Magic

Magic: The Gathering Bans, And Then Unbans, Several Major Cards (December, 2024)

We take a look at this week's bans and unbannings for Magic the Gathering, and talk about what they mean.

Magic: the Gathering Commander Focus: Talking 5+ Cost Mana Rocks

Howdy folks! We've recently forayed into the worlds of cheap, 2-cost mana rocks as well as the pricier 4-cost mana rocks. Today, we're looking at the big boys in the 5+ range. If you aren't familiar with what mana...

Magic: the Gathering Commander Focus: Talking 4-Cost Mana Rocks

Hi folks! Last time on this little series, we were talking about some of the options for ramping in the 2 mana slot. Today, we're going to the other end of the ramp spectrum and looking at 4 mana...

Commander Focus: Eat Your Foes – Boil ‘Em, Mash ‘Em, Stick ‘Em in a Stew (Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit and Sam, Loyal Attendant)

This week I'm back with a seasonal brew helmed by Frodo, Adventurous Hero and Sam, Loyal Attendant. This deck tries to generate as many Food tokens as possible, and then use them for drawing cards, stabilizing its life total,...

Magic: the Gathering Foundations Review, Part 3 of 3: Red, Green, Multicolor, and Colorless Cards

After many years, a Core set has returned to Magic. This Standard legal set is 50/50 new cards and reprints, and will remain legal through at least 2029 with annual reprints. A pared down selection of cards will be...

Magic: the Gathering Foundations Review, Part 2 of 3: White, Blue, and Black Cards

After many years, a Core set has returned to Magic. This Standard legal set is 50/50 new cards and reprints, and will remain legal through at least 2029 with annual reprints. A pared down selection of cards will be...

Magic: the Gathering Foundations Review, Part 1 of 3: The Mechanics

We take a look at the mechanics of the upcoming Foundations set and talk about their application in games.

Golgari in Commander: The Harmony of Rot and Rebirth

Game design for tabletop games, specifically card games, can be a delicate balancing act of many factors in order to get the play experience to be enjoyable and enlightening. Two of these factors that often come up frequently are...

Ghoulhammer: Grimgrin’s Corpse Stash

Here's an early preview of the kind of content we'll be running next week to celebrate Halloween, when Ghoulhammer once again takes over the site. As spooky season approaches, it's time for the long forgotten undead to once again resurrect...

Magic: the Gathering Commander Focus: Talking 2-Cost Mana Rocks, Part 2 of 2

If you're familiar at all with Commander, you'll have heard a lot of talk about Ramp. If you're newer to the game: Ramping is the term for spending your mana on sources of additional mana to use on later...