CategoryMagic The Gathering

Wizards Of The Coast Gave Us Legion’s End. Let’s Figure Out Why.

Core Set 2020 is full of striking cards. Legion’s End in particular caught Ben Friedman’s eye. What is its purpose? How will it affect deckbuilding for SCG Worcester?

All The Reasons Why Cavalier Of Thorns Is Green’s Next Great Midrange Threat

Bryan Gottlieb called Nexus of Fate as a format-defining card the last time core set predictions rolled around. Why does he see potential in Cavalier of Thorns, and where does he think its first home will be?

Core Set 2020 Crash Course

Get ready for your Prerelease or first draft! The Lords of Limited talk format statistics, big-picture strategy, and their top commons and uncommons in each color!

Is All This Bridgevine Banning Talk Overblown?

“The Innovator” isn’t having any of the ban-it-now nonsense over Bridgevine in Modern! He’s seeing a weird and awesome metagame once you get past the mandatory playsets of Rest in Peace and Leyline of the Void. Let’s go exploring!

Core Set 2020 Commander Review, Part 1

Core Set 2020 is a real Commander curveball, jam-packed with goodies! There are so many, in fact, that Sheldon Menery is splitting his set review into two parts, starting today with potential commanders!

The London Mulligan Hits Tomorrow. Here’s How To Prepare…

Magic’s mulligan rules are officially switching over to the London mulligan! Ari Lax has your essential guide to navigating the change as it rolls out on Magic Arena and Magic Online!

Digging For Naya Gold With Rienne

Core Set 2020’s Buy-a-Box promo isn’t getting nearly enough Commander love! Bennie Smith is here to fix that by building around Rienne, Angel of Rebirth!

Core Set 2020 Financial Set Review, Part 2

Core Set 2020 has turned out to be a strange release without a chase mythic rare. What are the finance implications? Chas Andres has those and much more, plus This Week’s Trends!

Elemental-ary Ideas For Core Set 2020 Standard

Dylan Hand is all about Elementals for Core Set 2020 Standard and SCG Worcester! Get his takes on Yarok, the Desecrated; Omnath, Locus of the Roil; and more!

Drilling Into Core Set 2020 Draft

Welcome to Core Set 2020 Draft! Ryan Saxe has three picks to get you excited for a core set unlike any we’ve ever seen before! Make the most of your early Limited events!

Colosseum Of Randomness!

Chaos reigns on VS Live! Ross Merriam and Todd Anderson wield five of Modern’s most powerful decks…and Possibility Storm. Who’s getting stuck with Possibility Storm? And will they win a game…or the match?!

Core Set 2020 Top 10s

The shortest preview season of all time means there’s only one episode on Core Set 2020, and this episode has it all. Gerry and Bryan discuss how it differs from traditional Standard set design, the best reprints in the set, their honorable mentions, and their Top 10s.

That Darn Nexus Of Fate: Second Place At Mythic Championship III

A topdeck sealed Brad Nelson’s fate at Mythic Championship III, but it was only a bittersweet end to an amazing weekend! Relive the moments from three days that only could’ve happened in Vegas!

Lighting Them Up With Izzet Phoenix In Standard!

Corey Baumeister takes to the graveyard and then the skies as he pilots Izzet Phoenix on Magic Arena! Will his feisty firebirds carry the day?

Is Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer The Next Broken Three-Mana Planeswalker?

Three-mana planeswalkers tend to come in two varieties: useless in Standard, and broken. Which will Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer be? Kevin Jones compares it to recent examples and reaches a surprising conclusion!