At WotC, Mutate, And Food

Patrick Sullivan opens the mailbag for questions on his experiences working at Wizards of the Coast, the upside of mutate, and the downside of Food.

Early Standard Winners From Core Set 2021

This isn’t like the core sets of yore! GerryT breaks down the early winners of Core Set 2021 and brews with them in Standard.

Cheating On Mana Costs With Stormwing Entity

Join MPL member, Autumn Burchett, as they find the best home for Stormwing Entity in Standard and Modern!

It’s No Surprise, I’ve Got Double Vision

Double Vision from Core Set 2021 has Todd seeing, well, double! Check out how he plans to utilize this unique enchantment!

The Triumphant Return Of Card Draw In Frantic Inventory

Resident control expert Shaheen Soorani explores the exciting new draw spells from Core Set 2021!

Don’t Be Fooled By Baneslayer Angel

Baneslayer Angel in Core Set 2021: a singer’s comeback tour, or a boxer not knowing when to hang up the gloves? Dom Harvey shares why he’s skeptical.

The Price Is Rite: How Village Rites Costing One Mana Changes Everything

Village Rites costs one mana less than Altar’s Reap, and Carmen Handy loves a bargain! Check out her Standard brews with lots of draw-twos!