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Magic: the Gathering Rule-Breaking Commanders

November 19, 2023 L. George 0 Comments

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Magic: The Gathering 30th Anniversary Celebration At GenCon

July 19, 2023 Dve 0 Comments

Wizards Of The Coast (WOTC), publishers of the grandaddy of all trading card games, Magic: The Gathering, will celebrate that game’s 30th anniversary this year at GenCon. They tell us there won’t be an exhibit hall booth, but there’ll be plenty of full Magic play available in Hall B. There will also be a “MagiKids”…

My Top 3 LOTR: Tales of Middle-Earth Cards

June 12, 2023 Andrew Shoptaw 0 Comments

The full list for the new Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth for Magic the Gathering are out, and they have some fun exciting cards for the Commander and Modern formats. I have gone through the list and picked the three cards I found could be playable in these formats and just seem like…

Banned and Restricted – May 29th, 2023

May 30, 2023 Andrew Shoptaw 0 Comments

As promised, Wizards of the Coast has brought out a new Banned and Restricted announcement and it has a couple of surprises. This announcement was planned after the Arena Championship 3 in order to not make players scramble last minute for new decks. Let’s dive in and talk about the bans! Fable of the Mirror-Breaker…

Planeswalker Preview: Jiang Yanggu

May 29, 2023 L. George 0 Comments

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Planeswalker Preview: Elspeth Tirel

May 15, 2023 L. George 0 Comments

/*! elementor – v3.13.2 – 11-05-2023 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} Plainswalker Preview: Elspeth Tirel Who is Elspeth Tirel, the ascended knight? History /*! elementor – v3.13.2 – 11-05-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Elspeth originated from Capenna, captured by Phyrexians at an early age. A failed escape attempt resulted in…

Big Standard Rotation News

May 8, 2023 Andrew Shoptaw 0 Comments

On May 7th, Wizards of the Coast announced that they will be extending the Standard rotation cycle to three years instead of two years. This news comes in response to the low turn out of players playing Standard at local game stores and their way to begin revitalizing Standard physically versus digitally with Magic Arena….

WotC Sends Pinkerton Agency To MtG Collector’s House

April 25, 2023 Dve 0 Comments

Over the past weekend, Wizards Of The Coast hired the Pinkerton agency to confront a YouTuber at his home. The Youtuber, who goes by Oldschoolmtg, had posted a video showing unboxing or unpacking of some March Of The Machine: The Aftermath products. Aftermath is scheduled for release on May 12. The Pinkerton agents accused him…

Top 3 Favorite Cards from March of the Machines

April 17, 2023 Andrew Shoptaw 0 Comments

March of the Machines is here and with it some very exciting new cards, abilities, and mechanics. This set has so many amazing cards to choose from that this was a very difficult choice to narrow down to my top three favorite cards from the set. With that being said, let’s dive into my top…

Everything New Coming with March of the Machines

April 5, 2023 Andrew Shoptaw 0 Comments

Spoiler season for March of the Machines has begun and with it comes brand new mechanics to Magic the Gathering. This set brings in some new mechanics, a new card type, and a fun twist on some the notable and fan favorite characters from the world of Magic and brings some of them together. Now…

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