Magic the Gathering

Magic the Gathering: Nadu, Sorin, and Grief All See Bans Across Multiple Formats

Magic: The Gathering just rolled out a new banning, taking aim at problematic cards in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, and more. These bannings are effective immediately and are designed to help target the biggest issues facing various constructed formats. Before...

MTG Commander Focus: Polymorph, Scramble, and Why Deckbuilding Restrictions Matter

The conceit of Commander is itself at-odds with the idea of optimal deckbuilding; no matter how much some commanders are pushed, there may always be another option that has some upside over the more niche option, causing players to...

MTG Commander Focus: Rating Blue-Less Counter Spells Part 2

Hi everyone! A few weeks back, we started to check out all of the different counter spells you can play in Commander that lack the classic counter spell coloring of Blue. You can check that out here if you...

Magic the Gathering Bloomburrow Review, Part 4 of 4: Red, Green, and Colorless Cards

Magic's newest expansion takes us to the newly introduced plane of Bloomburrow, a land without humans populated instead by anthropomorphic animals.   Last time we covered the set's white, blue, and black cards, and this time we'll be look at...

Magic the Gathering Bloomburrow Review, Part 3 of 4: White, Blue, and Black Cards

Our review of Magic the Gathering Bloomburrow continues as this week we look at the set's White, Blue, and Black Cards.

Magic the Gathering Bloomburrow Review, Part 2 of 4: Multicolor Cards

Magic's newest expansion takes us to the newly introduced plane of Bloomburrow, a land without humans populated instead by anthropomorphic animals. A new set means new cards, and we're kicking off our review with the multicolor cards that serve...

Games Industry News Roundup- July 30th, 2024

Here at Goonhammer, we know that it’s hard to keep track of all the news happening all the time in the games industry. So much is always going on with games of all sorts, and their related media, it...

Magic the Gathering Bloomburrow Review, Part 1 of 4: The Mechanics

Magic's newest expansion takes us to the newly introduced plane of Bloomburrow, a land without humans populated instead by anthropomorphic animals. A new set means new mechanics, and we've got some good ones. In this article we'll talk about...

MTG Commander Focus: Let Me Azlasks You a Lot of Questions

This article concludes our series on playing Eldrazi in Commander alongside the recent release of a bunch of new ones in Modern Horizons 3. If you haven't read our previous article on Morophon, the Boundless, you can find it...

Magic the Gathering Unstable Mutation: Creative Energy

Modern Horizons 3 has blessed us with support for an archetype that has been quite popular over the years, despite its lack of regular new cards: Energy. Savvy readers like you might be thinking "Hey, didn't we just get...