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Unstable Mutation: Riders of Rohan

B Phillip York - July 13, 2023

Riders of Rohan is a Jeskai Knights go wide deck with 20 new cards from the Lord of the Rings set. Eowyn and Aragorn are the default Commanders. First I'll review the possibilities of the new cards, then discuss...

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Lore Explainer: The Lands of Gondor from Middle Earth

Evie "Lupe" Moriarty - July 8, 2023

In Lore Explainer, we take a deep look at the lore behind our favorite games, movies, and books, and talk about the story behind them and sum up what you need to know and how you can find out...

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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Review, Part 4 of 4: The Colorless Cards

FromTheShire - June 22, 2023

For the first time since the announcement of Universes Beyond, we have a fully draftable, Modern legal set on our hands. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth explores and re-imagines the book version of Tolkien's fantasy epic....

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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Review, Part 3 of 4: The Monocolor Cards

FromTheShire - June 15, 2023

For the first time since the announcement of Universes Beyond, we have a fully draftable, Modern legal set on our hands. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth explores and re-imagines the book version of Tolkien's fantasy epic....

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Lore Explainer – The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth

Evie "Lupe" Moriarty - June 15, 2023

The upcoming Magic: The Gathering set The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth is all based around the foundational fantasy texts. But that does mean the texts - Wizards of the Coast are basing these cards on the books not...

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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Review, Part 2 of 4: The Multicolor Cards

FromTheShire - June 13, 2023

For the first time since the announcement of Universes Beyond, we have a fully draftable, Modern legal set on our hands. The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth explores and re-imagines the book version of Tolkien's fantasy epic....

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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Review, Part 1 of 4: The Mechanics

FromTheShire - June 8, 2023

Magic's newest expansion takes us beyond the planes of the multiverse and into the crossover universes to visit the world of the Lord of the Rings. A new set means new mechanics, and we've got some good ones as well...