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The Magic Feeling
August 7, 2025
10 min to read
Rob considers how patterns shape our understanding of Magic, and how they help guide us to new places.
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Edge of Tomorrow
July 10, 2025
11 min to read
When your setting is as broad as the universe, how do you define sci-fi? Rob looks at cards and flavor of Magic’s trip through the cosmos.
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Death of a Naturalist
December 5, 2023
5 min to read
Rob talks about the recent loss of naturalist Rudy Mancke and how his passions overlap with Rob’s and with Magic the Gathering
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Into the Caverns
November 21, 2023
8 min to read
Rob dives into the deep caves of Ixalan past and present to talk about the design and context of the old and new Ixalan expansions.
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Faces of Death
November 7, 2023
8 min to read
To celebrate Halloween, Rob looks at all the death and violence and ultimately all the ways a planeswalker can die in a game of Magic.
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A Ravnican Retrospective, Part 2
October 23, 2023
10 min to read
Rob continues his stroll down memory lane reviewing hits from the historic and game-changing Ravnica block
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A Ravnican Retrospective
October 16, 2023
11 min to read
Rob takes a trip down memory lane to talk about Ravnica: City of Guilds, a set now old enough to enlist in the army and vote.
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Plaguing it Safe
October 9, 2023
7 min to read
Rob has a new standard brew inspired by… the black death? Am I reading this right? Rob, are you okay? Blink once if…
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The Lure of the Goyf
October 2, 2023
7 min to read
Rob takes Standard’s newest Goyf legacies for a spin but will the resulting deck live up to its most infamous predecessors?
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Magic’s Worst Real Estate
September 25, 2023
7 min to read
Rates are way too high right now to be investing in real estate, especially anything found in this invaluable guide to low-value properties.
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Roles Call
September 18, 2023
6 min to read
Rob dives into roles and their… um… role (whatever, you couldn’t do better) in the fairy tale world of Eldraine.